ROYAL LIFE-SAVING SOCIETY.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14974, 22 May 1914, Page 10

ROYAL LIFE-SAVING SOCIETY.

; CANTERBURY HEAD CENTRE. PRESENTATION OF AWARDS. . ; A mooting of the : Qwiter'ejiry Head Centre of tho Royn-I Life-saving Society was.h.«ld la-et night,' Mr K. 3- Ba-sseti presiding oroac a good attendance. A letter w»a received from tho New, Zealand Amateur Swimming Association' asking' for iniorme-tjon,.. in regard to certain -.itcma in tha Society's annual-balance-sheet. ' It was decided'to write to thoAssociation quesi tkminij the Association's right.-to criticise the Society's but to, wipply tho particulars required. Four new members:-wero elected, ', and* tho applications of. the Girls' Sigh School-, and the Avopsido Troop of tho ik>y. Scouts\ior affiliation wero■ granted. ..•■ ,

- Tbe secretary' reported a caah balance of £rJ7.,1?3 4d. , ■ . ' . ■-....

Tho secretary reported that ..a from the Society had waited cm the Canterbury Centre of 'the New 4<ea.land "Amateur Swtmmirjg Asisociaticm, and that it had been decided to jointly, celebrate Natation Day by tbo holding of a. swimming and life-saving carnival': on .October Ist ,'. Mr F. L. Ander*»h, representative'of the Centre on the .West Coast, • presented a lengthy report, ' notifying- great progress in .the'work at/Grcymouth. The need of a bath was greatly felt, as. swimmers' and members' of the were .confined -to operations in, the, river, and"' ia the eurf. -Mr A. ,H. Carter, - secretary of ,the Gieymouth Surf and Life-sabring .Club, .who was'present, gave an interesting outline, of what, had been accomplished daring the pant twelve ■ months . since the inception -of .the club; v /*

It was decided.:*©'.bold avetoeeVcollection on October 3rd,; the proceeds, to be divided ■equally between the Life-aaving"Societv end the New Brighton and Sumner Surf Clubs, The Mayor (Mr H. Holland); presented, tho awards to those members who 'had."passed the profidencycrwimiiiatibna.' Ho ."refeTTed'to tho good w<rk that -wse .being dono' by tho Society- in Canterbury, whole 561 awards hid beea gained since'its' inception, and.congratulated the; winners' of, the%awards. -Fol. .lowing is .a list of. :those, who ,\ received awards:—Honorary instructors' ' certificates, Messrs. I. A. Ws.tkin« and •F. Champnees; bronze medallione and, proficiency certificates. Drs. Whetter, . Acland, and »Tluthrie, Messrs L. Hill, Mi P.: Jones, 1.- C. Kincaid, L. .3. McDonald, M.. V. Price, 0. W. Woodhouse, K. S. Abcrnethy, and W. E. Moody, bronze medallion, Mr-L. J. Morgan; toacher'e certiacato, Mr C; G. JUarrctt; proficiency certificate:!, Mieses N. L' M. Manning arid G flaymee, Avoaaide Boy Scouts, S. C. V. W. Sucden, L. A. G. Barrett, it. A. G. Barrett, and Eex K. laglis. . • •