BENDING A NEW ZEALAND BAND HOME.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 81, 11 April 1902, Page 2

BENDING A NEW ZEALAND BAND HOME.

TO THE EDITOH, Sin,—l notice an article in your iaper on Thursday morniDg (from g fVtilliugtoQ I presume) anons Lieutennt Herd, bandmaster, being asked by j he proprietor of one of the popular wild journals at Home, to see if ho jould toy and arrange to tske a band ■ Some from the colony of New Zea- j and to compete at the contests at Some. I may say I have for the last 'ear been in communication with one ' if the leading bandsmen in Australia ibout tlw same subject, only is was to j. >e a band repr essnt;ttive of the colonies, )ut now Mr Herd has been appro g [ would certainly do my little lot to- j sards fu-.thmnj; i-uch a movement 0 :rom our own colony. It just wants / nil the associated bands to take the c natter up, and I am sure if we can e lend football, cricket, rifl-j and other earns Home, we can «eud a band, and [ am no'j afraid they would soan mcke j :heir expenses Jat Home. Hoping the j Mat 1 er will bo taken up all over the Jolony and thanking you for space,— ] [ am. etc., t D. MCKinnon BAIK, Vice-presidenI', 1 ', j ISToi th Island Brass Band Association. (