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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 936, 5 December 1933, Page 7

“ It is with regret that the committee has to report that several cases of misdemeanour on the part of members of the outdoor staff have been brought to its notice,” stated the report of the Works Committee, presented to the City Council at its meeting last evening. “In c-ach case,” continued the report, “ steps have been taken to punish the offender. Two of the men were immediately suspended and one of them has decided not to seek reinstatement. In another case the employee was suspended for a month and was notified that he would not be reinstated unless he took out a prohibition order against himself. A third case was met by the disrating of the employee, resulting in a considerably reduced rate of pay. Adequate steps are being taken to warn other employees of the council against offences of the type which have occasioned these steps.” The words and music of “ God Save the King ” were printed in the “ Gentleman's Magazine ” in October, 1745. Both the tune and the words were evolved out of earlier forms. It was said to have first been sung by Henry < arey in 1740, but there is no proof of the tradition. The earliest-known form of the air was one attributed to John Bull, the composer, in 1619.