LIFE-SAVING.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20176, 3 March 1931, Page 4

LIFE-SAVING.

f * j f ! ■< f 1 f r I, f #' » J DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIPS. The'following officials have been appointed ior; tlifl Dominion . lifo+s&vmg .■ to be held at Castlecliff Beach,' Wanganui, next /ISaturday, ilarch 7th:— Nelson Shield (seven-man. rescue)—-Judges: Messrs J. A. Duffy (Wellington), W. C. Collier (Palmarston . North), ,J. Manly (Wanganui).. • Timekeepers Messrs D. A. 0. Lilburae (Wanganui), A. Dore (Wellington). Referee: Mr 1\ K. Turnbull (Waneanui). Marshal: Mr R.Tilley (WangaVui). S Timi'. keeper's steward; Mr D. Veiteh. William Henry Memorial (fqur-m»n alarm rescue)— Judges:, Messrs Dully, Collier, and Manly. Timekeepers: Messrs Dore and Lilburne. Jleferee: ,Mr B". K. Turnbull. The; competitions will -begin at 0 a.m. on Saturday, March 7th, and will, be run In the following order:—Land drill, Nelson Shield; , resuscitation, William Henry Memorial; .water work, Kelson Shield; water work, William Henry Memorial. , There are seven teams contesting the Nelson ISlrfeld, while 16 will contest the Henry Memorial. ■ . - In addition to the' remits already published for the annual life-saving conference tp" be .held next Eridayevening, the' Dominion secretary Ms re'eeived the following remits:— Canterbury Head Centre: That the New Zealand Council of the Royal Life-saving Society be asked, to, urge on, the Council of the New/Zealand'Swimming'Association the desirability of removing the "professional" ban on paid'life-savers. Auckland- Head' Centre: < (J) That it be-i a recommendation to the New Zealand Conn- i cil (in conference) that a copy'of the Royal Life-saving Society's handbook ,be issued free i of .charjse to all New Zealand schools making application,-.for it;' (2) tl»nt the Edu- I cation Department be, asked to bear the cost either! whole or in; partsof life-saving rewards' OTined by students in -training; ' (8) that the conditions governing the issue of a trained teacher,'B certificate be< amended to include qualification in knowiedjjfi of' Tifssaying teat least the bronze medallion level, J Man&K&tv Head Centre: That the flnanrial year tor all head centres close on May 31st* of each vear, and that Teports be forwarded to the New Zealand Oonncll' not later than June 2Qth in e«rh year. Wanganui Head Centre; That in thß land drill o| the..Nelson Shield competition the rear rank only carry out, "the • release and rescue and' thevfront rank, eaVry. out the resuscitation and hromotian ,ot~ wArmth.-'< . At the annual and P, Dipltsop will represent Wanganui. Messrs Andersoji and Swan Canterbury. 'Messrs. Av -Dalton- and Mi Bolam Ota?o, Misers W t ', o,' £oll1$r,: and JLpVj GSflnp-. I b'ell. "Manawatu, end Messrs \Y, H. Gerrio - W 0, W,' Thomas Wellington.,