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ESTABLISHED 1932

Season I 937 -: I 938 .

• 'c' Over 2 I 56 Lives Saved

. Statement of Accou nts

Annual

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HONORARY OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION

Patron:HIS EX CELLENCY THE GOVERNOR·GENERAL,

V ISCO U N T G AL WAY.

Hon, Medical Advisers:SIR ]. S . ELLIOTT, K.C.M.G . (Wellington).

DR . T. H. PETTIT, M.D. (A uckland).

Hon Solicitor:Mr. W. ] . BEVERIDGE.

Hon. Consulting Engineer and Architect:Mr. G . S. LEEDER.

Hon. Auditor:Mr . O . ] . MULLINS, A.R.A.N.Z.

Hon. Photographers :The Hon. Photographers of each District Associa tion.

NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL, 1938.President:

Mr. P . F. COIRA.Deputy-President:

Mr. W . H. GERRIE.Hon, General Secretary:Mr. N. A. INGRAM.

Hon. Treasurer :M r. F. H . JACKSON.

H on, Instructor in Chief :Mr. P . D . EDWARDS.

Registrar and Publicity Officer:Mr. H . C. SID FORD .

COU NCILLORS.Messrs . V. Allan and M . G . Adams.Messrs. ] . C. Blakeley and H. Dickson .Mr. D . F. Buckley.Messrs . A . H . Ross and R. Perkins .Mr. W . S. Harris.

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AucklandCanterburyOtagoTaranakiWellingtonNorth Island Individual

Clubs Mr. F. Chapman.Domi';ion Council R.L.S .S. Mr. J . L. Dighton.

Delegates to The D eminion Council, R.L.S.S.Mr . G. C. Griffiths (Christchurch).

Delegates to T he A .S.L.S.A.Messrs . G . \X'ray, L. Dawkins, D . Lucas (S ydney, N.S.W.) .

SU B·CO MMIT T EES.

Constitution:Constitution: Messrs. F. H. J ackson (Co nvener), M. G . Adams and

F. Ch apm an.Judiciary: Messrs. W . J. Beveridge (Conven er) , H . C. Sidford and

V . Allan.Gear r Messrs. A. H . Ross (Conven er) , R. Perkins and H . Dickson .Meritorious Awards: Messrs. P . D . Edwards (Conven er ), S. Higgins

an d R. Howell.

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Th.e New Zealand Su rf life-SavingAssociation.

SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT ANDSTATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS

T o be presen ted a t the

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGon

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22nd, 1938

in the

WELLINGTON EDUCATION BOARD'S ROOM,

MERCER STREET, WELLINGTON, N.Z.

At 7.30 p.m,

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THE NEW ZEALAND SURF LIFE-SAVINGASSOCIATION.Establis hed 19 32.

Sixth An nual Report and

Statem ent of AccountsSEASON ENDING 31st AUGUST, 1938.

·F o r presentation at the Annual G ener al Meeting

of the Associat ion to be h eld in the W ell ingto n

Education Board's Roo m on the 22nd October,

1938, at 7.30 p .m ,

G en tl em en ,

h i su b m itt ing f or your conaiderntion the Sixth A nnual Reportand Financi al Sta tern enr o f the Association your Council fe els thatthe operat ions of th e last ye a r have be en most su cce ssf u l and thev~rious resu lts a chieved, wh ich will be d ealt with under separateheadings , should give g ra tific a tion to those who a re interested in thep rogress of our o r ganisation. The year has been an exceptionallyh ea vy one as m atters of importan ce to the future policy of theAssocia tion h a ve received the fullest c on sid er a t ion of your va r io u ssub-comm itt ees and th e Cou nc il as a whole. The Counci l desiresfrom th e outse t to ex press its d eep a p p rec iation of the con ti n uedin ter est and ac tiv ities of the D istr ict Associations and Indiv id ua lClubs. T h e wide n ing influences o f Surf Life-S a ving Clubs through­out the D ominion is evi denced by the ever- increasin g number of thegenera l public who atten d the be a ches a n d wa tc h inter estedly theoperations of th e teams in their drills and competi tions. It is be ­coming m ore a pparent that if the beaches are to be made safe fo rthe ba thers th en it is essential t h a t Surf Life-S a ving Clubs sh ou ldbe operati n g on all beaches where the public congrega te a nd shouldbe fu ll y equipped to ren der the g reatest servic e promptly to t h ose indistr ess. T o th is goa l the Association is stead ily working a n d thein cr ea se in the number of new cl ubs form ed during the p ast yearis grat ifying in d eed. \'Vha t is required is a general re cogn ir io n bythe public of the D omin ion as to the va lu e o f the sel f -sacrificingservices the m embers of such cl u bs a re rendering to the co mmunit yas a whole . IT IS C O M M U N I T Y SERVICE IN THE WIDESTS E N S E OF THE WORD. For the effic ient equipment of the cl ub,finances are essential a n d in this respect the co m m u n ity ca n assistthe clubs by making dona tions to the fu n ds . Loca l Bodies havepower to make dona ti o ns to su ch organisa ti ons as ou r s and t h eC ouncil. in this report, seeks the 'op p o r ru n ity qf making a d efini teappea l to Local Bodies in New Zealand to recognise the service"

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Surf Life-Saving Clubs are rendering to th eir particular dist rict inthe p at rolling of the beaches a n d the safeguarding of human liv esa n d to render financial assistance to the clubs so that they cancontinue to o pe ra te in as an efficien t manner as humanly possible.MEMBERS OF SURF LIFE·SAVING CLUBS SHOULD NOTBE CALLE D UPON TO MAKE ALL THE SACRIFICES.A common duty de volves on Loc al Bodies and th e ge n era l public toassist. I t is pleasing to n ot e th at in some d istricts th e LocalA u th or it y recognises the posit ion and do their best to h elp th e workof the clubs in its district, but this sp irit o f thoughtfulness is theexception to the rule. The d ay of lip service of a p p re cia ti on of th ework done should be ended and what is d esir ed is a ge n u ine indica­tion. backed up by financial grants, that the work is given th a td egree of local importance as it justly merits.

H I S MAJESTY KING GEORGE VI.

We record. with pl easure th e continued interest of His M a jest yKing George VI. in th e operations of th e Royal Li fe-S aving Socie tyand S u r f Life-Saving Association as indicated in communicationfo rwa rd ed to th e Central Ex ecutive (London). It is g ra ti fyin g ton ote the continued in terest o f His Majesty in the work being donea n d in pled ging our loyalty to the Crown may we exp ress the desirethat the rei gn of His Majesty an d Queen Elizabeth will be a longand happy one.

REPORTED RESCUES FROM DROWNING.

The National value of th e oper a t ions of the Surf Li fe-SavingClubs is ev ide nced by the following seri es of figures in d ica tin g thenum ber of rescu es repor ted by 39 cl ubs with eithe r reel o r line orwithout such equi pment and a lso the number of p er sons who receivedresuscitation trea tm en t and the large number who received fir st aidt reatment by members of clubs d u ri n g the past year. These figu resindicate the results achieved, but words a nd fig u re s fail to ex p ressthe value of th e sel f-sacr ificing spi rit of th ose who, in many cases,went out in most di fficult a n d d anger ous circumstances to render thatassistance to those in di stress which meant th e saving of an o the r life .They recognised their duty an d d id it well. The sp ir it o f self­sa crifice is the fun damental prin cip le that underlies the work of asurf life-saver. H is task is to patro l the bea ch an d to be ready a tall times to render ass ista n ce when th e n eed arises. H ow that prin ­cip le has been mainta ined is gauged by a review of the fig u resbel ow. U n for tunate ly th e compiled list does n ot cover a ll th e clubsop era ting under th e jurisd ic tio n of th e As socia tion but th e figurestabulated sta nd ou t as monuments of se rvice re n de re d n ot only tothe particular in divid uals co ncerne d but to the com m u nity as a whole.It will be n oted th e inc reasing n umber recorded as h a vin g receivedFIRST A ID, an d in dicates the general a bi li ty of the members ofclubs to render varied se rvices to th ose in d ist ress.

W hat an a larming sta te of affairs wou ld ex ist on our coast lineif surf clubs did not operate on those beaches so much sough t a fte rbv those who indulge in su rf ba th ing an d swimming. Truly it canbe sa id th at members of Surf Li fe -Saving Cl ubs are WATCHERSOF THE S EA- EV ER READY TO ASSIST.

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FIGURES THAT STAND OUT LIKE SIGNAL BEACONS.

Rescues During 1937 Season.Rescues with belt and lin e ...... 56Rescues witho ut belt and lin e 85

Total 141

Received Resuscitation Trea tment 17Received First Ai d Treatment 181

Grand Total 339

The above returns are from 39 Club s.

AN A CH IEVE MEN T WORTHY O F N O TE.The total of reported rescues fo r the pas t year totall in g 141

when added to the number of 2,0 15 lives saved as shown in th e lastreport br ings the T OTAL N UMBER OF REPORTED RESCUES to2 156. These figures clearly demonstrate the great va lue to the corn­munity the operations of the clubs and is a trib ute to the efficien cy(If the members . The eco no mic va lue of th e lives thus save d tcthe Dominion mus t be of a h igh figure .

SUMM AR Y OF REPO RT ED RESCUES-TREATMENT.

Distri ctWith Belt W ithout

and Line . Lin e .SurfBoa t Res uscit ation . First A id .

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347

2121

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12525

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Milford\Vh aka taneG isborneEastern UnitedWaitemata .Hamilton .Pih aWaihiMe. MaunganuiMilford G irlsNorth Shore ..Takapuna\Va in ui .Wait",mata

Canterbury­North BeachSu mnerTaylor 's MistakeWaimiri Beach ..N ew Brighton .Kaiapoi Pines Beach .S outh N ew Br ighton ..

T a rana ki·­Fitzro yO p u n a keEast EndO hawe ...PareaN .P . Old BoysOakuraInahaN.P . High School: Boys 2

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With Belt Without SurfDi stri ct and Line . Line. Boat Resusci tati on . First Aid.

W elling ron-

Lyall Ba y ........... .... 2 4Maranui .. ...... .. ........ 1Island BayPaeka ka r ik i 2W orse r Bay 5Y. M .C. A. 5

Indiv id ua l Clubs-Castl ecl iff 3 10 ,F ox ron 3 1T e Awa

Grand Totals 56 85 17 181

Non -Re ce ip t of Annual Returns.Owin g to the rion-receipt of a n n ual returns from ten clubs the

above figures must be a cce pted a s a n incomplete record of rescues,etc.

EFFICIENT SERV IC E TO MANKIND.The foregoi ng summary of reported rescues and treatment por­

trays in n o small degree the exce lle n t services rendered by membersof the Sur f Li fe-Sa vin g C lu bs o f the Dominion and th e A ssociationtakes th is opportunity of exte n di ng its cong ratula tions and appre­ci ation to those members of clubs wh o in any way a ssiste d duringth e sea son to rescue those in distress a nd to a ll cl u bs thanks areextend ed for their work in patrolli ng the bea ches a n d m akingco ndirion s sa fe and a ssured for the many ba ther s. Much has beendone-M U C H MORE COULD BE DONE-if the clubs wereafford ed the opportunity of utilising th ei r full st re n g th of man powerby the installation in all clubs of sufficient eq u ip me n t to permit ofextending the patrols o n their own and adjacent beaches until suchtimes that all the patronised beaches of the Dominion will bepatro lled by members of S urf Li fe -Saving Clubs ever ready to renderassista n ce . This is the objective of the N ew Z eal and Surf Life­Saving Association. Local Bodies a n d th e ge neral p u blic can helpin furthering this objective: : the q ue stion is-WILL THEY ?

THE N .Z . G0VERNM EN T'S RECOGNITION.The Government of th is D o minion undoubtedly recognises the

value a nd work of our organ isa ti on and the operations of the clubson the va ri ous bea ches, and in the Hon. W . E. Parry, M .P ., we havean H on. Minister of Internal Affairs who is fully alive to the re­qui rem en ts of the clubs and the organisation a n d is willing at alltimes to gi ve the fullest and most symp a thetic h earin g to overturesmade through him to the Government fo r fin ancial ass istance. Notalone in the matter of finances is the Hon. M in ist er in te re sted butalso in the general control and co n d uct o f the beaches and in duecourse we feel confident that the Surf Life-Savin g Clubs of theDomin ion will be given a de fin ite status as the g ua rd ia n s of thebea ch es with th e fullest and wid est a u th o r ities to not only patrolthe beach es but to decide on what area of the beach swimmers andbathers -sh o u ld be permitted to con g rega te-in their own interestsand safety-for it is apparent to the ob server tha t m a n y bathersrush blin d ly into the water wit hout making a ny enquiry as to thesafet y of the area and the consequent dangers of undertows, etc .W ith this objective we feel sure that the Governmen t are in full

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accord and it is on ly due to the n ec essity that suc h a change ofpolicy requires the cl osest invest igation fr om a ll angles that up tothe present no d efinit e a ct io n h as been taken. The Association has110 desire that its m embers should usurp the functions of local bodyins pectors or beach cus to d ia ns but it is beco m in g apparent that ad efinit e system of beach control will h a ve to operate if it is desir edthat the greatest security wi ll be given to the frequenters of thebeaches. The Government, through the H on . Minister of Interna lA ffa ir s, made a substantial grant to the f unds of th e Association andin record in g the rec eipt of this m agnificen t g ift the Associa tio nd esir es to record its d eep appreciation of the grant made an d therec ognition of the ser vices rendered by the clubs by th e Gover n me n tof the Dominion. The excelle n t ex a m p le set in the forward in g o fthis donation could, in a lesser d egree no doubt, be fo llowed byLoc al Bodies in m aking donations to Surf Life-Saving Clu bs in th eirown di st r ict . The securing of necessary gear requires considera b lefinance an d it should not be left a lone to the State to carry thefull burd en of financ ia l responsibility . Surely Lo cal Bodies a n d thegeneral publ ic have much to ga in by the efficient patrolling of thebe aches and the saving of human lives. What is wa nted is a spiritof fin ancia l co -operation by Local Bodies wit h the cl u bs of the di s­trict and in this respect the gener ous ac tio n of th e Govern mentcould be followed with g re a t advanta ge to everyone by Local Bodies .The wor k is d efin itely COMMUNITY SERVIC E IN THE WIDESTS ENSE O F THE WORD, and it is not asking too m uch to en suretha t th e sacrifices will not be made by the members of clubs a lo ne.

N.Z. SURF LIFE·SAVING CHA M P I O N SHIP S.

The National Surf Life-S aving Cha m p ion sh ip s were conducte don N ew Brighton Beach (Christchurch) on S atu rd a y a nd Sunda y,]anuar,y ZZnd and Z3rd, a n d once again the controlling a uth or itywere co nfronted with unplea sant weather wh ich m a d e co ndit io n sfor both competitors, offici als a n d the ge neral public far frompleas in g. The arrangeme nts f or th e conduct of .rhc champions hipswere underta ken by the Canterbury Dis tr ict Association and con­grnrula ti on s a re exte n de d to the Associ ation and the various offic ia lsfor th e a mount of det ailed work underta ken to ens ure the successf u lopera tion of th e carnivaL The clima ti c conditions undou bte d lya ffe cted the attendances on both days an d affected considerably thefin ancial results. Considerable loc a l inter est was aroused and theknowled ge that the selection of m ember s for the N.Z. S u r f L ife­Saving team' to visit Australia would be made at the conclusion ofthe championships gave a n added touch of in terest to the vario usevents which were competed for in the best of sporting spirit a n din a general all-round efficient manner . This was the fo u rt h occa­si on in succession that wet weather condi tio n s were experien ce dduring the currency of the championships and it is h oped that the1Q,Q Championships to be held at Auckland on February 16th and17th next will be fa voured with sun sh ine. The C h ampio n sh ip s wered eclared opened by His \'Vorsh ip the Mayor of N ew Brighton, whosp oke of the great va lue rendered to the co m m un ity by the clubsop era ti ng on the various beaches. The Pres id ent o f the As sociation(Mr. P. F. Coira ) , in introducing th e various sp ea kers co ngratu la tedthe Canterbur y As sociation on the a r ra n ge me n ts m a de a n d the team,on their excell ent appearance. The Athletic s' O ath D ecl arationwas m a de by Mr. N. Batchelo r , of the Taylor 's M istake Clu b .

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OFFICIAL RESULTS O F 1938 CH A MP IO N SH IPS.

N .Z . SENIOR R. AND R. CHAMPIONSHIP- - (Nelson Shield ) .St. Cla ir Club (O tago), 1st.N ew Br ighcon (Can terbury) , 2nd.

Winning team-A. G. Beadle (Captain) , H . Call ender, C. W .Elliott, H . D. Gilies, J . Durand, E. T oase, J . D yson .

Runners-up-e-L. J . Cars on (Captain ) , A . T. F. Stokes, C.Ansley, H . Horsfall, M . Connor, M . Mark s, M. T. Bur­terick.

N .Z. JUNIOR R. AND R. CHAMPIONSHIP- (W i!lia m H enryMemorial) .

Lya ll Bay (Wellington) , l st .T aylor 's Mistake (Can terbury) , 2nd.

Winning Team-W. F. Griffin (Captain ), J . Blackie, J. Bell ,W . Cal e, S . Scoones, F. Barnes, C. Stoddart.

Runners-up -c--]. A. Young (Ca p tai n ), R. Marshall , D . W ebb,J . B. Len ihan, E. McEwi n , C. Roscoe , R. McK ay.

N. Z . MARCH PAST CHAMPIONSHIP-(Pacific Cup) .Lyall Bay (Wellington), l st .Maranui (W ellington ) , 2nd .

N.Z. FOUR·MAN ALARM CHAMPIONSHIP.Maranui B (Welling ton), l st .Maranui A (Wellington ), 2nd.

Winning team-K. F. Hoy (Captain), D . K. Evans, J . T. Cla rk,H . Hawken.

Runners-up-s-E. B. Hughes (Captain), C. A . Raven . F. Pen­nington, T . Hewitt.

N .Z. SURF BELTMAN'S CHAMPIONSHIP.J . C. Blak eley (Lyall Bay Club, W ellington ) , l st, T ime,

2min. 43 1-5sec.A. T . Dalton (North Beac h Club, Canterbury) , 2nd . Time,

2min. 4H sec.

N.Z. SURF TEAMS' SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.Maranui Club (Wellington), Ist , Time, 23min . 50 1-5sec.Lyall Bay (Wellington) , 2nd. Time, 24min. 11 4-5sec.

N .Z. SU RF TEAM'S JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.St . Clair Club (Otago), l st . Time, 27min. 10 1-5scc.Taylor's Mistake (Ca nt erbury ), 2nd. Time, 28min. 33sec.

N .Z. SEN IO R INDIVIDUAL SURF CHAMPIONSHIP.F. G. Ryan (Taranaki) , Isr , Time, 5min. 31 2-5sec.J . T . Clark (Maranui Club, Wellington ) , 2nd . Time, 5min .

36 1-5sec.

N. Z . JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL SURF CHAMPIONSHIP.H . Goldsmith (T aylor' s Mistake Club, Canterbury ) , l st

Time, 5min. 8 3-5sec .R. Kennedy (North Beach, Canterbury) , 2nd. T im e, 5m in .

32' 3-5sec.

CAMBRIAN RESUSCITATION SHIELD COMPETITION.Maranui B (K. F. Hoy, Wellington) , 5H p oints, l st,Maranui A (W ellington ), 53 points, Znd ,

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T o the various clubs and in di vid ua ls who secu re d champ ionshiph onours congratula tions a re exten d ed . To the non-successfu l com ­p eritors a word of p raise is due for th e ex ce lle n ce of th eir d isp la ysin th e va ri ous eve n ts a n d though n ot successfu l on th is occasionth ere is every reason to be lieve that n ext y ea r they will attain -thecov eted h on our of N.Z. Surf Li fe-Sa vin g Champions.

Congratulations are exten de d to Mr. J . C. Blake ley of the LyallBa y Club, Well in g to n, in secu r ing th e Surf Beltman's Championshipfo r 1938 , a n d to Mr. A. T . D alton (N orth Beach Cl ub, Canterbury)in filli ng the seco n d p osition. These two members h a ve len g th y a n dve ry cred ita ble reco rds to th eir credit a n d are deserving of theh ighest prai se fo r th ei r co ntin ue d efficien cy and ge neral keennessand a re undoubt ed ly id ea ls whi ch the younger members of theva r ious clubs could endeavour to emula te wit h advantage to th em­selv es a n d th e organisat ion.

The Council cannot conclud e this sectio n of its rep or t withoutpl acing on re cord its a p p reciation of th e services render ed by theoffici al s of th e Canterbury As sociation and the only regret is thattheir ta sks were n ot carried out under m uc h better weather condi ­tions.

Though references will be made in a lat er stage of this rep o rtrp th e a ctiv ities of the H on. Board of Judges the Council d esiresto record appreciation of th e ser vices rendered by th e gentlemenwho offici ated as hon. judges for the Championships a n d whosed ec isions were received with approbation.

NEW ZEALAND SURF LIFE·SAVING TEAM TO VISIT

AUSTRALIA.

History was made by th e A ssoc iat ion during th e past year wh enan invita tion was issued by th e A.S.L.S.A. to sen d a team of 10 mem­bers and a manager to visit Sydney a n d participate in the AustralianSurf Lif e-Sa vin g Champ ionsh ip s of 1938. The se lection of themana ger was de cided by ballot a t th e a n n ual ge neral meeting of theA ssoc iation h eld on October 30 th a n d Mr. H . S. Feast (President,Canterbury Su r f As sociation ) was elec ted from twelve nominationsreceived a n d vo ted upon. The a ppointme n t o f the necessarysel ection committee was th e n ext ma tte r d ea lt with and M essrs. H. S .Feast (Ca n te rbu ry), P . D . Edwards a nd V . AIlan (WeIlington) werea p p oin ted . N omin ations for mem bership in the team were invitedfr om all clubs under th e ju r isdi ction of th e Association a nd twen ty­n ine n omin ations were received a n d the task of the selectors was afo r midable one indeed. It was d ec id ed that th e final sel ect ion of theteam should be a n n oun ced on th e day foIlowing th e con cl usion ofth e N .Z. Surf Lif e-Saving Championships to be h eld at NewBrighton on January 22n d . After ex a mi n a tion s of variou s aspectsof th e work and due and lengthy d eliberations the fo llo wing teamwas announced:-A. T . F. Stokes, R. P elham, J . C . Bla keley, E .Stevens, A . T . Dalton, J. A. Young, J. Williams, D K . Symes,D . K. Ev ans, J . Clark. .

It was with regret that th e selectors ac cepted th e resignat ion ofMr. J . C. Blakeley from inclusion in th e team and a f te r an invitationwa s accorded Mr. F . G . Ryan and de cline d , th e S election Commi tteeth ereupon selected H . C. D owns to join th e team. The team de­parted from W ell in gton on Feb ruary 8t h . On a rrival at S ydney

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the party was recei ved by m embers of the A.S .L.S.A. , and dur ingthe st ay in S ydney the Mana ger and member s of the party rec eivedall p oss ibl e courtesy a n d assistance. On their beh a lf the A ssoci ationtakes this opportunity of conveyin g to the A .S .L.S.A. , i ts officia lsa n d m embers , sin ce rest thanks and a p precia tio n fo r the receptionand treatme nt accorde d the team a n d p a rty. This visit will un­dou bted ly help in the strengthening of th e bond s of f rien ds h ipbetween th e m embers o f the two Associations, and though th e N ewZ ealand team competed under Australian con dition s of d r ill, then et result of their e/fons was most satisfac tory in deed. M r. A. T. F .Stokes (Canterbury ) a n d Mr. R. P elham (Wellington) wereappointed Captain a n d Vice-Captain respectively . That a con­tinuance o f such interchange of visi ts will be benefici al to ourorganisation ca n not be d enied, a n d the h ope is expressed that itmay be possible in the future to send a no ther team ac ro ss theT asm a n Sea to co m p ete in what sh o u ld then be the INTER·D OMINION SURF LIFE-SAVING CHAMPIONSHIPS. On Sat­urday, February 19th, the Austral ian Cha m pionship s were h eld andthe N ew Z ealand team h ad the h onour of lea d in g in the Marc h PastChampionship a n d put up a very c reditable d isplay. Th is 'even twas won by the N orth Bondi Club (N.S .W.) . In the Beltman 'sChampionship A. T. D alton swam into th ird place in his heat a n d

-in ro fourth pl ac e in the fin al-a really credi tab le performan ce whenone recalls the swimming a bility of the member s of the A. S .L. S. A.team that visited N ew Zealand in 1937 . In the J un ior Sur f RaceH . Goldsmith finished fourth out of 30 star ters a nd great cre d it isdue to th is young member f or his splendid e/fo rt. In the I NVI T A ­TION R. a n d R. Competition the fo llowi ng represen ted New Zea­land : A . T. F. Stokes, R. Pelham (patient ) , J . W iliams (be lt m a n ) ,H . C. Downs, J . A . Young, D . K. Symes . In fin ishing as runners­up to the N .S .W. team great credit is due a n d rea d ily given to them em bers chosen to represent the D ominion in such an importan tevent. At th e Night Carniva l held at Coogee o n \1Vednesday,February 23rd, the team competed in va rious ev ents but with theexc eption of A . T. D alton wh o finished th ird in the I nte rnationa lS ur f Belt Race , a nd H . Goldsmith who a lso finished third in theJ unior Surf Race, wer e not ver y successf u l. In th e Coogee B.1YSenior Belt Race , A . T. F. Stokes put up a credi ta bl e perfor m a n cea -zairi sr experienced opponents. The N ew Z ealand team securedsecond place out o f six starters in th e Inter-D omin ion March PastChampionship h eld on the Manly Beach on February 26th . In theJunior Surf Race H. Goldsmith was in the third p osition a t th efinish . In th e Inter-Dominion R. and R. Championsh ip the Fol­lowing represented N ew Z ea land: A. T . F. Stokes, D. K. Evans(belt), R. Pelham (patient ), J . Clark, J . Williams, D . K. Symes-­and secured second position to N .S .W. At the con cl usion of a llevents N .S .W. h ad won all the trophies with Queensland secon dand N ew Z ealand third . Revi ewing the forego in g resu lts a ch ievedby members of the team we are more than pl eased with the netres u lt and look forward to future co mpetitions with g reat inter est.The undoubted swimming ability of th e a vera ge Australian corn­peritor is refl ected in the results secured at these ch ampionships.T h e experience gained by the members of the team a n d offici:llp arty as the outcome of th is visit should be of im me nse va lue to theoperations of our Association in the future . The party a r rivedback in New Z ealand and were accorded a welco me by m embersof the Council. The report of the manager was consid er ed by theCo uncil at a la ter date a nd appreciation was exp re ssed a t the resultsof the tour.

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SPECIA L APP RECIATION O F SERVICES O F MR. D. c: LUCAS .

Cronulla Sur f Li fe-S avin g C lub , N.S.W .

T he Council cannot conclude th is section of its report withoutn aying tribute to the excellent services rende red to the team byMr. D. C . Lucas, who spent many hours in training the team , o f tena t g reat inconvenience to himself, a n d we d esir e to exten d to himour sincerest thanks a nd apprecia tion .

T o other officials and member s o f the A .5.L.S.A . who In anyway assisted the member s of tho team in their tr a in in g.

N A TIONAL G EAR RESEA RC H CO M M ITT EE .

It is appropria te at th is sta ge of the report to refer to th e wo rkdone by the m embers of the a bo ve co mmittee, M essrs . V . Allan (am ember o f yo u r Council) , E . B. Hughes (Wellington) a n d W . F.\1(!ebb (Auck la nd) , who, during their visi t to S ydney investiga tedva rio us matters of im p o rtan ce relative to gea r, et c ., an d th e con­sultation s held wit h the A .S .L.S.A. Gear Research Com m ittee. Theco m mittee 's report wa s received and referred to the N.Z . GearCom m ittee for con side ra ti on. Appreciation is herein ex pressed toMr. N. H ayt o n , H on. S ecret a ry A.S.L.S.A. G ear Resea rch Committee,for hi s court esy to our co m m it tee and the assist ance th at he andth e m embers o f his commit tee afforded our rep resen ta tives to inves­tigate the m atter o f gear.

CONFERENCE O N RESUSCITATION.

O p p o r tun it y was taken for the Assoc ia t ion to be rep rese n te d at

the con ference o n resuscitation convened by the A .S. L.S .A . D r.T. H . Pettit (A uck la n d) , V. Allan (Well in gton), and D . K. Symes(Cante rbu ry) represented the Association a n d reported on the pro­ceedings of th e conference wh ich dealt at length with matters re­latin g to the ado p t io n of th e C. O .2 Gas Gun . Than ks a re ex te n dedto the above-named ge n tle me n fo r the ir attendance at th e con fe ren ceand the re por t.

INSTRUCTIONA L C ONFERENCE.

Reprc senrari ves of the N .Z.S.L.S. A ssocia t ion, Messrs . V . Allan(Councillor) , H . S . Feast (Manager) , and C. B. H ug h es attendeda n I n structi onal Con fer en ce and many matters of importan ce weredealt with. Y our representat ives were impressed with the thorough.n ess in wh ich this aspect of th e practical work was carried out a n-Ithe re p resentative s have alread y su bmitted a report on the con­ference .

SURF LIFE·SAV I NG M EDALLIONS.

The tra in in g fo r this distinctive em ble m of the Associat ion reoqu ires co mplet e knowledge of all details of drill , etc., in the variousphases of its operations a nd is the goal to wh ich all inte res redmembers aim to rea ch , for it is recognised as the h all -mark ofefficien cy and a bi li ty to re nde r prompt servic e to th ose requiringassistance in the water. The test is severe and it is g ratifying toreco rd the in cr ea sing number of members who have during th e pas tyear secu red this covet ed m edall io n a n d thus ra n k a s an EFFIC I E N'TSURF LIFE.SAV ER, EVE R REA D Y TO RENDER ASS ISTANCE,AND WHO SE W A TCHWORD IS VIGILANCE, SERVICE,ENDU RANCE.

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The fo llowing table of Surf Awards issu ed du r in g the pastyea r makes in te resting st udy:-

Auckland Distr ict

Canterbury D ist rict

O tago D ist ri ct

T aran a ki D ist r ict

Wellington D istri ct

63

31

4 2

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ROYAL LIFE-SAVING SOCIETY'S COMPETITION, 1937-1938."LONDON TROPHY."

The Counci l is p leased to report on the success attained in thesecond comp etition for this excell en t trophy presented to the A sso­ci a tion by the Centra l Executive R.L.S.S. (London}. \'V'hen review ingthe result of th e first e/to r t in this competition it was realised tha tDistrict A ssoci at io n s had n o t then visua lised the ben efits to be gainedby co mpeting in this co mpeti tion to th e fu llest extent of theirabilitv to d o so, but a review of the rep ort su bmi tte d by theadjudica tor for the co mpeti tion on behal f of th e Association (Mr.V . A llan) discloses a m ost p leasing in crea se in the interest dis playedin the competi tio n an d sh ou ld be ve r y g ra tifying to the d onors o fthe troo h y. The report d iscloses that no fewer than six n ew clubsh ad been forme d d u r ing the year with the conseq uent patrolli ng o fsix n ew bea ches. The issu ing of Bronze and Surf M edall ions duringthe year more than do u bled in numbers. The report co ntains regr-et- wh ich is en dorsed by the Cou ncil- that the Ota go Assoc iation hasnot entered th e competition and h opea are h er e ex pressed that thisim p or tant d istr ict will d o so n ext sea son . A d istr ict that can p r o­duce N a tiona l Champio ns h ip teams sh ou ld n o t be o ut of suc h acompetition. The resul t of the competition is a s fo llows:-

Welli ngton Di st r ict Assoc ia tion ( 16 points) 1

T a ranaki District Ass ociation (14 .50 p oints ) 2

Canterbury Distr ict As soci ation (9 .43 points) 3

Auckland Di strict Association (7 .15 p oints ) 4

Recog n ising tha t the rules of this compet it ion p recludes entran ceby individual cl ubs the Council has decided to in a ugura te a co rn­petition f o r su ch cl u bs under a set of rules as now apply to thedistrict associa tio n a n d the re su lt o f this compet it ion to be rabu la redwith the rep ort on the London Trophy an d a donation to be p a idto the leading in d ivi d ua l club.

Congratu la t ions are exten de d to the W ellin g ton District Sur fLife-Saving Associ a tio n for securing the trophy f or this year an d tothem a n d the other assoc ia tions for the excellent results of th ecompet iti on.

HON. BOA.RD OF JUDGES.

At tT, e co nclu sion of th e N ational Surf Life -Savin g Cham p ion .ships th e Boa rd submitte d a ve r y comprehensive report on its reviewof the champions h ips a n d dur in g th e year dea lt with many m a tters

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of importance to the organisation. The anticipated change' o fmethods o f drill which will com" before this annual ge neral meet ingfor ratification will entail considerable work for the members of theBoard who we fe el sure will undertake the n ew task in the sa memanner o f efficien cy as they have dealt with othe r m a tt ers. T hanksare here expressed to the chairman a n d m embers of the Board fo rthe se rvices they have render ed during the p a st year.

CONSTITUTIONAL AND SPE{;IAL SUB-COM MITTEES .During the yea r many sub-committ ees h a ve been appointe d to

d eal with matters of importance to the Association a n d th e spe cialsub-committee a p p o in te d to prepare data re su rveys subm itted bythe district associa tion s fo r presentation to the N ational Cou n cil o fPhysical Recreation and H ealth, had a ver y h ea vy task, a n d inpl ac in g the fin al survey before tha t body we feel su re tha t th e claimsof the Surf Life-S a ving Clubs will be conveyed in as comprehen sivea m anner a s possibl e. This survey will a lso include a len g thy state­ment produc ed by Mr. R. P erkins and dea lin g with cases ofdrownings .

The Constitution Sub-Committee h as a lso h ad a h ea vy yea r ofwo rk a n d h ere aga in the d ecision to change sections of the drill,e tc ., " will add to the task of this committee. Tha nks are ex ten de dto the va r io us co m m ittees h er ein men tioned for the ir work d u r ingthe yea r .

FUNCTIONING OF GEAR COMMITTEE.This committee continues to function to the entire sa tisfact io n

of the Council and District Associations a n d during the year m anylette rs of apprecia t ion h a ve been receiv ed re gear supp lied . Tributeshave been paid to the committee by officia ls o f the A .S .L. S.A. r ethe reel sent over to Sydney with the N ew Z eal and team a n d bythe N ew Brighton Surf Life-Saving Club in the re modell ing of oneof its r eels so as to be used as either a h and ca r ried or wheel pro­pelled reel. During the p as t year the f ol ow in g gear h as been sup­pl ied to clubs:-

Standardised ReelStandardised LinesStandardised Belt,Patrol CostumesHandbooks

615241269

T o the chairman and members o f this co m m ittee thanks a reex ten de d for exce lle n t ser vice s rendered during the past year.

MERITORIOUS AWARDS COMMITTEE.During the year this committee d ealt with applications a n d

a f te r due deliberation decided that the cas es co n side re d were worthyof lett er s of appreciation.

NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF SWIMMING ANDLIFE.SAVING.

The report of the National Committee of Sw immin g an d Life­Saving will be placed before you dur in g the period of the ann ualge n era l m eeting but the Council desires to take this ea rly OPPOl ­(unit y o f exte n d ing its congratulations to th e co mmittee o n the

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success a ttained in its first " Lear n to Swim " effort when n o ·Iessthan 12 ,907 were ce rtified as having received a n d passed the n eces­sary qual ifica tion s to bec ome swim mers. Var io us recommen dation sdealing with matters of orga nisation will be d ealt with in th e re p ort.The C ouncil d u ri n g the year again m ade its fin a n cia l grant of £20towards the funds of the N ational Com m ittee . •

FORMATION OF NA,TIONAL COUNCIL OF PHYSI C A LRECREATION AND HEALTH.

The Council de si res to congratulate the H on , M iniste r ofInternal A ffa irs a nd the Government on the fo rmation of the a bo veCouncil a n d lo oks forwa r d to the future o perations of the n ew bodywith keen in te rest and a d efinite assurance of the fu llest co-opera ­tion possible by this Association . We a re full y appreciative of thedifficult tas ks tha t lie ahead of the Council. M any a nd va ried willbe the fu n ct ions of the n ew body . Its scope of op portu n itie s toimprove the ge neral h ealth and physical sta.ndar d of th e co m m u n ityas a whole is ve ry wide and though m any app lications will b e re­ceived for fin anci al gr a n ts to various sp or ting o rganisatio n s webelieve that the m embers o f the Council are f u lly al ive to thenational advan tages of the operations of the m any sporting o rga n ­isations a nd will see tha t they are placed in the re lative degree ofimport ance a n d a b il it y to render to the co m m u nity as a whole a n dtheir individual mem be rs th e g rea test a m ou nt of benefit fro m theviewpoint of hea lt h a n d recreation. W e d esir e no sp ir it o ffa vourit ism in the d ispensing of assistance but th a t only the organ ­isations will be j udged on th e m erits of th eir a bility to render se r viceto the co m muni ty . W e feel sure th at the a ppointment of theAssociation 's Hon. Med ica l Advisor, Dr. T . H . Pettit, to th eNational C ou n cil is a so u n d choice.

PROPOSED A D O P TIO N OF METHODS OF AUSTRALIA N

DRILL.

The special ge nera l m eetin g of the A ssociation held o n M at28th at W ell in g ton d eliberated a t length on th e matter of a dop tingce rta in phas es o f th e Australian D r ill a nd th e matte r will be p la cedbefore yo u at th is a n n ual ge nera l m eeting fo r co nfirmario n. Thematter is one of im p o r ta n ce to the A ssoci ati on and will be fa r ­reaching in its effec t . It is a p pare n t that if the q uestion o f in ter ­change of vis it s to Australia is contemplated in th e f ut ure or visit,from th e A .S .L.S.A . to the Dominion rec ei ved then th e m atter ofadopting as n ear as p ossibl e (co m o a t ib le with loca l conditions ) d

series of drill m ethods adap ta b le to both orga n isa ti ons is essential.

FINANCES.

The fin anc ial statemen t as drawn up by the Hon. T reasurer(Mr. F . H. · J ac kson) is a p pen de d to this repor t and makes inte r ­c, t in~ r eadin g a n d a n indication of the g rowt h of the Associatio n.The Hon. T reasu rer is to be congratu la te d on th e amount of wo r icthat h e h a s d one d u r ing the p ast a n d th e apprec ia t ion of the Cou n cilis extended to h im . A g reate r d egree of educational wo rk co u ldbe und ertaken if finan ces would p ermit a n d in this r esp ect we lo o kforward to th e fu tu re with hope o f g reate r recogrr iti on of LocalBodies a n d the ge neral public . The n ecessit y of publi sh ing a re­vised sec ti on of the h andboo k will ad d to the incoming yea r' sexpenditure.'

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MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL.A p art from the many meetings held by th e various sub-com ­

mittees durin g the year th e fu ll Council met on II oc cas ion s a n dthe foll owin g is the record of attendances:-P. F. Coira ( I I ), \x" .H. Gerrie (1 0) , N . A. Ingram (II) , F . H. J ac kson ( I I), P . D.Edwards (1 0) , V . Allan (II) , R. Perkins (II) , A. H . Ross (II),H. Dickson (10,), J . C. Blakeley (II) , J . L. Dighton (10), W. S .Harris ( 10) , F. Chapman (10 ) , M. G . Adams ( II), H. S . Sidford(9) , D . P . Buckley (I I) .

AFFILIATIONS.The fo llo wing district a'ssocia tion s are affiliated to th e A ssocia ­

tion-Auckla n d , Canterbu ry , Otago , T aranaki, a nd Welli ngton, andthe fo llow ing individua l clu bs-Castlecl iff, F oxron, T e Aw a , G rey­mouth (provisional) .

NEW CLUBS FORMED.The Cou nc il records with th e greatest of pl ea sure th e fo rm a tion

of th e fo llowin g new cl u bs a n d exten ds congra tulations to the DistrictAssociat ion s concerned in this ex cell ent res u lt :- New P lym outh Bo ys'H igh Sch oo l Club, O a kura Surf Club, Inaha S urf Club (Tara nakiDistrict ) , Y .M. C. A. C lu b (W ell ingto n District).

In welcoming the officer s a n d members of the n ew clubs intoth e or ga n isation the Coun cil trusts that th ey will have a very success ­ful p er iod of activities.

D E LEGATES TO THE A•.S.L.S.A.Durin g the year th e Council , on the recommenda ti on of a

special co mmittee , appointed Messrs . D. C. Lucas , L. D awkins a n dG . Wra y as it s delegates on the A.S.L.S.A. a n d these d elegat es a realready keen ly interested in th eir o ffice and are will ing at a ll timesto give every as sistance p oss ibl e. The Council extends to thesegentlemen appreciation a n d than ks fo r the inte rest they a re dis­playing on behalf of the Association.

DOMIN ION COUNCIL R.L.S.S. AND N.Z.A.S.A.It is with pleasure th a t the C ouncil aga in reco rd s its apprecia­

tion of the continued spi r it of co-oper a tion a n d goodwill that ex istsbetween th e th ree organi sa t ion s. Whilst such a spiri t remains th efuture o f N a tat ori al a ctiv ities will always be of th e br ighesr a n d bes t..After a leng th y perio d of office a s Secret ary of th e D ominion CouncilR.L.S.S., M r . S . K. Bassett (Ch r istc h u rc h) resigned from th e p osi tionand th e Co uncil takes thi s o p p o rt u n it y of ex p res sing in this reportits keen apprecia tion of th e exce llen t se rvices re ndered by M r.Bassett a n d wishes him long years of peaceful h a ppiness in hi sretirement.

T o h is successor, M r. J . L. Br eward, we tender co n gratul a t io n son h is appointment a n d assu re h im of our desire to work in theclosest co -operation wit h h im and his Council.

COUNCIL 'S REPRESENTA TIVE ON THE DOMINIONCOUNCIL R.L.S.S.

A ppreci a tion is expre ssed to Mr. G . L. Griffiths (Christch u rch )for his servi ces to the A ssoc iation on th e above Council durin g thepast yea r.

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WORK OF DISTRICT SURF LIfE-SAVING ASSOCIATIONS.The Coun cil de sires to again record its appreciation of the

cordial relati on shi ps th at exist between the district associations andthe Counci l and its officers . Congratulations are extended to th eexecutive and officers of th e va r ious- associations for the excellen twork d one during th e p ast year . To those who may be retiringfrom office at the fo rthcoming annual meetings of the Associationwe take this opportuni ty of chanking them for servic es rendered toth e Ass ociation and di strict. The Council is gratified a t the promptresponse of many of the district associations in th e matter offorwa rdin g the necessary return forms to the Council's office rs a ndappeal s fo r a co ntin ua n ce of such act ion in th e future. A mutualdesi re to assist each oth er in this respect will h elp con siderably inth e functioning of the As soc ia tion,

INDIVIDU A L CLUBS' ACTIVITIES.The work of the ind iv idual clubs is fully recognised a n d a p p rc­

ciated by your Co uncil and th anks are h ere exp re ssed to th e officersa n d members of such clubs fo r the excelle nt work that they arcd oing. There are st ill a fe w clubs operating in th e Dominionwhich have n ot ye t fin al ised the matter of affiliation to th e

•N .Z .S .L.S.A . and it is suggested that these .c1u bs should g ive earlyconsid era ti on to th is im por ta n t matter, for it must be evident thatsu ch cl ubs have every thi ng to ga in an d nothing to los e by affiliatingwith the N at ional Association .

T he cl ubs referred to a re the Tangimoana Club (Mana watu ) ,Poranga h a u Cl ub (Hawke's Bay ) , Westport and Hokitika Clubs(West Coast, S outh Isl and ).

SURF LIFE-SA V I N G CLUBS ON WEST COAST OFSOUTH ISLAND.

T h e Council desires th e annual meet ing to give consi derationas to the best method of sec u ri ng th e fullest co -oper ation a n d co­ordina t ion of Surf Li fe-Saving Clubs operating on th e W est C oastof th e South Island . It is evi de nt th a t th ese clubs ca n n ot be con­troll ed by the Canterbury A ssoc iation in view of th e d istance oftr avel , etc. I t ma y be a dv isa ble to endeavour to fo rm a di stinctdistrict association for th e W est Coast as it is n ecessary to ens ureth a t mem bers of suc h clu bs are fully com peten t to undertake th ework of surf life-sa vers a n d a re h olders of th e necessary quali fica.­tions to do so . An in vestigat ion of th e position is d esir able a ndurgent.

CARBON DI-OXI D E GAS GUN:..-c.O.2.T h is important m a tt er , brou ght forward by Mr. A . G ardner

(A uck land) was considere d at the sp ecial ge n era l me eting h eld on28th May, 1938 . a nd reports re sa me' have been recei ved f ro m th eH on. Medical Adviso rs . I t is hoped to place before you at thismeeting a re port fro m th e Central Division, St. John Aumblance,S ydney, N.S.W.. dealing with th e effic iency o f th is method of re­suscitation .

1940 CENTENN IAL SURF LIFE·SAVING CHAMPIONSHIPS.The Council recognising th e im p or ta n ce to th e Domin ion of

th e Ce ntennial ce lebrations h a s ex ten ded to the A .S .L.S.A. an in vi ­ta tion to send 16 represen tatives an d a m anager to visi t the D ominionin 1940, such in vita t ion to be confi rmed wh en satisf acto ry fin ancia la r rangements a re made. The Associat ion h a ving previously d ecided

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that th e 1940 N .Z . Surf Life-Saving Championships should be heldin Wellington due recogn ition of the claims of other district asso­ci a t ion s for the appearance of the Australian team in the va r iousd ist r icts a nd towns will be g iven at the opportune tim e. I t is essen ­tial for the success of such a visit that the matter of d iscussio nso f ways and means shoul d be d ealt wi th as early as possib le and inthis respect it may be advisab le fur the annual general meetingto appoint a specia l committee to consider same. An applicationh as been recei ved from the A u cklan d Centennial Committee to holdthe 1940 Surf Championships at Auckland but in view of the deci ­sion of the annual general meeting of 1937 this is impossible :0grant, but the Auckland Com mi ttee can be assured of th e desire ofthe Council of the Association to extend its fullest co-operation inthe matter o f A uckla n d 's celebrations.

APP REC I A TIO N S .

The Coun cil desires to place on record its d eep appreciation ofth e servic es rende red during th e past year by the following andex tends its sincer est thanks.

To the Press, which has a t all ti mes given due prominence toth e activities o f the Association th roughout the Dominion. At ,,11times the var ious managemen ts ha ve been ready and willing to assistthe ca use of Surf Life-Saving.

T o Mr. O . ]. Mullins (Welli ngton) in conducting the audit ofth e Association's accounts ,

To Sir ] a m es S . Elliott and D r . T . H . Pettit for their excellentservices as H on . Medical Adviso rs d u r in g the year . The matter ofthe adoption of the C.O.Z G a s Gun was con sidered in d etail by ourm ed ica l advisors who submitted their opinions on the qu estion to theCou n cil.

To Mr. W . ] . Beveridge for his services as Hon. Solicitor andthoug h his duties wer e lig ht h is office is an important one.

T o the officers and me m bers o f the Canterbury District S u rfLi fe-S a vin g A ssociation for h osp ita lity exterided durin g the N .Z.Su r f Championships.

To the A.S.L.S.A. for courtesies extended to the Pres id ent andG en era l S ecretary of the Association during the ir visit s to Australia .

To the D ominion Council R.L.S.S . for the offic ia l d inner givenin honour of the holding of the Surf Championships at ' Christch u rch .

CONCLUSION.

In rec ording the sixth year of operations of th e Associationa nd in concludin g this report the Council reviews with g ra tifica tionthe progress m ad e by the Association during the past year and looksforward to th e future with even greate r hopes fo r a still wideninginfluence of th e activi t ies of the Association. It must be apparenttha t while we ha ve unpatrolled beaches in the Dominion then th ework of the A sso ci a t ion must n o t stop but go onwards . W e aim toh a ve all be a ches patrolled by clubs fully equipped with the latesta nd bcs~ methods of rendering th e necessary assistance to those re­q uiring sarne. The matter of m otorised transportation to remotebeach es has been suggested by the Auck land Association and isworthy of th e fullest consideration . The Association is steadily pro­gressing and the fu ture holds ou t every hope of continued successfor it is be coming apparent th at there is an awakening of p ublicinterest in the work of the surf Life-Saving Clubs throughout the

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Domin ion . All that is required to give th e movement the n ecessarylift al ong the road is for th e Local Bodies to begin to realise wherethey stand in this humanita ri an wor k, a n d when they realise that thcyhave a mora l duty to perform then the Association will readily con­vin ce them that their moral duty is to fin ancially assist the clubs intheir distr ict s whose me mbers d evote many hours of time undertakingan obligation to be p rep ared to assist wh en the call comes. Thisproblem of beach control a n d beach eq u ip me nt cannot and shouldnot be allowed to rest on. the shoulde rs of members o f Surf Life­Saving Clubs but should be tackled and overcome by the combinedinterest o f those controlli ng the beaches a n d those who patronisethem. M uc h has been said-and ri ghtly so-of the dangers of roadtr affic and the consequent deaths a nd se ri o us a cciden ts, but a ninterestin g study is recomm en d ed in reviewing statist ica l retu rns ofdrownings and road fatal ities taking into consideration the limitednumber of months that most d rownings occu r in. The matter is anational and a vcry urgent one. The clubs a re ready to dotheir share. Will Local Bodies and th e ge n era l public do theirs?

In conclus ion we wo uld aga in recommend the motto of theAssociation to members of cl ubs-especia lly the new members­VIGILAN C E , SERVICE, ENDURA N C E, a n d in thanking them fa"past 'ser vices so well done remi n d them that the future is ahead withits possibili ti es of calls for ass istance from those in distress and thatthe id eals of th e Association will ever be before the m embers of theclubs th roug h ou t the Dominion.

P. F . COIRA, P re side n t.

N. A. INGRAM. Han. G eneral S ecr et a r y, N .Z.S.L.S.A.

A GEN DA PAPER.

Annua l Rep o rt and Financia l S tatement.

El ection of O fficers.

Recom m en da t ion s f rom 'S;:>ecinl G eneral Meeting, 28 /5 /1938.

N ot ices of Motions. Remi ts. et c .

G ener al Bu siness.•

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THE NEW ZEALAND SURF LIFE-SAVING ASSOCIATIONI N CO ME A N D EXPENDITURE ACCOUN T FO R T H E YEAR E N DIN G 3 1st AUG U S T , 19 38.

G rant to N ational Co m mi ttee of Swimming andLife-Saving ...... ..... ....... ...... ..... 20 0

Ro yal Life-Savin g Society, Affi liation Fee 2 2Honoraria 41 10Printing a n d Du p lica ting 21 4T rophy Expen ses 4 14Bank Charge .. 0 14Rent-P.O. Bo x . 1 10Rent-Meeting Room 3 0P osta ges 7 12Cn su ra n ce . 1 0Sundry E xp enses 5 3Bal a nce being Excess of I n com e over Expenditure 69 12

EXPENDITURE.

£on hand, 1/9/37 11

13014 2 3 7

s. d .

o

s . d.£

40 13 6o 9 01 7 6

18 19 6609 7 10500 0 0

1 1 012 0 625 0 0

15715 0 03 19 6

3 1 13 6900

£ s. d.12 8 3

144 12 9

Refund-PrintingSundry Expenses

Austra lian T ou r RefundsGrant-GovernmentD onationAffi liatio n FeesLondon T rophy GrantCham p ion sh ip Receip ts-

Entrance FeesPercentage

I N COME.

Surf Stock on hand, 3 1/8/38Sales •

H andbooks on hand , 3 1/ 8/38S al es

oo3

96

oooo6ooo1o67

£

250 02 10

18 4

52 4

38 16683 18

s. d .5 10

17 9

'i 6 125 15 62 1 2 6

37 6 01 10 9

A us tra lian T our ExpensesG ra nts to D ist r ict Associations­

F ro m G overn men t GrantFrom A ssociat ion F u n ds

London Trophy AwardsC ham pions hip Expenses-

G ener al .Official sTrophies

H a n dbooks on h and, 1/9/37Purcha ses

Sur f StockPu rchases

£ 1365 19 10 £ 136 5 19 10

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31st AUGUST, 1938.

LIA BILITIES.

Exc ess of A sset s over Liabiliti es at 1/ 9/ 37Add E xcess of Income over Ex pe nditure

£ s. d .95 9 569 12 7

£ 165 2 0

ASSETS.

Cash at BankTypewriterChampionship GearSurf Stock on hand .H andbooksSundry Debtors-Canterbury Surf Association .

(Signed) F . H. JACKSON,

£ s. d.94 3 9

8 10 017 9 612 8 315 0 017 10 6

£165 2 0

Hon. Treasurer.

I h ereby ce r t ify to havi ng exa mi ned the books a nd ac cou n rs of th e N ew Zealand Surf Life-Saving A ssociation an dco n side r th e a bove to be a true stateme nt of accounts.

(Signed) O . J . MULLINS, A .R.A.N.Z.,

Hon . Auditor.