LIFE-SAVING

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 25, 24 October 1942, Page 10

LIFE-SAVING

New Zealand Award- .or The Year A total of GUISI awards for iiie-siivuig ability .were issued by the'New Zealand Council of the Royal Life-Saving Society during the year ended August 31, LDThis is the second highest number evet issued in one year, and, says the council in its report, reflects great credit on each of the several hundred, instructors te- ■ sponsible. . „ . “In the maintenance, under dimeullies of the Dominion's awards totui at tins hi'di figure, the council sees proof iliac-, the teachings of the society are becoming more widely recognized as ot inestimable value to the community by inniimiz.in„ the appalling loss of. life by drowning, it says. "It sees proof too, that though so many members of rhe society are ’on service,' those left behind are making every effort to prevent the set back that might be expected by saci liieing. often at considerable personal inconvenience, mole and more of their leisure. The highest number of awards during the year was issued by Wellington. Rm— Auckland being second with 1 bThe Bamford Shield, awarded lo the club, college or school gaining the greatest number ot awards (lining 1111 ended May 31, irrespective of memlnLshin or roll number, was won by t-ii'College, ’Wellington. The colleges totafof awards has increased during the last five years from IS to 3ub. Nw 1 mouth Girls’ High School was second "The Wigrain Shield, awarded to the branch gaining the greatest percentage increase or the lowest percentage decrease in award points over the average for the previous two years, has been won by Otago, with it 39.0 per cent, increase. Hawke's Bay is second with 24,1 per cent, increase—the only other increase recorded.