AN ULTIMATUM.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 419, 30 January 1909, Page 7

AN ULTIMATUM.

; JTO WELLINGTON. GABMSON BAND;' ; '■■■'■■■ ' (pITELEGBAPIi—PUB6S. »SSpCj;ATl6}fv) ■ . .'- ; v'' : : Palmerston North,' jamiary. 29; A ; special metting of: the oxocutive of the North-lelniid''.Brass Band-.Association was' held last .night -to consider the action of tho .'Wellington^Garrison -Band in.'cjroularising'tke. bendscompeting in tho'Hastings contest; •"• Mr..-'Conoiv."(president) "Enid that the Wcl'lingtoiuGaiTisoh'iJknd. had adopted neither., a .prbßor.iriprva;. constitutional 'course in .dealing: mia their- 'grievance'.,' Ho read a :: letter .from MzA Hv- .GioHillj -;sporotary of the, .Hastings' .Contest..-: Committee, of .the] ■grievtincesCcpntained in. the ■circular.-: ■!■:. ■■:■■( .:;.'Li6ut..Herd,- of the-Wellingtonßahd, stated ,-that , the .matter had;nothing: tp-do with.'the -Wellington Band .riot .competing, at Hastingß. He'.• himself. .T\;ris ..--against ■..the. procedure adopted;':and considered;•■ the :matter 'should havobeon-left to "the annual-meeting, of .'tlje/.-hssqciation.V. : -- : - .; ; " v v -~•;■:'.:■■; ■■ i ;Mr.' Baker,.of Wellington- considered; that, the Wellington Band'had 'a grievance, a.nd the admitted non-inclusion of Mr;. Hill's name; on the ballot "paper ..was. at the bottom pf the trouble. ■':'■'■'■;: ■ '■'■.. -..;'- :V /■-.'.''■'■ ■'■■ : .^' : '■'' : !.It iyas finally resolved that.the Wellington Garrison 'Band be pallecl upon ;to; withdraw without '.qualification froriv the -attitude wliiph rthoy'havp ..assumed by dirculnrisirig baridswith certain/ : matter.""cal6ulated: to bring.-dis'cr'edit -upon,' the - hsspciatiori,' and -that" Mr. ~H; ,G.' -Rill ) l}o' :; callecr. : iippa : . r to : show.'.o'auso/why W under .'rule 12 for Jiiavaotioir'iri; : writing'to tlib'so ; pretar'y';df 'the .iHastiiign 'Contest ■.Committco'jV"under; da£o' 'Becember:-19; ! /lflQ8, : ' iiV; ! t6rms'''',reflectirii;; : on tho integrity. andXeflibioiipy ■ ;of:.'.tho associa:tibn's■"■jeofotary;; and; that, : a , '; written "stiiter j.ment bo forwaVded- to'the p'rosident on or be-! fore February -10:;—/;. ■ .:',|-. '■'.> .■■;';.'.''' ;'/,'/•,..-,- ; ;