BAND CONTEST

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 411, 21 January 1909, Page 7

BAND CONTEST

The; manner "in : wbicli v ; the North '-Island Brass Bands',-Association'is being conducted \loes .''h'dt ine'et'. with'-tho" approval of the ■■Wellington.; Garrison ; ; Band. -.■•■■ In a letter addressed -by , : the-secretary of the bandits .tno secretaries,, of .other, bands; complaint 1 ia. Wtlfo that'' 'numerous amendments have been. Jitliled .-.to -.tbo. rules ;bf.' were-iregistered ;in.viflo3//:buV:norie. : sof 'fjttii) --h'ave'-jbeon registered.:,lt lisYalso as''liurtcVl ' tliiit; ptlier ■' rules;; havei ?jbeea■ ■ added, ■-•nti added "to 'without being--subniittod 'for approval-"and? registration:. '('Another■contou-. t'ibn is Mvat" the olcetion'of-'a judgo is.'void.'' Tho writer, says'.^'.'Seeing..that thoposition. with: regard to the Hastings contest ia unsatisfactory,.wo suggest that;'tho.contest, be -posYpbned' until siich a" dato. that will permit' of-..- .thb..election, of v judgoi t0... bo : carried out;in.-'a.:;legali'.anil': proper,- niannbr;-■•:. and, lurtber,vthat each ■; band' write'to--the, • Becre-'tary-of-tho association 1 asking--him jkpooiar nibetinjg'of' the "'association,;" as ,JjMl'e",39;.'.(nbVt)i6'.';&^ /allegationsl'lnado' horoin; ■ when'':wo -'will' send; dolegatbs to; subst'antiatb .these Btateniehts. and -givo; nebesßary.'V; ; . ( ,.', , SSV ..issoouTib.v,).."'':'. ;v ~' :f V; A -'" ; y h '- "'■'■:"'Hast|hgSj:Janiiary'.2d; V : ; •"'ijn'-reply to a toldgram exnres9ing : .surprise" at; the action of the Wellington Garrison 'Bandj ; and, asking: if .arrangements, for. holding a contest arcbeing proceeded with,-the secretary, of the' Easting's"contest';.has 'received thb following telegram from the Band Association;—" Equally surprised and ' in-i digtmnt -at- Wellington's, attitude., ■'Sunj- : . mbning oxeoutivo i immediately to ■ deal;, with matters.'.' ~, ~;\ '~-,..-,..:■.... ; " :'-'' ; --.';: ;'-;•'V;!