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.. I NEW ZEALAND SURF LIFE-SAVINGASSOCIATION.

ESTABLISHED 1932

Vigilance - Se I'llice - Endurance

F 1F T H

Annual Reportand

Statement of Accou nts

Season 1936·1937

Over 2015 Lives Saved

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HONORARY OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION.

Patron:HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.GENERAL,

VISCOUNT GALWAY.

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

Dr. T. H . PETTIT, M.D . (Auckland) .

Hon. Solicitor:Mr . W . ] . BEVERIDGE.

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

Hon, Auditor :Mr. W. H . FULFORD, AR.AN.Z. (Resign ed on Transfer).

Mr . O . J . MULLINS, AR.A.N .Z.

Hon, Photographers:The H on . Photogr aphers of each District Associatrori.

NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL, 1937 .

President:Mr. P. F. COIRA

Deputy-President:Mr . W . H. GERRIE.

Hon. General Secretary :Mr. N . A INGRAM.

Hon, Treasurer:Mr . F. H . JACKSON.

Hon, Instructor in Chief:Mr. P . D . EDWARDS.

Hon. Registrar and Publicity Officer:Mr. G . SEALEY.

Delegate to the Dominion Council R.L.S.S. :Mr . C. RIORDAN (Christchurch ) (Resigned, on Transfer).

Mr . R. P. ROUND (Christchurch) .

COUNCILLORS.Auckland

T ar anakiCanterburyOtagoWe llin gtonNorth Island Individu al

ClubsDominion Council R.L.S .S.

Mess, s. V . Allan and] . D. Hunter(Resigned on Transfer) , M. G. Adams.

Messrs. A . H . Ross a nd R. Perk ins.Messrs. H . Dick son and J . C. Blake ley.Mr. D . E. Buckl ey.Mr. W . J . Beveridge.

Mr . F. Chapman.Mr. J . L. Dighton .

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The New Zealand Surf Life-Saving

Association.

FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT ANDSTATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS

To be presented at the

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETI NGon

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30th, 1937.

in the

WELLINGTON EDUCAnON BOARD'S ROOM,

MERCER STREET, WELLINGTON, N.Z.

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THE NEW ZEALAND SURF LIFE-SAViNCASSOCIATION.(Es ta blished 193 2.)

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Report and

of Accounts

Fifth An nual

StatementSEA SON ENDIN G AUGUST 3 1st, 1937.

For presentation a t th e A n n u al G ener al M eet in g

of th e A ssoc ia tion to be h eld in the W ell ington

Educa t io n Boa rd 's Ro om on the 30 th OCTOBE R,

19 37 , a t 2 p.m,

G entl em en ,

Y o ur Co uncil h a s pleasure in p laci ng th e F if th Annual Rep o r tbefo re you for yo ur co nsi deration, and in doing so fee ls justifiedin cla iming th a t th e past year h as been a most successfu l one andthat a consid erable advancement has been made in solidifying theact ivi ties of th e Associat ion. T h e va rious matters dea lt with d uringthe year will be sh own u nder separate h eadings, a nd the Cou n ciltakes this early opportun ity of expressing its d ee p app recia tio n ofthe services rendered by the Distr ict A ssociations and I n d ividualClubs d uri ng the past yea r .

H IS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V I.

S in ce th e A n n ua l G en eral M eeting of the A ssoc ia ti on HisMajest y Kin g George VI. a n d Queen Eli zabeth h a ve been cro wne d ,a n d in p led gi n g o ur loyalty to the Crown m a y we express the h opeth a t their reign will be lo ng a nd a ha ppy one. We recall withpl ea sure the visit of T h eir Majesties to the D omin ion, and theirkeen in te rest in the activ iti es of o ur o rgan isa tion and ki n dredorgani sations, and advice has a lready bee n received of the desi reo f T h eir Majest ies to continue the ass ociation o f th e Crown withT h e Royal Life-Saving S ociet y,

RE SCUES F ROM DROW NING .

T he f unc tio ns of a Surf Life-Savin g C lub arc many. P r in ci­pall y th ey exist f o r th e purpose of regu lar ly patrolling a ll bea cheswhich a re used by the bathing publ ic a n d rendering assistan ce whe nn ecessa ry, a n d a lso the tra ining of qual ified Life -Sa vers, wh o a recapable o f re nde ri n g assistan ce at a ny ti me and at any place :0p ersons in danger of d ro wn ing.

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The following summary of reported rescues by members orS urf Life-Saving Clubs throughout the Dominion-though notcovering a ll the Cl ub s operating under th e Associatio n-gives a m pleev iden ce of the g rea t va lue to the community in the services ren­dered by Surf Lif e-Saving Club members, and viv id ly brings beforethe public wh at a n appa ll ing number of drowning cases therewould be in th e Dominion in the course of a year if the servicesof our Clubs wer e for any reason to cease to function. T h e numberof actual drowning cases is st ill very h igh , bu t wou ld be muchh igher bu t for the efficient patr ollin g of ou r beaches and the readywillingness of Club members to go out-under very trying condi ­tions at times-to the assistance of those in distress . The Cl ubsren d er wonderful service to the community, and the co m m u nitycould, through its Local Bodies , help the Clubs in many ways toen su re a co n t in ua n ce of their efficient work on our beaches.

F IGU RE S T H AT TELL.

Rescu es d uring 193 6 S ea son.

Rescues with bel t and line .. . I 12Rescues without belt and line 10 4Rescu es by surf bo ats

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The above returns a rc from 26 Clubs.

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The above coral of 216 rescues , added to the previously re ­ported rescue of 1,799 li ves as recorded in the last Annual Rep o rt .gives a total o f 2,0 15 liv es SAVED BY MEMBERS O F S UR FL IFE-SAVING CLUBS throughout the Dominion-nn ac h ievementworthy of the h ighest commendatio n and worth ily uphold ing th emotto of the Organisation :

"VIG ILANCE-5ERVI OE -ENDURANCE."

Apnrt from actua l rescu es, n o less tha n 36' persons were givenresuscita tio n tr eatment a n d 110 p ersons g iven Fi rst A id trea tment.

To the various C lubs a n d their members who in any wa yassisted in the creation of such a splendid ach ievement as shownabove the congratulations and thanks of the Association areextended.

SU M M A RY O F REPO RTED RESCUES- T REAT M E N T .

Club .W;th Belt

and Lin e. Without .SurfBoat. Resusci tatio n . First Ai d .

Milford (A)P ih a (Al 34Waitemata (A) .. 6Eastern United (A )Whakatane (A) ..G isbo rne (A)Takapuna (A) 2W a iu ku (A) ..Mt. Maunganui (A) 20Taylor's Mi stake (C) 8South New Brighton (C)

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12777

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87I

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1537

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7

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With Belt Sur fClub. and Line. Wi thou t. Boat. Resu scitation . First Aid.

New Brighton (C) .Castiecliff (Ind .) 19 32 3 3S t. Clair (0) .... ....... ..... 4 15 1 5O reiti (0) ...... .............. ....Ohawe (T) ..... .... .............New Plymouth Old Bo ys

(T) ...... ... .... ...... .... ...Fitzroy (T) ..... .... ...... ..... 12 4O p un a ke (T) .. .... .... .. .... 2Patea (T) ... ... ..... .... .... ..... 2East End (T) ..... ..... ........Paekakariki (W) .. ... ....... 4Lyall Bay (W) .. ............ .. 4 2Island Bay (W) 5Maranui (WlWorser Bay (Wl 6

Totals 112 104 36 110

. Sever al Clu bs have n ot sub mi tted a n n ual re turns, a nd ca nnotbe recorded .

N ot e.-Letters (A l, Auckl and A ssociat ion ; (C}, Can terburyAssociatio n; (T ), Taranaki A ssociation ; (0), O ta go Association ;(Wl, W elling ton A ssoci ation ; (Ind .) , I n d ividual C lub.

The fo regoing summary of rescues in the past vividly portray.th e va lue of the S urf Life-S a vin g movement to this Dominion.It is with feel ings of pride and justification that the Associationrecords the fo regoing set of fig ures in making its appeal for adefinite recogni tion by the general public and Lo cal Authoritiesin the activities of its Clubs, and in th e hope that some tangiblerecognition will be given to ensure the continuance of su ch servicesunder the most efficient conditions as regards to necessary equip­ment for all Clubs.

A WORTHY ACHIEVEMENT.

As far as the Association is a ware, on no occasion when theservices of members of S u r f Life-Saving Clubs have been calledupon has a life been lost.

THE G OVERN M ENT'S RECOGNITION OF S ER V ICES.

The Hon. Minister of I n terna l Affairs (Hon. W . E. Parry,M .P.), in addressing th e Ann u a l G enera l Meeting of the Associationon O cto ber 24th, 1936, mad e special reference to the work beingdone by th e Sur f Life-Saving Clubs of th e Dominion, an d expressedthe appreciation of the Govern ment for such services. In handingto the President of th e As sociation a cheque for £200 the Govern­ment, through the Hon. Mi ni ste r , as a g ra n t f rom the Art Unions,sig n ified in a very d efin it e manner its approval of the operationsof th e Surf Li fe-Saving mo vem ent a s co n d uc ted by th e Associa tion .The C ounc il places on record it s sincere a p p reciatio n of th erecogni tio n of th e ser vic es that the A ssocia tion is endeavouring tore nder to th e co mmu ni ty, a n d trusts th at th is form of recogni t ionwill be co nt in ue d and will be fo llowed by a just reco gnition inthis or so me ot her form by Local A u thori ties and th e general p ublic.

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T h e organisation of the A ssociation , p er mediu m of the' act ivit iesof its Dist rict Associations and Clubs, requires fin a n ces to ensu rethe p urchasing of modern methods of S ur f Life-Saving, a n d it isdes ira ble that n o opportunity should be lost to en su re that ass ista n ceis ready at all ti mes to rende r to th ose in difficulties. Mem be rs ofSur f Clubs arc doi ng excellertr wo r k in patrolli ng the bea ches ofthe D om inio n in the inter est of bathers a n d visitors to beaches.T h e econom ic va lue to the co m m u ni ty of th e liv es that ha ve beensaved by the acti vities o f m embers o f Clubs cannot be di sregarded ,and sh ou ld be taken in to consideration wh en as sessin g th e va lue ofser vices re n de re d . In th is re gard the Life Insura n ce Com paniescou ld, with g rea t adva ntage to themse lves , fin anc ia lly ass ist them o vement in its wo rk of LI F E-S AVIN G . The S ta te shou ld notbe expected to ca r ry all th e fin a nc ial obl igati ons o f comm un ityse rvices, a nd whi le th e m embers of Su r f Li fe-Saving Clubs are p re­pared , AS THEIR SHARE, to pat ro l the beaches a n d co nsistentlytra in for acti ve se rvice when requi red to effect rescu es, then it isnot asking too much- o r , at least, the Associa ti o n p res u me s thati,. is n o t asking too much-for Loc al Bodi es and th e ge neral publicto fin a n cia lly ass ist, AS TH E PORTIO N O F THEIR SHARE in th eco mm un ity service rendered to ensure that, wh ere human ly p ossi b le,no lives are lost th ro ug h d ro wni ng. Opp ortuni ty is a fford ed inth is report to record the a p p rec iation of th e in d iv id ua l as well asthe Local Authorities in the a ct iviti es of the A ssoc iation .

V I SIT OF AUSTRALIAN S UR F LIFE-SAVING TEAM.

A n event o f unprecedented importance to th e Association wasthe recept ion of the team sent to visi t the D om in ion by theA .S .L.S .A ., and the visit c rea ted cons id era bl e in terest not on ly toC lu b m em bers. but to th e gen eral publ ic . The team co nsisted ofMr. ] . Camcro u (Manager), J. Kin g (Capta in), and M essr s. ] .M illar, B. Hodgson, A . Carrier, K . Foste r , H . S cott , A . H art and\Y/. Sco tt . A ccompanying rl.e tea m in the official party were Mr.S ch a rtl (Secretary, Nort h Bondi Cl ub), Mr. ] . Sherlock (o fficialph ot og rapher) , a nd Mr. H. Meyn ,

O n arriva l at A uckla nd th e part y was recei ved a nd a ccordeda h ea r ty welcome on beh a lf o f the A sso ciation by th e Presid ent{M r . P . F . Coira} a n d represen tati ves of the A uckla nd DistrictSurf Life-Saving Associat ion . T he p a rt y and the As soc iation werehonoured by an officia l G o vernment reception by The Right Hon .th e Prime M inister ( Rig h t H on. M . ]. S a vage, P .C ) , a n d H o n .M in isters of the Crown a nd Members of P a r lia m enr . To thea dd res ses of welcome ex te nded to the vis ito rs Mr. ]. Cameron madesuitable acknowledgment. At a ll tow ns a nd ci ties visi te d the partywere accorded a civic reception by the Mayor , each o f whom ex­p res sed th e great pleasure of h is ci ty in extending a welcome to aparty representing an Association that h ad done so m uch for thepeople of Aust ra lia in th e patrolli ng of its innumerable bea ch es forthe sa fegu arding of the lives of the p eople . Due to th e h ealthco ndi t ions ex ist ing at th r- ti me of th e visit, i t was fou n d impossib leto exte n d th e visit to th e S outh Island, and th e to u r was co nfi nedto a tt en dan ces in the N orth I sland Distric ts. The par ty wa s ac com ­panied th ro u-ghout the to ur by a n officia l repr esentative o f th eN .Z .S .L.S.A., and in th is ca p acity M essrs . P. F . Co ira , V. A llan,a nd F. H . J a ckson officia ted . T he ex h ibit io ns g iven by the teamin thei r many engageme n ts ev id enced the h igh deg ree o f efficie ncy

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reached by memb ers of the A.S.L.S.A ., a n d in the wat er ' even tsthe standard reached was very high indeed . The team showed tocerfection in the surf events, and had little diffi culty in demon­;trating its sup er iority in the surf races. Though gi ving of itsbest at all ti me s, th e team. soon gave in d ications on the com men ce­ment of the tou r th at it was not o ut fo r th e securing o f prizes orhonours, bu t mainly for the purpose of crea ting further interestin the a cti vit ies of the or ganisati on to whi ch they bel onged and it skindred organisation, the N .Z.S.L.S.A. The tour , educationally,was all that could be d esired, and the sportsmanship a n d generaldeportment of th e team a n d party th roughout the tour h a s left anindelible memory in th e m inds of those whose good fortu ne it wasto h a ve met and been as sociated with our visi ting memb ers fr omacross th e Tasman . The Manager, Captai n , a n d a ll members ofthe team a nd part y were willi n g and anxious to be of the g re a testassistance to th e D ominion As soc ia tion a n d the va ri ous Clubs, andwe record with th e hi ghest apprec iation ou r sincer est thanks forthe ac tio n of th e A .S. L.S .A . in sen d in g the team over and fo r th egreat h elpfulness of the tea m . The co urtesy sh own to ou r officia lsand mem bers by th e visitin g p arty was 'on e of the factors that h a smade th is initial visit of an A .S.L.S.A . tea m to the D om in ion o fN ew Z ea land an epic eve nt in our .sh ort h istory. This paragrap hof our report would be in n o wa y co mple te if due reco gn it ion wasnot gi ven a n d appreciation ex p ressed to th e N .Z . Amateu r Swim­ming Associa tion and its Ce nt res in the North Island. who ass is tedso much to ma ke the to ur financially p ossibl e. The spirit o fco -opera tion between th e two n a tional bo d ies shown on thi s tourreached the h igh esr possib le mark, and.v our sincerest th a n ks arehere exte nded. T q.. tpe Disrr icr: Surf- A ssocia t ion s, Surf Life-SavingClubs, Ci ty a nd. Borou gh Counc ils,. a nd to the ' many private in ­di vidua ls who h el ped us d u r ing th e tou r to en sure its su ccess, o ursincerest thanks are extende d, and to the P ress of the Dominionwe express our sin cere th anks for the grea t a mo un t of publicityafforded th e Association.

N .Z. NATIONAL SURF LIFE-SAVING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

The N ational Surf Life-Savi ng Championships wer e conductedat Lyall Bay Beach, Wellington, on Saturday and Sunday, Februaryl Jth and 14th. The a rra n gements for th e conduct of th e Cham­pionships wer e in th e hands of the \'V'elli ngton District Surf Life­Saving Association , and the Association is to be congratulated onthe great amount of d etailed work and organisation it had doneto ensure the success of the carnival. The accommodation arrange­ments were id eal , and the gea r supplied for th e use of Clubs andofficials reached a very high standard indeed. Considerable pub licinterest was a roused , and with the additional attraction of thepresence of th e vi siting Surf Life-S aving team from Australiarecord attendances wer c fo reca st ; but fo rces, o the r than clubenthusiasts, took a h and. a n d th e wea ther condi tions were o f th eworst, and, in de ed , co uld hardly be worse for suc h events as aNational Surf Championships M eeting. Despite th e inclementweather conditions th e a ttendances on both . days were very grari­fying. The Championships were d eclared officially opened byThe H on . M in ist er of Educat ion a n d Health ( H on. P . Fraser,M .P. ) , and th e declaration of the A thletes' Oath by Mr. F. Mollier,Lyall Ba y Club, \1(felling to n . The visit ing A ustra lian tea m com-

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peted in many eve n ts, and, with the Dominion teams, recei vedcon gratulations on th eir appearance and displays in th e variousevents. The fo llowi ng are th e results of the National Champion­ship events:-

N .Z. S ENIOR R. A N D R. CHAMPIONSHIP (N elson Shield ) .Mara nui Club (Wellington ), l st ,T aylor 's Mistake Club (Canterbury) , 2n d.

Winning team - E. B. Hugh es (Captain) , H. Downes, D . Evans,E. Raven , J. Clark, P. Ball ard, and T. Hewitt.

N .Z . JUNIO R R. A N D R. CHAMPIONSHIP (Willia m H enryMemorial).

Lya ll Bay Club (W ellington), l st.Maranui Clu b (W ellin gton ) , 2nd.

W inning team-W . G riff en (Capta in ), J . Bell. C. Stoddart , M .. J oll y, W. Co le, J . Blackie, an d S . Scoones.

N .Z. MARCH PAST CH A M P IO N SH I P (P acific Cup ) .O punake Cl ub (Taran aki ), l st,

T aylor 's Mistake (Canterbury) , 2nd .W inning team-e-- P . Sm ith (Cap ta in ), D . Burton , C. Burton,

J. Barracloug h, J . Dudley, J. W alker, M . Croft eley, L.Watt, an d R. Campbell.

N .Z. BEL T MAN'S CH A M PIO N SH I P.J. Mi lla r (A ustra lia), l st. Time, 2min. 34 sees.A . T. Dalton (Ca nter bury), 2nd. T im e, 2mi n . 43 3·5secs.D . H . Sym es (Canterbu ry}, 3rd . lime, 'Zmin . 50 3·5secs.

Mr. A. T. Dalton (Nort h Beach Club, Canterbury) , N .2.Champion.

N .Z . FOUR-MAN ALARM CHAMPIONSHIP.Maranui B. (Welli ng ton), l st ,T aylor 's M istake A . (Ca nter bury), 2nd.

W in n in g team-K. H oy, D . Evans, H. H awken , and J . Cla r k.

N. Z . S EN IOR S UR F TEAM'S CHAMPIONSHIP.A ustralia, 19min. 38 1.5secs., l st.Maranui (Wellington), 2lmin. 26secs., 2nd .Lya ll Bay (Welli ng ton), 21mi n. 30secs., 3rd.

The Maranui tea m winning the N.Z. Championship .\V innin g team- Co E. Claridge, H. Downs, J . Cla rk e, D . Eva ns.

N .Z. J UNIO R SURF TEAM'S CHAMPIONSHIP.S t. Clair (O tago), 21min . 54 1-5secs., l st,Lyall Bay (Wellington), 2n d.

N .Z. S EN IO R INDIVIDUAL SURF RACE CHAMPIONSHIP.\V. Scott (A ustra lia), 4min . 30secs., l st.J . Mi llar (Austra lia), 2n d .J . King (Australia), 3rd .A. H ar t (A ustra lia), 4th.H . Scott (Australia), 5th.R. Pelham (Lya ll Bay, W ellingto n ) , 5mi n . -20secs., 6th .

Mr. R. Pelh am (Lya ll Bay) winning the N .Z. Championship.

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N .Z. JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL SURF RACE CHAMPIONSHIP.

\1(1inner , S. J arvis (St. Cl a ir Cl ub , O ta go ) , 5mi n. 38se cs., l st .H. G ol dsmit h (Taylo r 's Mi sta ke, Ca n terbu ry ) , 5min. 45 3-5secs.,

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INTERNATIONAL S UR F T EAM'S RA C E CHAMP IO N S H I P .

AUSTRALIAN TEAM, l st.

\1(1 . Scott, 3m in . 59 1-5secs.J . Millar, 4m in. 16secs.A . H art, 4min . 37secs.J . King, 4min. 52 secs .

N EW ZEA LA N D T EAM, 2n d .

P . C. Math ieson (O tago), 4m in . 39 3-5secs.A. T. Dalton (Cante rbu ry) , 4mi n . 41 2-5secs.J. W ill iams (Welli ngton), 5min. 2 3-5secs.R. Pelham (\1(1ell ington) , 5min . 16secs.

The Aust ra lian tea m could no t ta ke th e Championsh ips, butth e exce lle nt results achieved by its mem bers a re recorded withheartiest co ngratu lation s [rom the N .Z .S .L.S.A. and the Clubs ofthe Dom in ion.

To the N ew Z ealand Clubs an d individ ua l m em bers whosecured Championship honours congratulations are extended, andMr. A . T . Dalton (N o r th Bea ch Club, Can te rbury ), in securingthe N .Z. Beltman 's Champ ionship two yea rs in suc cess io n , is againcongratulated on hi s success in th is import an t event.

The Inter n at ion al Surf T eam 's Race created considerablein tere st, and the tr ophy (a beauti fu l silver cup on stand presentedby Messr s. Mayer and Kean, of Welli ngton , N .Z.) will , we feelsure, be h ighly t rea su red by the A ustra lian As sociation a n d themember s of the visiting team.

In making th e p resentat io n of th e trophies at the conclusionof the Cha rnp ionsh ipj , the P resident (Mr. P. F . Coira) co rrg r.at u­lated the teams a n d indiv idua l members on the exc ell ent d isp laysgi ven, and th e Aust ral ian tea m [o r its entra nce into so many even tsand the suc cesses tha t they had a tt a ine d.

This paragraph of o ur rep o rt wo uld be incomplet e i f re fe r ­ences wer e n ot made to th e organisat ion conductin g the C ham­pionships , and the work of the many officia ls who laboured solong an d efficiently to en sure the succe ss ac hieved . To M essr s. V.Allan (Referee ) , M . Smale (M arshal), A . E. Upchurch [Assistan rMarshal ), a n d J . Foley (Ch ief T im ekeeper ) , wh o fu lfill ed the majorpositions, h ea rti est congra tula tions a re exten de d, and to the manywilling offic ials who as sisted the for ego in g officials we tender oursincerest th a nks a n d appreciat ion.

NATIONAL BOARD O F JUDGES.

C losely ass oc iated with th e conduct a nd co ntrol of the N. Z.Su r f Life-Saving Champ ionships is th e N a tion al Board of Judges,and to its m embers who officiated so efficie ntly a nd with the ge ne ra lapprobation of co m peti tor s we extend ou r sincere st than ks andapprec iation . T he Nat io n a l Bo a rd ha s undou btedly brough t thegen eral standard of judging th ro ugh o u t the Dom inion to a highdegree of standardised effici ency, a nd as time goes 011 the wisdom

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of the appointment of such a Board will be reflected in the .all -ro undimprovement in the methods a n d standards of judging, wh ich isof vita l impor tance if club, inter-cl u b and national cha m p ion sh ipsare to be conducted under conditions serviceable to the competitorsand the cr eat ion of efficiency in drill. To Messrs. P. D. Edwards(Ch a irman), N. Berge, R. Howell, J. F . Alexander , WI. H . Gerrie,and S . Higgins since re st thanks and appreciation a re h ere expressedfo r th e va luab le cont ribution they h av e m a de to the progress ofth e o rga nisation of the Association.

ROYA L LIFE·SAVING SOCIETY'S LONDON CUP

COMPETITION.

An excellent trophy, kn own as THE LONDON TROPHY, waspresented to th e A ssociatio n by th e Central E xec u tive, R.L.S.S.(Lo n d on), as a to ken of goodwill from the Parent Body. Rulesgoverning the competition were drawn up and a pproved b y theCentral Ex ecut ive , a nd this year marked the first co m pe ti ti on . TheA ssoc ia tion appointed Mr. V. Allan to adjudicate on the returnssubm itted by the C lubs a n d District A ssociations , a n d th e -Followin gres ules a re annou nced:-

CANTERBURY D IS T RICT SURF A S SO CI A T I ON, l sr. :

Taranaki Distri ct S u r f A ssociation, Zn d ,

\'V-eili n gton D istr ict S u rf As sociation, 3rd.

Auckla nd D istr ict Surf Associ a t io n , 4th.

T h e Canter bu ry -As soc ia tiou are corrg raru la ecd ' on being the­fir st winner . o f th is ex ce lle nt trophy, a n d no d oubt, now the com­peti tio n h a s commenced , a nd the Clubs will see by the d eta iled repo rtto be sub mi tted to them what is required to secure p ositions inthe co m peti ti on , tha t next year a n improvement will be shownin the number o f Clubs entering. Mr. Allan has submittedsev eral p oints of commen t on the competition and suggestion s thatno doubt will receive due consideration of the Association. Mr.Allan 's report a n d d etailed statement will be pl ac ed before thisme eting for the consideration of the delegates.

SURF LIFE-SAVING MEDALLIONS.

The object ive of entrants to membership in Surf Life-Savingis, or sh ou ld be, th e securing of the qualifying emblem of a trainedSurf Life-Saver-th e Surf Life-Saving Medallion-and thoughprevious reports of the Association have only made passing refer­ences to the number of th ese distinguished awards gai ned by theClubs dur in g the previous year, the fo llow ing su mma ry of theawards gained by Club m embers of the va r io us District Associationsand individua l Clubs is well worthy of recordin g, a nd g ives indi­cation of the increa sing efficiency of the young members of theClubs, and a defini te g ua ra ntee to the bathers a n d visitors to thebeaches o f the increa sing number o f those fully conversant withthe knowled ge required to be of material assistance in the caseof distress in the water. The test is severe, and the holders of thiscoveted honour of the Surf Life-Saving movement fe~I .confidenr .at all times to be in readiness to render the necessary 'assista n ce. " .

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INCOMPLETE SUMMARY O F A WA RD S GAINED DURING19 36-37 SEASON.

Auckla n d Di stri ct Sur f Assoc iati on .Canterbury D istrict S urf A ssociationOta go District S ur f AssociationTarana ki Di str ict S urf AssociationW ellin gton District Surf A ssoc iat ionIndividual Clubs

T o tal

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The fo regoing figures, thoug h not giv ing the ac tual numberof a wards ga in ed , g ives indicat io n o f the co ntinued growth of theAssociation ' s activi ties during the p ast yea r.

NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF SWIMMING AND LIFE·

SAVING.

The las t annual report of th e As sociation made referen ce tothe forth comin g co nference petween r ep resenta tives of th eN.Z.A.S.A. , R.L. S .S ., a nd th e N.Z .S .L. S .A. to consider a p roposalre the - defin ite co-operation of the three bodies, whose id ea ls andobjectives were so much akin , on matters that 'wou ld be ' of m utu a lbenefi t to the th re e organisat ions. Your C ou n cil is plesaed torep o rt ' th a t the co n ference was successfu l, a n d the National Corn­mittel' 'o f S wim m in g and Life-Sa vin g has been brought into e xisten ce.The first objecti ve of th e Committee 'vas the organising of aNational " Lea rn to Swi m \'{teek" in Decem ber last, wh ich, 0.,a ccount of . h ea lt h conditions chen existing.vwas. .postponed u ntilJ anua "y a n d th en cancelled fo r th e yea r. It is th e intention o fth e C o m rn it tee to undertake the National "Learn to Swim Week"during th e dat es of D ecember 6t h- II th n ext, A report fr om th isCommittee will be submitted for yo u r consider ation at this m eerrig .

DISTRICT NATATORIAL BOUNDARIES.

Your Counci l, after d eliberations of a report of a sub-corn­mittel', re fer red this ma tter to th e N ational Committee of Sw immingand Life-Saving, and a rep ort on this im p or tant matter will beplaced before yo u a t th is meeting . It is ev ident that it is desirablethat the district bo undaries for the three organisations be id entica lto avoid any undue and unnecessary overlappin g wh ich a t p resentexists.

N A TIONA L COUNCIL O F SPO RT AND RE CREATION.

Your Council was rep resented a t the conference conven ed byth e Hen. Minister of Internal A ffa ir s (H on . \'{t . E. Parry, M .P . )by Messrs . P . F . Coira and N. A . Ingram . The Hon , Ministeroutlined his views on this im port ant matter , and a fte r considerationit was decided th a t the con fer ence a djou rn to permi t o f th e or ganisa ­tions represented an opportunity of reviewing th e proposal andassist by the submitting of ideas to a la ter con ference. Recognism gthe im portance of th e prop osal and it s Ia r- rcachin g effect on th opeople of the D om in ion, the matte r wa s considered in d e ta il by aspecial sub-commit tee of the Ass ociation, con sisting of M essrs . P . F .Coira, P . D. Edwards, F . Chapman, D . E. Buc kley, and N . A .I n g ra m. This co mm itt ee submitted a len g th y and detailed report,

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which was distribu ted to Clubs and Associations an d gen era llya p p roved of. It was considered a d visa ble th at th e report to befinally su bmi tted to th e Hon, Minister of Interna l A ffairs sh ou ldcover the ideas and id eal s of the three organisations dealing withnatato rial a ctiv ities, and to that en d a special con fe re n ce was h eldin Chr ist ch urch during June, a n d Messrs. P . F. C oira and N . A.I n g ram wer e appointed to represent the A ssociation. E xcell en twork was done, and the report of th e conference was print ed a ndcircu la ted , a n d the three or ganisations have sh own th eir desire tobe assoc iated in th e m ov em ent for the ins ti tut io n of a NationalCo uncil of S p ort a n d Recreation, and a t th e sec on d conferen ce, a twhi ch Messrs . P . F. Coira and V. Allan re presented the A sso ciatio n,it was decid ed to app r ov e of th e fo rmation of such a n at ional body,leaving to th e G overnment itself th e appointment of the membersof such a Co unc il. The Hon . M inister and the G overnment ca nres t as sured of th e wh oleh ea rted support of th is organisation in th esuccessfu l f unc t io ning of th e C ouncil o f Sport a nd Recr ea tio n .The thanks of th e Hon. Minister have been ex ten de d to th e As ­so ciatio n for the work done and interest sh own in the proposal.

T HE CENT EN N IAL SURF LIFE·SAVING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Recognising th e im p or tance of the 1940 .Surf Li fe -Sa vin g Cham­pionsh ips , wh ich h a ve been allocated to \'V'ell in gton, you r C ouncilhas made contact with the Exhibition Control Committee 'f or thep urpose of placing before its members p ro p osa ls re the aboveCham pions hi p s, and it may be possible th at matter s of. importanceto the A ssociation will be placed befor e you at this meeting ,

VISIT OF NEW ZEALAND SURF LIFE-SAVING T E A M TO

SYDNEY.

An invitation h as be en received f r om th e A.S.L.S.A.' to send atea m of ten (10) men a n d a manag er to vis it S ydney to com p etein com p eti tion s on February 19th, 23 rd a n d 26th. Your Cou n cilhas ac cepted th e inv ita tio n, su bject to matters fin an cia lly being satis­fa ctori ly a d justed, an d as these h a ve n ow been fina lised th e tourwill take pl ac e. T h e Council h as a pproved , sub ject to ratificationat this meeting , of th e method o f se lec tio n of th e team a n dmanager . It is obvious th at if th e team is co mpeting again stA ust ral ian teams th at it will h a ve to d rill un de r Austral ian m ethods,but in view of the close relationship o f the two method s n ow inoperation in th e two countries little d ifficulty shou ld be experiencedby our team in th e competitions in adj us t ing the mse lves to th e Aus­tralian me th od s. The decision to send the fir st N ew Zeal and SurfLife-Savin g team away is a most important on e, and n o d oub twill be a pprove d of by a ll Club members. Y our Council will submitfor th e a p prov a l o f this me eting many matters aff ecting th e arrange­ments of th e tou r.

RE LA TIV E VALUES OF M ETHODS O F DRILL.

D uring th e visit o f th e Austra lian Surf Lif e-Sa ving team, a nda fter its departure, much was sa id and written of th e two me th odsof d r ill use d and th e relat ive va lue of eac h in re lation to Dominio ncondit io n s. Recognising the importance of the matter yo u r Councila p poin ted a specia l Committee, consisting of Messrs . P . D. Edwards,V . A llan, H. 'D ickson , R. P erkins, and J. D . Hunter , to consider

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the matter, and a lso views ex pressed b y the va ri ous District A sso c ia ­tio n s. T he C o m m ittee e xh a ustive ly co ns ide red a ll a spects o f them a tt e r , a n d its recommendations , wh ich will be su b m itte d f or yourcons idera tio n at this m eeting , are im p ortan t, a n d will n o doub tr ecei ve the ea rnest conside ratio n of a ll deleg ates .

AFFILIATIONS.

T he f oll owing District A sso cia ti ons are affi l ia ted to th eA ssccia ti on :-Auckl and, Canterbu ry , Otag o, T a ra n a ki and W ei ·ling ron. Due to an a ltera tion in the co ns titut io n the Manawatua n d \'V'a n ganui D ist ri ct A sso cia tions, recor de d in the la st re port ,ceased to exist as D ist rict Associatio ns. In a d d itio n , the T e AwaC lu b a n d P orangahau C lu b (Hawke's Bay) , and the Castl ecliff Club(Wangan ui) , are affiliated as in divid ua l Clubs.

FINANCES.

The Fi nancial S tatement is here appende d for you r inforrna­rion, and reflects the wid ening opera tio ns of th e Associatio n. T h eA ssociation 's ac t iv i ties throughout the D ominion co u ld be enlargedif su fficient financia l ass istance was for thcoming, and a revi ew o fthe financi al sta tem ent will d isclose t h a t one of the main items o fex pe n ditu re was th e loss sustained on the visi t o f the A us tralianSurf Life-Sa ving team, and su ch sum can rightly be cl aimed to

h a ve been exp en d ed on ed ucational p ropa ganda . T h e sa les of theh andboo ks h a ve no t bee n up to e xp ecta tion , and Club m embers a reurged to secu r e a copy of th is esse n tia l boo k ea r ly. The thanks o fthe A ssocia t ion are h er e exten ded to the H a n. Treas u re r (Mr.

. F . H . J ackscn ) for th e wo r k that h e h as d one for t he Association .

M EETING S O F C O U N C I L.

D uring the year twel ve m eetings of th e Council we re h el d ,a n d th e fo llo wing summary of attendances are recorded, apologieabeing co unted as atten dances:-Messrs. P. F . Coira (12), WI . H .G er ri e ( 12) , F. H. J a ckson ( 12 ), G . S eal ey (7), P. D. Edwards(1 2 ), J . D. H unter (9) ( t rans ferre d to Auckland) , V. Alla n (1 2 ) ,A. H . Ross ( 11), W . J . Beveridge (5) , H . D ic kson (12 ) , J . C.Blakele y (4) ( re sid ent in Christchurch for firs t period of the year),D . P . Buckl ey ( 11 ), J . L. D ighton (10 ) , F . C hapman (9), H. C.Sidf ord (3) (reliev ing Mr. J. D . Hunter) , N. A. Ingram ( 12).

EXEC UTIVE S UB·COMMITTEE 'S MEETINGS .

During th e yea r five (5 ) m eerings wer e h eld. a n d th e atterid ­a n ces we re as f ollows:-P . F. C oira , F . H . J ackson, W. H . G er r ie,P . D . Edwards a n d N . A. I n gra m ( 5 each), A. H . Ross (4 ) .

P U RCHASI N G OF GEAR.

It is pleasing to report th e sal e of the fo llowing ite ms ofgear throu gh the A ssocia tion durin g th e p ast year: -

S tandard ised reels 11Standardised lines 2.:JS ta nda rd ised belt s '14P atrol costumes .' 25H andbooks 25 0

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I t is plea sin g to n ote th e in creasin g num ber of P ATROLCO S T UMES bei ng worn by Cl u b mem bers, a nd th e firm of LANE,\\!ALKER & RUDKIN LTD. (C hristchurch) , d onors of th e PacificCup for th e N .Z . March Pas t Championships (which a lso car rie s a se tof cos tumes for the win ni ng Cl u b ) , graciously supplied a set o f Pa tro lco st umes to th e Opun a ke Clu b, win n ers of the Cha mpions hip th isyea r .

DOMINION COUNCIL R.L.S.S. A N D N.Z.A.S.A.

Y o ur Co un ci l again pl ac es on record its a p p recia t ion of theco nt in ue d goo dwi ll an d co-o pe rat ion of th ese two N a tional O rganisa­t ions. The cordial re la tio n s th at h a ve exi sted du r ing th e p ast yearsha ve been o f m u tu a l bene fit , a n d hopes a re h ere expressed thatnothing will ev en tua te to m ar such rel a tion sh ips.

OBITUARY .

It is wit h reg ret we record th e pass ing of th e late M r. \Y/. E. D .Bish op, wh o was P resident of th e N .A .S .A . fo r many yeats, a n dwe .cxrcn d our sy m p a th y to the relatives of th e d eparted ge n tlemena nd to the N.Z.A .S .A . in the g rea t loss they h a ve susta in ed.

T o 1'.1 ':. A . H. Ross ( mem ber of th e Counci l represen tingT a ra n a ki ) ·we exten d sin ce rest sy m pa thy on the d ea th of h is mother .

COUNCIL'S RE PRESENTATIV E O N T H E DOMINIONCOUNCIL, R.L. S. S.

The Co unc il exp resses its ihanks to Mr. C. Riordan for theservices as its rep resen ta ti ve until the time of his tra n sf er to ~ie i ­

lingron, and to Mr. R. P . Round, who h as been appointed to fillthe vacancy.

WORK OF SUB-COMMITTEES.The sincerest thanks of th e A ssoc iat ion a re h er e ex p ressed

to th e member s o f th e Constitution C ommitt ee, Gear Committee,Special Committee on Methods o f Drill, a n d S p ecia l Committee onProposal re National Council o f Sport, for th e work th at th ey havedone on behalf of the Association during th e year, a n d done so wel l.

APPRECIA.TION.

T h e th anks of th e Association are ex tended to M r. W. ] .Beveridge fo r th e us e of his office for executi ve su b-com m ittee' smeetings .

T o M r . W . H . Ful ford ( H on . Aud itor) , who h as bee n tram­fer red fr om Well in gt on, W 2 ex tend sin cerest than ks fo r h is p astse r vices.

T o M r. O . ] . Mullins, A.R.A.N.Z., wh o ha s filled the pos itionof Hon. Audi tor on th e reti rement of Mr. W. H . Fulford, weex ten d our thanks for the services he has render ed in auditingour books

To the Press of New Zealand we desire to ex te nd th e sin cere stth a n ks a n d appreciation of th e A ssociat ion fo r the con sidera tionshown to the activ ities of the As sociation th ro ugh ou t th e Dominiona n d th e va lua ble as sistance re ndered fn publicity matte rs.

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The C ouncil d esir es to pl a ce on r ecord its apprec ia ti on of t hese rv ice s rende red by M r . J. D . Hunter, who represented the Auck­land Sur f Assoc ia :ion on th e Council prior to his transfer toAuckland . T he leng th y se rv ices of M r. Hunter to the Island BaySu rf L ife-Savin g C lub, Welli ngton As sociation, and the C o u nc il,is ev ide nce of h is keen interest on b ehalf of the organisation.

T h e Council desires to express i ts appreciation of th e servicesr e ncle red to the Auckl and D ist r ict Surf As sociation by Mr. M . G .Adams in hi s capaci ty as Han . S ecreta ry . On h is transfer to W ei­Iingr on the Council n o tes with pl easure the d ecision of the AucklandA sso cia t ion to appoint Mr. Adams as its representative on theCou nci l. H is knowl ed ge aad keen in te res t in the work of theA ssocia ti on wi ll be a va luable a sset in his n ew appointment on thend m inistrative side of o ur ac ti vi ties.

WORK O F DISTRICT S U RF LIFE·S A V I N G ASSOCIATIONS.

The C ouncil desir es to record its a p p re cia tion of the co rd ia lrelationship ex isti ng betwe en th e Di str ict Association and the Councilduring th e p ast year, and to co ngratu la te the executive committeeso f the va rious Dist r ict A ssociat io n s on the work that they h a ve d one.The Cou ncil rnk rs this opportu ni ty of m aking a special pl ea forth e prompt r et urn of all for m s required by th e Council f ro mClubs a nd Distric t A ssociations , fo r a n y undue d elay in su ch matt ersprol on g s rh e final is ing of rhe fu nct io n s of the Association.

INDIVIDUAL C LUBS' ACTIVITIES.

Th is r ep o r t wou ld be incomplete without r eference being m a d eto rhe excell en t work o f th e indi vidua l C lubs, and th e e xecuti vec ommittees of thes, Clubs, with t h e C lu b m embers. a rc h erew it hex tended the since res t thanks a n d a ppreciati o n o f t he As so ci a t ionfor t r c g ood wor k they arc doing.

CONCL U SION .

In co ncluding t hi s report record ing the fifth year of o p e ra­t io n s of th e New Zealand S u rf Li fe-Sa ving Association, the C ou n cilo f th e A sso ciation r e view with pl ea sure the st eady g r owth of rh oor ga n isa tio n a nd th e g r a d ua l b u ildi ng on a sound foundation th efurure activ iti es of an As so ciatio n whose main objective is to h a vea n efficient fo rce, physical a n d m echan ica l, in readiness a t all timesto render a ssisrancc to th ose who freq ue n t t he beaches, ri ver orlakes of th e Dominion, who fin d t hemsel ves in difficulties in thewater . From a ver y sma ll begin n in g the str uct u re is g rowmgupwa rd s, a nd the o rgan isa t i orr , n d rn in ist r a t iv e and practica l, ism o ving onwards to a definir e place in t he nat io n a l a cti vities o f theDom ini on . T h e steady growth of p u b lic support is indica tiv e o fth e pu b lic opin ion o f the va lue of the work unde rtaken by theA ssoci a tion. T h e year just con cl u d ed h as been a su ccess fu l on e.rm d the Cou nc il loo ks forward to t h e f u ture with optimism. Mu chhas been d one, and yet m uc h r em a ins to be a ccomp lished, but wi ththe support of t h e gen er a l pub lic a n d the ir represen tat iv es, th eLo cal A uth o r iti es, combined wit h a sp ir it o f co -o pe ra tion of a llclu bs with the parent body, th e A ssocia t ion ca n fee l as su red of nsuccessfu l fu tu r e .

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A gain we commend the motto of the Association, " V IG I LA N C E- SECUR IT Y-EN DURA N C E," to the m embers of Surf Life­Sa vin g Clubs, a n d in thanking them f or th eir past e ffo rts wouldremin d them of th e n ec essit y o f continued inter est in the idealso f th e Association.

P . F. CO IRA,

President.

N. A. INGRAM,

Hon . General Secretary.

ADDENDUM.

A ga in I feel that this report cannot be pres ented withoutspe cia l re ference be in g mad e to th e work of the G en eral S ecretary,Mr. N . A. Ing ram. At all times his d u ries have been fu lfille d noton ly in a manner consistent with h is known abil it y , but o n e thatb r ings dis ti nc tio n to our organisation. His untiring energ y andprom p t attention to a ll matter s bearing on the work o f the Associa­tion are such as to call for the highest commendation, whi le tho."wonderful sta ndard h e has maintain ed over a particularly heavyyear refl ects the g rea t va lu e o f hi s services. M embers o f th e Cou nciljoin with me in ex p ressi ng g ratefu l th anks for his kindly andco urteo us a ssista n ce at all rirn r s, a nd I (eel su re th a t th e exp ress io nof a p preciation he re stated is unanim ous a mong the whole of themembershi p of the A ssoci a ti on.

Subm itted on be hn lf of th e Council.

P. F. COIRA,

Presid ent.

AGENDA PAPER.

Confirmation of M inutes of Annual G enral Meeting.

A n n ua l Report a nd Financial St a tement.

Election o f O fficer s.

Notices o f Mot io ns , Rem its, etc.

Recomm enda t ions f rom the Counci l.

El ection of M anager a n d S el ect ion Com m ittee.

Gcncrnl Busi ness.

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THE NEW ZEALAND SURF LIFE-SAVING ASSOCIATION (Inc.)INCOME AND E X P EN DIT U RE A CCO U N T FO R THE YEAR E N D ING 31 st AUGUST, 1937.

EXPENDIT U RE .£ s. d . £ s. d .

Surf Stock on hand, 1/9 / 36 .... 19 2 2Purchases ..... .. ... .... ....... .......... . 179 2 4

Handbooks on h a n d , 1/9/ 36H a nd book Sup pl ements

A ustra lia n T o u r ExpensesHonor a ria .G ra n ts to Di str ict Associations-

F ro m G over n m en t Grant ..F ro m A ssocia tion Funds ..London T rophy ..

Ki ng G eorge V. M emorial Fund ......Nati onal Com mi ttee of Swimming

a n d Life-S a vin g ..Cham p ions h ip Expen ses-

General ..O fficia ls .T rophi es ..

Honorary Bla zer s ..Printin g , Sta tion ery a n d D up licatin gBa nk ChargesR~t . .Rent, P .O . Bo x ..P ostages .I n su rance ..S undry Expenses ..Balance, being Excess of I n come

over Expend iture

198 4 647 11 0

9 2 11----- 56 13 1 1

36 2 19 72 1 0 0

75 0 02 0 0

16 0 03 3 0

20 0 0

2 15 06 16 0

28 8 1037 19 10

6 6 024 2 3

1 10 02 2 61 10 07 18 51 10 01 8 2

4 3 2 3

£ 88 2 10 5- --- -

I N COM E.£ s. d . £ s. d .

S u r f S tock on h and, 3 1/8/37 .... ..... 11 5 10S ales ......................... , ........................ 196 2 0

207 7 10H andbooks on hand, 3 1/ 8/3 7 37 6 0Sales .... ........ ......... 14 14 0

52 0 0A ust ra lia n T o ur-

Gua rantees ................ ...... 175 0 0O th er Receipts ...................... 14 2 17 8

3 17 17 8Granrs-

Gover nment ................................ 200 0 0London T rophy .. ......... .... .... ... 25 0 0

Affi lia tio n Fees .,................. . 11 0 0Champio ns h ip Receipts-

En tra n ce Fees .... . .... ..... 35 6 6P er centa ge ... ..... .. ............ ... .. .... ... 29 17 11

6 5 4 5Refunds-

Bla zer .... .... .................. ... . 2 2 0Rent .... ... ....... ...... 0 7 6P r intin g ................... 0 6 0T r op h ies ... . . . . . . .... . . . .. .. .. . .. 1 5 0

£ 88 2 10 5

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31st AUGUST, 1937.

LIABILITIES.£ s. d. £ s. d.

Sundry Cred ito rs ...... ........... . 16 10 9Ex cess of As sets over Liabi li ti es (It

1/9/ 36 .... .......... . 52 7 2Add Ex cess of A ssets ove r Li abilit ies 4 3 2 3

95 9 5

£11 2 0 2

Ca sh a t BankTypewri ter ....C h a m p io n sh ip G earSurf Stock on han dHandbooks

ASSETS.£ s. d.

26 18 48 10 lJ

28 0 011 5 1037 6 0

£112 0 2

F. H. JACKSON,

Hon . Trcnsurer.

J hereby certi fy to h av in g exa m in ed th e bo ok s and acc ounts of the N ew Z ealnnd Surf Li fe-Saving Association, andcc n sicicr th e above to be a true statement of acco u n ts. a n d til '1: the various tro p h ies a nd cups a re insured for £150.

O. J . MULLINS, A .RAN.Z.,

Hon. Auditor .

NOTE.-Advice has been receiv ed from the Controller and

Auditor-G en eral th at g r ants to th is Ass oc iation are authorised underSection 308, Muni cipal Corporations A ct, 1933.

THE NEW Z E A LAND SURF LIFE-SAVING ASSOCIATION.

•LOCAL BODIES' DONATION TO FUNDS.

T o the Hon. G eneral S ecretary,

N .Z.S.L.S. Association,

Box 272 ,

Weilington, N .Z.

D ea r S ir ,

Recogn ising th e va luab le wor k underta ken by you r orga ni sation

in the matter of patrolling th e beach es o f th e D ominion and the

saving o f h uman li fe, as disclosed in YOUl' Annual Rep ort, the

.' (sta te name of

Local Body) desi res to ass oc iate itself in your activities. and p lease

find enclosed the sum of

£

S ign ed

Add ress

Please ad vise as fo llows :-

( 1) T h is d on a tion to be at disposal of th e C ouncil , N .Z.

Pl ea se advise as follows :­

S .L. S .A.

(2 ) This donation to be fo rwarde d to th e

.. (state name ) District As sociation.

(Detach at perfo rat ion )