BANDS AND SUBSIDIES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2126, 11 May 1920, Page 3

BANDS AND SUBSIDIES.

DISCUSSION BY COUNCIL. At, last: night’s Connell meeting a letter was read from Captain Goffin, conductor of the Salvation Army Band, applying for a subsidy to the

funds. The Mayor said he would move that a subsidy of £lO annually be paid to the Salvation Army Band, and £ls annually to the Borough Band, provided practices are kept up and the Band will undertake to turn out when called upon. In speaking to the motion the Mayor said he understood the Borough Band was keeping up its practices, and he felt the Council should help them in some way. He also favoured a £lO subsidy to the Salvation Army Band.

Or. Coley thought they should stick to one band. He did not favour subsidising both. Cr. Bryant agreed wjtli Cr. Coley that only one band should be subsidised. He would support cutting out the Borough Band and giving the subsidy to the Salvation Army Band. •

Cr, Coley: Oh, no! I say subsidise the Borough Baud. Cr. Rand said he did not think the Band would accept the subsidy on any consideration at all. He pointed out that all the Borough Band instruments were the properly of the Council, whereas on the other hand the Salvation Army Band instruments belonged to that institution, and if the Band broke up the instruments would lie” sent away from the town, and the Council would get nothing for its subsidy. The Borough Band would sooner pull a way from the Council altogether and go on its own, The Council could give the whole subsidy to the Salvation Army Band, but they wouldn’t get that bodv to plav outside of: the Town Hall.

Cr. Coley said the Council should try and come to some amicable arrangement with the Borough Band. Cr. Thompson said he was not in favour “of taking on the Salvation ArmyJ3and while the dispute was on with the Borough .Band. They should slick to their own band if possible, and he suggested (he setting up of a committee to meet the Baud and endeavour to come to some amicable arrangement. Cr. Hunt : Surely you don’t want us to go to them and heg them to meet ns.

The Mayor said that in view of the opinions expressed, he would ask permission |o withdraw Jos motion and substitute another. lie then moved, Cr. Bryant seconding, that a subsidy of £.lO for the current year he paid to the Salvation Army Band, payable quarterly. Cr. Rand said why not give the whole amount to the Army Band and gel them to sign tip under tile conditions ns suggested to the Borough Band.

The motion, on being put, was carried on the casting vote of I lie Mayor, the voting being: Bor —(he Mayor and Crs. Bryant, "Walker, Parkin and Me Murray;, against Crs. Coley, Thompson, Hunt, Pearson and Rand.