GARRISON BANDS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1214, 24 August 1911, Page 4

GARRISON BANDS.

STATEMENT BY THE HON. Q. J-'OW IjDS. The Hon. G. FowTdl Minister for j> , fence, replying yesterday to a Uilwmentary question put by . Mr. » 'B>\i Ml'., itatod that no provision would be. made in the new defence scheme or he upkeep of garrison bands. \nitr tl,c .?"' fence regulations formerly in opevatioa provision existed, for garrison bands at Ihe headquarters of each millnry clisirict—rcspccHvely dtapnated the Auckland Garrison Band, I'ho Chris church. Garrison Band, the Dunedin Itnrnson Bund, the Nelson Garrison Band, nnd the Wellington Garrison Band. iiie above hands were regarded as independent units. Under the new organisation the garrison bands at. Auckland, CLirisr-. ■ church, Dunedin, Nelson, and Wellington became respectively the bauds to the Auckland Division, New Zealand Gamson Artillery, Auckland the lirst (CallIwlniry) Regiment, Chnslchnrch, tho Fourth Regiment (Otago lhflos), Dmiodin, the Twelfth (Nelson) Regiment Nelson, , aud the Wellinnton Division, New Zealand Garrison Artillery, Wellington. At the end of the currrnt year capitation, for garrison bands as such would cease to be pnid, and the formation of regimental bands on above lines would be carried out The formation of regimental bands was dealt with in Ihe regulations (provisional) for the military forces of tha Dominion, 1911; and it was intended to encourage the formation of regimental bunds for each regiment of mounted riiles, each battalion of infantry, aud ench division of garrison artillery.