THE ANNIE HILL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16848, 26 September 1922, Page 7

THE ANNIE HILL.

DISPUTE OYER NAME. “As far as the local committee L | concerned, the name Annie Hill wil ! remain a.s the* name of the ship unti j such time as the boys themselves wist ! it io be altered,” said All* F. 11. It. | Neville, chairman of the Sumner-Red-j cliffs Sea Scout Committee, this morn ; ing, when discussing the decision of the I Dominion Executive not to rescind it> ! earlier resolution to name the ship Ses i “The executive have taken upor \ themselves to name this ship, whereas 1 in accordance with their own constituj lion, the naming must be left to the ■ scouts themselves,” declared Mi Neville. “The constitution states that J the ship shall be named after some historical ship, and the name registered I with the Dominion headquarters’ socre- ! tary. Wo hold that tho Annie Mill b 1 one of the lew historical ships d i recti.\ j belonging to New Zealand. She has I a history attaching to her at the present time, earned by her own record of achievements. The sentimental | reasons for retaining the name are verj J strong, in that numbers of the masters | who sailed her round these coasts are | still alive- At an early stage the matter of the ship's name was put before the scout hoys, and they unaniI mously decided to retain the old