HAMILTON CITY BAND.
(To the Editor.) Sir,—Hamilton is to be congratulated on having among its citizens one who is known as. “Mr X," for by his action and generosity the band instruments have been saved to the town. The list published last night shows that the leader’s example has stimulated others to “go and do likewise." Now, this is as it should be, for it shows an awakening of civic pride that is .highly commendable. But it should not end there. The band is to be reorganised. Now, what does that mean? If the band as previously constituted did not have public support, will they have it now, unless its constitution and management are altered? Public sympathy and confidence is essential to the carrying on of the band, and with the interests of the latter at heart, I say the public will not be satisfied with anything less than proper management and the rendering of a statement of accounts from time to time: No body handling public funds, whether given voluntarily or otherwise, has the right to carry on without giving an account of its stewardship. With a representative citizens’ committee in control of the best material Hamilton can produce, the City Band may look for enthusiastic support.—l am, etc., X.Y.Z.
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Waikato Times, Volume 97, Issue 15271, 22 June 1923, Page 6
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