"HARSHLY TREATED.”

Taranaki Daily News, 20 December 1932, Page 2

"HARSHLY TREATED.”

BAND DISQUALIFICATION.

PROTEST BY CONDUCTOR.

Claiming that the Wellington Artillery Band had b§e ß terfoly j! conductor, Captain T- Herd, week explained the position ef h» band m reject to foe digqualifieatwn of the four local bands for alleged hraafoes of rule; at foe Masterton band contest held recently < “Ss for aa the Artillery Band i? concerned. ths dispute was confined to ene man only, whereas m the case of another band, there were no fewer Wan seven men implicated, Captain Herd paid, “yet the executive committee .m foe New Zealand Brass Bands Assomation thought fit to penalise toe Wellington Artillery Band to the same estent as the band whieh played seven non-mem-those who know of foe handicap in which this hand was placed to having to play two, men short of the number allowed, owing to their inability t© attend the contest, it i? thought toat a reprimand or small fine would have met the case, hut the executive committee of toe New Zealand Bragg Bands Association, backed by the representatives of the Wpirarapa Bands’ Association, was unrelenting, * ’ “It was contended that toe player was net a member of the Artillery Band, as a certificate of membership issued by foe New Zealand Brass Bands Association was held by another band. The reply fo this,” said Captain Herd, ' is that Mr, ‘K’ is a bona fide member of foe Wellington Artillery Band, and has certified in writing to this effect, stating at toe same time that he had never resigned from the band, which proves that it wag wrong to issue a certificate ef membership ef another band. “The committee argued that Mr. ‘K’s’ name is not on the membership list of the Artillery Band which was sent in In order to comply with the rules of the association two months prior to the band contest. The reply to this is that at toe time the members’ names wore rent in the band was not in need of Mr‘K’s’ services, as toe band's instrumentation was complete, and it wag only after one of the members had left toe band in the lurch that Mr. ‘X’g’ services were required. Bearing in mind toat he Is a bona fide member ®f toe band—and this can be proved—toe members of the Artillery Band consider that they have been harshly treated by toe New Zealand Brass Bands Association,”