annual report 1938-39 by Surf Life Saving New Zealand

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NEW ZEALAND SURF LIFE-SAVING It ASSOCIATION. ESTABLISHED

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HONORARY OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION

Patron: HIS EX CELLENCY THE GOVERNOR路G ENERAL, V ISC O U N T G AL WAY. Hon, Medical Advisers: SIR ]. S . ELLIOTT, K.C. M.G . (Wellington). DR . T. H. P ETTIT, M.D. (A uckl a nd). Hon Solicitor: M r . W. ] . BEVERIDGE. Hon. Consulting Engineer and Arch itect: Mr. G . S. LEEDER. Hon. Auditor: Mr . O . ] . MULLINS, A.R.A.N.Z. Hon. Photographers : The Hon. Photographers of ea ch District A ssocia 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 . EDWAR D S. H on , Reg istr ar and Publicity Offic er: Mr. H . C. S ID FOR D . COU NCI LLORS. Messrs . V. Allan and M . G . Adams. Auckland Canterbury Messrs. ] . C. Blakeley and H. Dickson . Mr. D . F. Buckley. Otago Messrs . A . H . Ross and R. Perkins . Taranaki Mr. W . S. Harris. W ellington North Island Individual Clubs Mr. F. Chapman. Domi';ion Council R.L.S .S. Mr. J . L. Dighton. D elegates 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'ra y, L. Dawkins, D . Lucas (S ydney, N.S.W.) . SU B路CO M MIT T EES . Constitution: Constitution: Messrs. F. H. J a ckson (Co nvene r), M. G . Adams and F. Ch a pm an. Judicia ry: Me ssrs. W . J. Beverid ge (Con ven er) , H . C. Sidford and V . Allan. Gear r Messrs. A. H . Ross (Conven er) , R. P erkins and H . Dickson . Meritorious Awards: Messrs. P . D . Edwards (Con ven er ), S. Higgins an d R. Howell.

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SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS T o be presen ted a t the

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING on

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22nd, 1938 in the

WELLINGTON EDUCATION BOARD'S ROOM, MERCER STREET, WELLINGTON, N.Z. At 7.30 p.m,

THE NEW ZEALAND SURF LIFE-SAVING ASSOCIATION. Estab lis hed

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Sixth An nual Report and Statem ent of Accounts SEASON ENDING 31st AUGUST, 1938. 路F o r presentation at the Annual G ene r al Meeting of the Associat ion to be h eld in the W ell ingto n Education Board's R o o m

on the 22nd October,

1938, at 7.30 p .m ,

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h i su b m itt ing f o r your conaiderntion the Sixth A nnual Report and Financi al Sta te rn enr o f the Association your Council fe els that the operat ions of th e last ye a r have be en most su cce ssf u l and th e v~r ious res u lts a c hieved, wh ich will be d ealt with under separate headings , should give g ra tific a tio n to those who a re interest ed in the p rogress of ou r o r g anisation. The year has been an excep tio nally h ea vy one as m atters of im po rtan ce to the future policy of the Associa tion h a ve received the fullest c o n sid e r a t io n of your va r io u s sub -com m itt ees and th e Cou nc il as a whole. Th e Counci l desires from th e outse t to ex press its d eep a p p rec iation of the co n ti n ued in te r est and ac tiv ities of the D istr ict Associations and In div id ua l Clubs. T h e wide n ing influences o f Surf Life -S a ving Clubs throughout the D om in ion is evi denced by the ever- increasin g number of the genera l public who atte n d the be a ches a n d wa tc h inte r estedly the operations of th e teams in their drills and comp eti tions . It is be coming m ore a pparent that if the beaches are to be made safe fo r the ba thers th en it is es sential t h a t Surf Life-S a ving Clubs sh o u ld be ope r ati n g on all beac hes where t he public co ngr ega te a nd should be fu ll y equipped to ren der the g r eatest servic e promptly to t h o se in distr ess. T o th is goa l the Ass ociation is stead ily working a n d the in c r ea se in the number of new cl ubs form ed during the p ast year is grat ifyin g in d eed. \'Vha t is required is a general re cog n ir io n b y the public of the D omin ion as to the va lu e o f the sel f -sacrificing services th e m em bers of such cl u bs a re rendering t o the co mmu nit y as a whole . IT IS C O M M U N I T Y SERVICE IN THE WIDEST S E N S E OF TH E WORD . For the effic ie nt equipm ent of the cl ub, financ es are essential a n d in this res pect the co m m u n ity ca n assist the clubs by making dona tions to the f u n ds . Loca l Bodies have powe r to ma ke do na ti o ns to su c h organisa ti ons as o u r s and t h e C ouncil. in this report, seeks the 'o p p o r ru n ity qf making a d efini te app ea l to Local Bodies in New Zealand to recognise the service"

Surf Life -Saving Clubs are rendering to th eir particular dist rict in the p at rolling of the beaches a n d the safeguarding of human liv es a n d to r ender financial assistance to the clubs so that they can continue to o pe r a te in as an efficien t manner as humanly possible. MEMB E RS OF SURF LIFE路SAVING CLUBS SHOULD NOT B E CA LL E D UPON TO MAKE ALL THE SACRIFICES. A common duty de volves on Loc al Bodies and th e ge n e ra l public to assist. I t is pleasing to n ot e th at in some d istricts th e Local A u th or it y r ecognises the posit ion and do their best to h elp th e work o f the clubs in its district, but this sp irit o f thoughtfulness is the exception to t he rule. The d a y of lip service of a p p re cia ti on of th e work done should b e ended and wha t is d esir ed is a ge n u ine indication. backed up by financi al grants, that the wo rk is given th a t d egree of local importance as it justly merits.

H I S MAJESTY KING GEORGE VI. We record. wi th pl easure th e continued interest of His M a jest y Kin g George VI. in th e o perati ons of th e Royal Li fe-S aving Socie ty a nd S u r f Life-Saving Association as indicated in communication fo r wa rd ed to th e Central Ex ecutive (London). It is g ra ti fyin g to n ote the continued in ter est o f His Majesty in the wor k being done a n d in pl ed ging our loyalty to the Crown may we exp r ess the desire t hat the rei gn o f His Majesty a n d Queen Elizabeth will b e a long and happy one.

REPORTED RESCUES FROM DROWNING. The National value of th e oper a t ions of the Surf Li fe-Sa ving Clubs is ev ide nced by the follo wing seri es o f figures in d ica tin g the num ber o f r escu es rep o r ted by 39 cl u bs with eithe r r eel o r line or without such equi pment and a lso the number of p er sons who receive d resuscitation tr ea tm en t and the large number who received fir st aid t reatment by members of clubs d u ri n g the past year. These figu r es indicate the results achieved, but words a nd fig u re s fail to ex p ress the value of th e sel f-sa cr ificing spi rit of th ose who, in m an y ca ses, went out in most di fficult a n d d anger ous circumstances to r ender that a ssistance to those in di stress which m eant th e saving of a n o the r life. They recognised t heir duty a n d d id it well. The sp ir it o f selfsa crifice is the fun damental prin ci p le that u nderlies the work o f a surf life-saver. H is task is to p atro l the be a ch a n d to be ready a t all times to render ass ista n ce when th e n eed arises. H ow that prin cip le has been mai nta ined is gauged by a review o f the fig u res bel ow. U n for tu nate ly th e com pi led list does n ot cover a ll th e clubs op era ting u nder th e j urisd ic tio n o f th e As so ci a tion but th e figures tabulated sta nd ou t as monuments of se rvice re n de re d n ot only to the particular in divid uals co ncer ne d but to t he c om m u nity a s a whole. It will be n oted th e inc reasing n umber recorded as h a vin g r eceived FIRST A ID, a n d in dicates the general a bi lity o f the members of club s to render varied se rvices to t h ose in d ist ress. W hat an a larming sta te of affairs wou ld ex ist on our coast line if surf clubs did not operate on those b each es so much so ugh t a fte r bv those who indulge in su rf ba th ing a n d swimming . Truly it can be sa id th at members of Surf Li fe -Saving Cl u bs are WATCHERS OF THE S E A - E V ER READY TO ASSIST.

FIGURES THAT STAND OUT LIKE SIGNAL BEACONS. Rescues During 1937 Season. Rescues with belt a n d lin e ...... Rescues witho u t belt a nd lin e

56 85 Total 141

Received Resuscitation Trea tmen t Received First Ai d Treatment

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Gra nd Total 339 The above returns are f rom 39 Club s. AN A CH IEVE M E N T WORTHY O F N O TE. The total of reported rescues fo r the p as t year totall in g 141 when added to the number of 2,0 15 lives saved as shown in th e la st report br ings the T OTAL N UMBER OF REPORTED RESCU ES to 2 156. These figures clearly demonstrate the great va lue to the co rnmunity the operations of th e clubs and is a trib ute to the efficien cy The eco no m ic va lue of th e lives th us save d tc (If the memb ers . the Dominion mus t be of a h igh figu re . S UMM AR Y OF REP O RT ED RESCUES-TREATMENT. Distri ct

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Non -Re ce ip t of Annual Returns. Owin g to th e rion -receipt of a n n ual returns from ten clubs the abo ve figures mu st be a cce pted a s a n incomplete r ecord of rescues, etc. EFFI CIENT SERV I C E TO MANKIND. The foregoi ng summary of r eported rescues and treatment portrays in n o small degree the exce lle n t services r endered by members of the Su r f Li fe-S a vi n g C lu bs o f the Domini on and th e A ssociation takes th is opportunity of e xte n di ng its cong ratula tion s and appreci ation to those memb ers of clubs wh o in any way a ssiste d during th e sea so n to rescue those in distress a nd to a ll cl u bs thanks are extend ed for their work in patrolli ng the bea ches a n d m aking co nd irio n s sa fe and a ssured for the many ba ther s. Much has been done -M U C H MORE COULD BE DONE- i f the clubs were afford ed the opportunity of utilising th ei r full st re n g th of man power by the installation in all clubs of su fficie nt eq u ip me n t to permit of extending the patrols o n their o wn and adjacent beaches until such times that all the patronise d beaches of the Dominion will be patro lled by members of S urf Li fe -Saving Clubs ever ready to render assista 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 help in f urthering this objective: : the q ue stion is-WILL THEY ? THE N .Z . G0VERNM E N T'S RECOGNITION. The Government of th is D o minion undoubtedly recognises the value a nd work of our organ isa ti o n and the operations of the clubs on the va ri o u s bea c h es, and in the Hon . W . E. Parry, M .P ., we have an H on. Minister of Interna l Affairs who is fully alive to the requi rem en ts of the clubs and the organisation a n d is willing at all times to gi ve the fullest and most symp a thetic h earin g to overtures made through him to the Government fo r fin ancial ass istance. Not alone in the matter of finance s is the Hon . M in ist er in te re sted but also in the general control and co n d u ct o f the beach es and in due course we feel confident that t he Sur f Life-Savin g Clubs of the Domin ion will be given a de fin ite status as the g u a r d ia n s of the bea ch es with th e fullest and wid est a u th o r ities to not only patrol the bea ch es but to decide o n what area of the beach swimmers and bathers -sh o u ld be permitted to co n g rega te-i n their own interests and safety-for it is apparent to the ob server tha t m a n y bathers rush b lin d ly into the water wit hout m aking a ny enqu iry as to the safet y of the area and the consequent dangers of undertows, etc. W ith this objective we feel sure that the Governm en t are in full

acco rd and it is o n ly du e to the n ec essity that suc h a change of policy requires the cl osest invest igation fr om a ll angles that up to the present no d efinit e a ct io n h as been taken. The Association has 110 desire that its m embe rs should usurp t he functions of local b ody ins pectors or beach cus to d ia ns bu t it is beco m in g apparent that a d efinit e system of beach control will h a ve to operate if it is d esir ed that the greatest security wi ll b e given to the frequenters of the beaches. The Government, through the H on . Minister of Intern a l A ffa ir s, made a substa ntial grant to the f u nds of th e Association and in r eco r d in g the rec eipt of this m agnificen t g ift the Associa tio n d esir es to record its d eep appreciation of the grant made a n d th e r ec ognition of the ser vi ces r endered by the cl ubs by th e Gove r n me n t of the Dominion. The excelle n t ex a m p le set in t he forwar d in g o f this donation could, in a lesser d egree no doubt, be fo llowed by L oc al Bodies in m aking donations to Surf Life-Saving C lu bs in th eir own di st r ict. The securing of necessary gear requires cons idera b le financ e a n d it should not b e left a lone to the State to carry t he full bu rd en of financ ia l r esponsibility . Su r ely Lo cal Bodies a n d the gener al publ ic have much to ga in by the efficient patrolling of the be aches and the saving of human lives. Wh at is wa nted is a spirit of fin an cia l co -operation by Loca l Bodies wit h the cl u bs of the di strict and in this r espect the gener o u s ac tio n of th e Govern men t could be followed with g re a t advanta ge to everyone by Local Bodies . The wo r k is d efi n it ely COMMUNITY SE RVIC E IN THE WIDEST S ENSE O F THE WORD , and it is not asking too m u ch to en sure th a t th e sacrifices will not be made by the members of clubs a lo ne.

N.Z . SURF LIFE路SAVING CHA M P I O N S HI P S. The Nationa l Surf Life-S aving Cha m p ion sh ip s were con ducte d on N ew Brigh ton 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 o r ity were co nfronted with unplea sant weather wh ich m a d e co ndit io n s for b oth competitors, offici als a n d the ge neral public far f ro m pleas in g. The arrangeme nts f or th e condu ct of .rh c champions hips wer e u nderta ken by th e Canterbury Dis tr ict Association and con grnrula ti o n s a re e xte n de d t o the Associ ation and the various offi c ia ls for th e a mount of d et ailed work underta ken to ens ure the successf u l opera tio n of th e carni vaL The clim a ti c cond itions undou bte d ly a ffe cted the attendances on b oth days a n d affected considerab ly the fin ancial results. Considerable loc a l inter est was aroused a nd the knowled ge that the selection of m ember s for the N.Z. S u r f L ife Saving team' to visit Australia wou ld be m ade at the con clusio n of the champio nships gave a n added touch o f in terest to the vario u s eve nts which were competed for in th e best of sporting spirit a n d in a general all-round efficient mann er . This was the fo u rt h occasi o n in succession that wet weather condi tio n s were experien ce d du rin g the currency o f the championships and it is h oped t hat th e 1 Q,Q C hampionships to be held at Auckland on February 16th and 17th next will be fa voured with su n sh ine. The C h amp io n sh ip s were d eclared opened by His \'Vorsh ip th e Mayor of N ew Brighton, who sp oke of the great va lue rendered to the co m m u n ity b y t he clubs o p e ra ti ng on the various beaches. The Pres id ent o f t he As sociation (Mr. P. F. Coira ) , in introducing th e various sp ea kers co ngratu la ted the Canterbu r y As sociation on the a r r a n ge me n ts m a d e a n d the team, on t heir excell ent appearance . The Athletic s' O ath D ecl arati on wa s m a d e by Mr . N. Batchelo r , of the Tayl or 's M istake C lu b .

OFFICIAL RESULTS O F 1938 CH A M P I O N SH I PS. N .Z . SENIOR R. AND R. CHAMPIONSHIP- - (Nelson Shield ) . St. Cla ir Club (O ta go), 1st. N ew Br ighcon (Ca n terbu ry) , 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 . Ma rk s, M. T. Bu rterick. N .Z. JUNIOR R. AND R. CHAMPIONSHIP- (W i!lia m H en ry Memorial) . Lya ll Bay (Wellington) , l st. T aylor 's Mistake (Ca n terbu ry ) , 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 eb b, J . B. Len ihan, E. McEwi n , C. Roscoe , R. McK a y. N. Z . MARCH PAST CHAMPIONSHIP-(Pacific Cup) . Lyall Bay (Wellington), l st. Maranui (W ellington ) , 2nd . N.Z. F OUR路MAN ALARM CHAMPIONSHIP. Maranui B (Welling ton), l st. Maranu i 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 . Ra ven . F. Pennington, T . Hewitt. N .Z. SURF BEL TMAN 'S CHAMPIONSHIP. J . C. Blak eley (Lyall Bay Club, W ellington ) , l st, T ime, 2min. 43 1-5sec. A. T . Dalton (No rth Beac h Club, Canterbury) , 2nd . Time, 2min. 4 H 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 M istake (Ca nt erbu ry ), 2nd. Time, 28min. 33s ec. N .Z. SEN IO R INDIVIDUAL SURF CHAMPIONSHIP. F. G. Ryan (Taranaki) , Isr , Time, 5min. 3 1 2-5sec. J . T . Clark (Maranui Club, Wellington ) , 2nd . Time, 5m in . 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. CAMB RIAN RESUSCITATION SHIELD COMPETITION. Maranui B (K. F. Hoy, Wellington) , 5H p oints, l st, Maranui A (W ellington ), 53 p oints, Znd ,

T o the various clubs and in di vid ua ls who secu re d champ ionship h onou rs congratula tions a re exte n d ed . To the non-successfu l com p eritors a word o f p raise is due f or th e ex ce lle n ce of th eir d isp la ys in th e va ri ou s eve n ts a n d thou gh n ot su ccessf u l on th is occasion th ere is every rea son to be lieve that n e xt y ea r they will attain -the cov eted h o n o ur of N.Z. Surf Li fe -Sa vin g Champ ions. C ongratulations are exte n de d to Mr. J . C. Blake ley of the Lyall Ba y Club, Well in g to n, in secu r ing th e Surf Beltman's Championship fo r 19 38 , a n d to Mr . A. T . D alto n ( N orth Beach Cl ub, Canterbury) in filli ng the seco n d p osition. These two m embers h a ve len g th y a n d ve ry cred ita ble r ec o rds to th eir credit a n d are deserving of the h ighest prai se fo r th ei r co ntin ue d efficien cy and ge neral keenness and a re undoubt ed ly id ea ls whi ch the yo unger members of the va r ious clubs cou ld endeavo ur to emu la te wit h advantage to th emselv es a n d th e organisat ion. The Council cann ot conclud e t his pl acing on re cord its a p p reciati on o f offici al s of th e C anterbury As sociation their ta sks we re n ot carried out under tions.

sectio n of its r ep or t without th e services re nder ed by the and the only r egret is that m uc h better weather condi -

Thou gh r e ferences will be m ade in a lat er stage of this re p o rt rp th e a ctiv ities of the H on. Board o f Judges the Council d esir es to r ecord appreciation of th e ser vices rendered by th e gentlemen who offici ated as hon. judges for the Champ ionships a n d whose d ec isions were r eceived with approbation. NEW ZEALAND SURF LIFE路SAVING TEAM TO VISIT AUSTRALIA. History wa s made by th e A ssoc iat ion during th e past year wh en an invita tion wa s issu ed by th e A.S .L.S.A. to sen d a team of 10 members and a mana g er t o visit Sydn ey a n d partici pate in the Australian Surf Lif e-Sa vin g Champ ionsh ip s of 1938. The se lection of the man a ger wa s de cid ed by ballot a t th e a n n ual ge neral meeting of the A ssoc iation h e ld on October 30 th a n d Mr. H . S. Feast (President, Canterbury Su r f As so ciation ) wa s elec ted from twelve nominations r ec eived a n d vo te d up on. Th e a ppoint me n t o f the necessary sel ection committee wa s th e n ext m a tt e r d ea lt with and M essrs. H. S . F east (Ca n te r b u ry), P . D . Edwards a nd V . AIlan (WeIlington) were a p p oin te d . N om in ations f or m em bership in the team were invited fr om all clubs under th e j u r isdi cti o n of th e Association a nd twen tyn ine n om in ations were rec eived a n d the task of the selectors was a fo r m idab le one ind eed. It was d ec id ed that th e final sel ect ion of the team should be a n n ou n ced on th e d ay foIl owing th e con cl usion of th e N .Z. Surf Lif e-Saving Championsh ips to be h eld at New Brighton on January 22n d . After ex a mi n a tion s of variou s aspects of th e work and due and lengthy d elib erations the fo llo wing team wa s announced:-A. T . F . Stokes, R. P elham, J . C . Bl a kel ey, E . Stevens, A . T . Dalton, J. A. Young , J. Williams, D K . Sy mes, D . K . Ev ans, J . Clark. . It was with regret that th e selectors ac cepted th e r esign at ion of Mr. J . C. Blakeley from inclusion in th e team and a f te r an invitation wa s accorded Mr . F . G . Ryan and de cline d , th e S election Commi ttee th ereupon selected H . C. D owns to j oin th e team . The team departed from W ell in gton on F eb ru ary 8t h . On a rrival at S ydne y

the p arty was r ecei ved by m em bers of th e A. S .L.S.A. , and du r ing the st a y in S ydney the Man a g er and member s of the party rec eived all p oss ibl e courtesy a n d a ssistan ce. On their beh a lf the A ssoci ation takes this opportunity of co nve yin g to the A .S .L.S.A. , its officia ls a n d m embers , sin ce rest than ks and a p precia tio n fo r the r eception and treat me nt a ccorde d the team a n d p a rty. This visit will undou bted ly help in the strength ening of th e b ond s of f rien ds h ip between th e m emb ers o f the two Associations, and th ou gh th e N ew Z ealand team competed under Australian con diti o n s of d r ill, the n et result of their e/fons wa s most satisfac tory in deed. M r. A. T. F . Stokes (Canterb ury ) a n d Mr. R. P elham (Wellington) were appointed Captain a n d Vice-Captain r espectively . That a continuance o f su ch interch ange of visi ts will be benefici al to our organisati on ca n not be d enied, a n d the h ope is expressed that it may be possible in the futur e to send a no ther team ac ro ss the T a sm a n S ea t o co m p ete in what sh o u ld then be the INTER路 D OMINION SURF LIFE-SAVING CHAMPIONSH IPS . On Saturday, February 19th, the Austral ian Ch a m pionshi p s were h eld and the N ew Z ealand team h ad the h onour o f lea d in g in the Marc h Past Championship a n d put up a very c reditable d ispla y . Th is 'e ven t was won by the N orth Bondi Club (N .S .W.) . In t he Beltman 's Championship A. T. D alton swam into th ird pla ce in his heat a n d -in ro fourth pl ac e in the fin al - a r eally credi tab le performan ce when one r ecalls the swimming a b ility of the mem ber s of the A. S .L. S. A. team that visited N ew Zealand in 19 37 . In the J un io r Su r f Race H . Goldsmith finished fourth out of 30 star ters a nd great cre d it is due to th is young member f or his splend id e/fo rt. In the I NVI T A TION R . a n d R. Comp etiti on the fo llowi ng represen ted New Zealand : A . T. F. Stokes, R. Pelham (p atient ) , J . W iliams ( be lt m a n ) , H . C. Downs, J . A . Young, D . K. S ymes . In fin ishing as r un nersup to the N .S .W. team great credit is du e a n d r ea d ily given to th e m em bers chosen to r epresent the D omini on in such an importa n t event. At th e Night Carniva l held at Coogee o n \1Vednesday, February 23rd , the team competed in va rious ev ents but with the exc eption of A . T. D alton wh o finish ed th ird in the I nte rnatio na l S ur f Belt Race , a nd H . Goldsmith who a lso finished third in the J unior Surf Race, wer e not ver y su ccessf u l. In t h e C oogee B .1Y Sen ior Belt Ra ce , A . T. F. Stokes put up a credi ta bl e perfor m a n ce Th e N ew Z ealan d team secured a -zairi sr experienced opponents. second place o ut o f six starters in th e Inter-D om in io n March Past Championship h eld on the Manly Beach on February 26th . In the Junior Surf Race H. Goldsmith was in th e third p osition a t th e finish . In th e Inter-Dom ini on R. and R. Champi onsh ip the Following r epresented N ew Z ea land: A. T . F. Stokes, D. K . E vans (belt), R. P elham (patient ), J . Clark, J . Williams, D . K . Symes-and secured second position to N .S .W. At the co n cl u sio n of a ll events N .S .W. h ad won all the trophies with Queensland seco n d and N ew Z ealand third . Revi ewing the for eg o in g r esu lts a ch ieved by members of the team we are more than pl ea sed with the net res u lt and lo ok forward to future co mpetitions with g reat inter est. The undoubted swimming ability of th e a vera ge Au stralian cornperitor is r efl ected in the r esults secured at these ch amp ionships. T h e experience gained by the members of the team a n d offici:ll p arty as t he o utcom e of th is visit should be of im me nse va lue to th e operations of our Association in the future . The party a r rived back in New Z ealand and were accorded a we lco me by m emb ers of the Council. The r eport of the manager was consid er ed b y the Co u ncil at a la ter date a nd appreciation was exp re ssed a t the r esults of the tour.

SPECIA L APP RECIATI ON O F SERVICES O F MR. D.

c: LUCAS .

Cronulla Sur f Li fe-S a vin g C lub , N.S .W . T he Co uncil cannot conclud e th is secti on of its report without n aying tribute to th e excellent services r end e r ed to the team by Mr . D. C . L ucas, who spent m any hours in training the team , o f ten a t g reat inconvenience to himself, a n d we d esir e to exten d to him o ur sincerest thanks a nd apprecia tion . T o other officials and member s o f the A .5.L.S.A . who way assisted the member s of tho team in th eir tr a in in g. N A TI ONAL G E AR RESE A RC H

any

C O M M ITT E E .

It is appropria te at th is sta ge of the report to refer to th e wo rk don e by the m embers of t he a bo ve co mmittee, M essrs . V . Allan (a m emb er o f yo u r C ouncil) , E . B. Hughes (Wellington) a n d W . F. \1(!ebb (Auck la nd) , who, during their visi t to S ydney investiga ted va rio us matters of im p o rtan ce relative to gea r, et c ., an d th e con-

sultati o n s held wit h the A .S .L.S.A. Gear Research Com m ittee. The co m mittee 's report wa s r eceived and referred to the N. Z . Gea r Co m m ittee for co n sid e ra ti on. Appreciati on is h erein ex pressed to Mr. N. H a yt o n , H on. S ecr et a ry A.S .L.S .A. G ear Resea rch Commi ttee, f or hi s c ou rt esy to our co m m it tee a nd the a ssist ance th at he and th e m embers o f his comm it tee afforded our r ep resen ta tives to investi gate th e 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 r esu scitation convened by the A .S. L. S .A . D r. T. H . P ettit ( A u ck la n d) , V. Allan ( Well in gton), and D . K . Symes (Cante rb u ry) rep resented the Association a n d r eported o n the pro ce edings of th e conference wh ich d ealt at length with m atters r elatin g to the a do p t io n of th e C. O .2 Gas Gun . Than ks a re ex te n d ed to the above-nam ed ge n tle me n fo r the ir attendance at th e co n fe ren ce and the re po r t. INSTRUCTIONA L C ONFERENCE. Rep rc 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 u g h es attended a n I n structi onal C o n fer en ce and many matters of importa n ce were d ealt wit h. Y our representat ives were impressed with the thorough. n ess in wh ich this aspect of th e practical work wa s carried ou t a n-I the re p resentative s have alread y su bmitted a r eport on the conference . SURF LIFE路SAV I NG M EDALLIONS. The tr a in in g fo r this distinctive e m b le m of the Associat io n reo qu ir es co mp let e knowledge of all details of drill , etc., in the various pha ses of its operations a nd is the goal t o wh ic h all inte res red members aim to rea ch , for it is recognised as the h all -mark of efficie n cy and a bi li ty to re nde r prompt servic e to t h ose r equiring as sistance in the water. The test is severe and it is g ratif ying to reco rd the in cr ea sing number of members who ha ve during t h e pas t year secu r ed t his covet ed m ed all io n a n d thus r a n k a s an EFF I C I E N'T SURF LIFE.SAV E R, EVE R R EA D Y TO RENDER ASS ISTANCE , AND WHO SE W A TCHWORD I S VIGILANC E , SERV ICE , E NDU RANCE.

The fo llowing table of Surf Awards issu ed yea r makes in te resting st udy : -

du r in g the past

Auckl and Distr ict

Canterbury D ist rict

O ta g o D ist ri ct T ara n a ki D ist r ict

Welling ton D istri ct

18 Total 154

ROYAL LIFE-SAVING SOCIETY'S COMPETITION, 1937-1938. "LONDON TROPHY." The C ounci l is p lea sed t o r eport on the success attained in the second com p etition for this ex cell en t trophy presented to the A ssoci a tion by the Centra l Executive R.L.S.S. (London}. \'V'h en review ing the r esult of th e first e/to r t in this comp etition it was realised tha t District A ssoci at io n s had n o t then visua lise d the ben efits to be gained by co mpeting in this co mpeti tion to th e f u llest extent of their abilitv to d o so, but a review of the rep ort su bmi tte d by the ad judica tor for the co mpe ti 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 played in the competi tio n a n d sh o u ld be ve r y g ra tifying to the d onors o f the troo h y. The report d iscloses that no fewer than six n ew clubs h ad been for me d d u r ing the year wit h the conseq u ent patrolli ng o f six n ew bea ches. The issu ing of Bron ze and Surf M ed all ions during the year more than do u b led in numbers. The r eport co ntains regr-et - wh ich is en dorsed by the Cou ncil- that the Ota g o Assoc iati o n has not entered th e competition and h opea are h er e ex pressed that this im p o r tant d istr ict will d o so n ext sea son . A d istr ict that can p r odu ce N a tiona l Champi o ns h ip teams sh ou ld n o t be o ut of suc h a competiti on. Th e resul t of the competition is a s fo llows:We lli ngton Di st r ict Assoc ia tion ( 16 T a ranaki Distri ct Ass ociation (14 .50 Canterbury Distr ict As so ci ation (9 .43 Auck land Di strict Association (7 .15

po ints) p oints ) po ints) p oints )

1 2 3 4

Recog n ising tha t the rules of this compet it ion p recludes entran ce by indiv idual cl ubs the C oun cil has decided to in a u gur a te a co rn petition f o r su ch cl u bs under a set of rules as now app ly t o th e district associa tio n a n d the re su lt o f this compet it ion to be rabu la red with the r ep ort on the Lond on Trophy a n d a donation to be p a id to the leading in d ivi d ua l club. Congratu la t ion s are exten de d to the W ellin g to n District Su r f Life-Savin g Associ a tio n for securing the trophy f or this year a n d to them a n d the other assoc ia tions f or the excellent results of th e comp et iti on. HON. BOA.RD OF JUDGES. At tT, e co nclu sion of th e N ational Surf L ife -Savin g C ham p ion . ships th e Boa rd submitte d a ve r y comprehensi ve report on its review of the champions h ips a n d dur in g th e year d ea lt with many m a tters

of importance to the organisation. The a nticipated change' o f meth ods o f drill which will com" before this annual ge neral meet ing for ratification will entail considerable work for the members of the Board who we fe el sure will undertake the n ew ta sk in the sa me manner o f efficien cy as they have d ealt with othe r m a tt ers. T hanks are here expressed to the chairman a n d m embers of the Boar d fo r the se rvices they have r ender 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 m atters of importance to the Associati on a n d th e spe cial sub-committee a p p o in te d to prepare data r e su rveys subm itted by the district a ssocia tion s fo r presentation to the N ational Cou n cil o f Physical Recreati on and H ealth, had a ver y h ea vy task, a n d in pl ac in g the fin al survey before tha t body we feel su re tha t th e claims of the Surf Life-S a ving Clubs will b e conveyed in as comp rehen sive a m anne r a s possibl e. This survey will a lso incl ude a len g thy st atem ent produc ed by Mr . R . P erkins and d ea lin g with cases of drownings . The Constitution Sub-Committee h a s a lso h ad a h ea vy yea r of wo rk a n d h ere a g a 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 d to the va r io u s co m m ittees h er ein men tioned f or t he ir work d u r ing the 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 any lette rs of apprecia t ion h a ve been receiv ed re gear sup p lied . Tributes have be en paid to the committee by officia ls o f the A .S .L. S.A. r e the reel sent over to Sydney with the N ew Z eal and team a n d by the N ew Brighton Surf Life-Saving Club in the re modell ing of one of its r eels so a s to be u sed as either a h and ca r ried or wheel pr op elled reel. During the p as t year the f ol ow in g gear h a s been suppl ied t o clubs: -

Standardised Reel Standardised Lines Standardised Belt, P atrol C ostumes Handbooks

24 12

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

MERITORIOUS AWARDS COMMITTEE. During the year this committee d ealt with ap plications a n d a f te r du e d eliberation decided that the cas es co n side re d we re wo rthy o f lett er s of appreciation .

NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF SWIMMING AND LIFE.SAVING. Th e r eport of the Nation al Committee of Sw imm in g an d L ifeSavin g will be placed before you dur in g th e period of the ann ual ge n era l m eeting but the C ounc il desires to take t his ea rly OP POl (un it y o f exte n d ing its congratulati ons to th e co mmittee o n th e

success a ttained in its first " Lea r n to Swim " effort when n o ·Iess than 12 ,90 7 were ce rtified as having received a n d passed the n ecessary qu al ifica tion s to bec ome swim mer s. Var io us recommen datio n s d ealing with matters of orga nisation will b e d ealt with in th e re p o rt. Th e C o un cil d u ri n g the year again m ad e its fin a n cia l grant of £20 towards the funds of the N ati onal Co m m ittee . • FORMATION

OF NA,TIONAL COUNCIL OF PHYS I C A L RECREATION AND HEALTH. The Cou ncil de si res to congratulate the H on , M iniste r of Intern al A ff a irs a nd t he Governm ent on the fo rmati on of the a bo ve Council a n d lo o ks forwa r d to th e futur e o perations of the n ew body with keen in te rest and a d efinite assurance of t he fu ll est co-o per a tion possible by this Association . We a r e full y appreciative of the difficult tas ks th a t lie ahead of th e Council. M an y a nd va ried will be the fu n ct ions of the n ew body . Its scope of op portu n itie s t o impro ve the ge neral h ealth and physical st a.ndar d of th e co m m u n ity a s a whole is ve ry wide and though m an y app li cations will b e r eceived for fin anci al g r a n ts to various sp o r ting o rganisatio n s we believe that the m emb ers o f the Council are f u lly al ive to the nati onal a dvan tages of the operations of the m an y sporting o rga n isations a nd will see tha t they are placed in the re lative degree of impo rt ance a n d a b il it y to r ender to the co m m u nity as a whole a n d their indivi dual mem be rs th e g rea test a m o u nt of benefit fro m the viewpoint of hea lt h a n d recreation. W e d esir e no sp ir it o f fa vourit ism in th e d ispensing of a ssistance but th a t only the organ isations will be j udged o n th e m erits of th eir a bility to render se r vice to the co m mu ni ty . W e f eel sure th at th e a ppointment of th e Associati on 's Hon . Med ica l Ad vi sor, Dr. T . H . Pettit, to th e Na tio nal C o u n cil is a so u n d cho ic e. PROPOSED A D O P TIO N OF METHODS OF AUSTRALIA N DRILL. Th e special ge ne ra l m eetin g of the A ssociatio n held o n M at 28th at W ell in g ton d elib erated a t length on th e matter of a do p ting ce rta in ph as es o f th e Au stralian D r ill a nd th e ma tte r will be p la ce d before yo u at th is a n n ual ge nera l m eeting fo r co nfir mario n. The matter is o ne of im p o r ta n ce to the A ssoci ati on and will be f a r rea chin g 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 contempl ated in th e f ut ure or visit, from th e A .S .L.S.A . t o the Dominion rec ei ved the n th e m atter of adopting as n ear as p ossibl e ( co m o a t ib le with loca l conditions ) d seri es of drill m eth ods adap ta b le to both orga n isa ti o ns is essential. FINANCES. The fin anc ial statemen t as drawn up by the Hon . T reasurer (Mr . F . H. · J ac ks on) is a p pen de d t o this rep o r t and makes inte r c , t i n~ r eadin g a n d a n indication of the g rowt h of the Associatio n. Th e Hon. T r easu r er is to be co ngratu la te d on th e amou nt of wo r ic that h e h a s d one d u r ing the p ast a n d th e app r ec ia t ion of the Cou n cil is extend ed to h im . A g reate r d egree of educational wo rk co u ld be und erta ken if finan ces would p ermit a n d in this r esp ect we lo o k forward to th e fu tu re with hope o f g reate r recogrr iti on of Local Bodies a n d the ge neral public . Th e n ecessit y of pu bli sh ing a revised sec ti on of the h andb oo k will a d d to the inco ming yea r' s expend iture .'

MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL. A p art from the m any m eetin gs held b y th e vari ous su b -co m mittees durin g the year th e f u ll Council m et o n II oc cas ion s a n d the foll o win g is the r ecord 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. Bl akeley (II) , J . L. Dighton (10), W. S . Harris ( 10) , F. Chap man (10 ) , M. G . Adams ( II), H. S . Sidford (9) , D . P . Buckley (I I) . AFFILIATIONS. Th e fo llo wing d istrict a'ssocia ti o n s are affiliated to th e A ssoci a tion-Au ckl a n d , Canterbu ry , Ota go , T aranak i, a n d We lli ngton, and the fo llow ing individu a l clu bs-Castlecl iff, F oxron, T e Aw a , G r eymouth (provisional) . NEW CLUBS FORMED. The C ou nc il records with th e greatest of pl ea sure th e fo r m a tio n of th e fo llowin g new cl u bs a n d exte n ds congra tulations to the District Associ at ion s concerned in this ex cell ent res u lt :- New P lym outh Bo ys' H igh S ch o o l Club, O a kura Surf Club, Inaha S urf Clu b (Tara naki District ) , Y .M. C. A. C lu b (W ell ingto n District). In welcom ing the offic er s a n d m embers of the n ew clubs into th e or ga n isation the Coun cil trusts that th ey will have a very su ccess ful p er iod of activities. D E LEGATES TO THE Aâ&#x20AC;˘.S .L.S.A. Durin g the year th e Council, on the recommenda ti on of a special co mmittee , appo inted Messrs . D. C. Lucas , L. D awkins a n d G . Wra y as it s delegates on the A.S.L.S.A. a n d these d el eg at es a re already keen ly interested in th eir o ffice and are will ing at a ll times to give every as sistance p oss ibl e. Th e Council extends to these gentlem en apprec iation a n d tha n ks f o r t he 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 t h a t the C ouncil aga in r eco rd s its appreciation of the continued spi r it of co-oper a tion a n d goodwill that ex ists between th e th r ee o rgani sa t ion s. Wh ilst such a spiri t rema ins th e future o f N a tat ori al a ctiv ities will always be of th e b r igh esr a n d bes t.. After a leng th y perio d o f office a s Secret ary of th e D om inion Council R.L.S.S., M r . S . K . Bassett (C h r istc h u rc h) resigned from th e p osi tion and th e Co uncil takes thi s o p p o rt u n it y o f ex p res si ng in t his r eport its ke en apprecia tion of th e exce llen t se r vices re nde red b y M r. Bassett a n d wis hes him long years of peaceful h a pp iness in hi s retirement.

T o h is successor, M r. J . L. Br eward , we tender co n g ratul a t io n s on h is appointment a n d as su r e h im of our d esire to work in the closest co -operation wit h h im and his Counc il. COUNCIL 'S REPRESENTA TIVE ON THE DOMINION COUNCIL R.L.S.S. A pp r eci a tio n is exp re ssed to Mr. G . L. Griffiths (C hristch u r ch ) for his servi ces to the A ssoc iation on th e a b ove Council durin g the past yea r.

WORK OF DISTRICT SURF LIfE-SAVING ASSOCIATIONS. The Cou n cil de sires to again record its appreciation of the cordial relati on shi ps th at exist between the district associations and the C ounci l and its offic ers . Congratulations are ext ended to th e executive and officers of th e va r iou s- associations f or the excellen t wo r k d one during th e p a st year . To those who may be retiring from office at the fo rthcoming annual meetings of the Association we take this opportu ni ty o f chanking them for servic es rendered to th e Ass ociation and di strict. The Council is gratified a t the prompt r esp onse of many of the district associations in th e matter of for wa rdin g the necessary r eturn forms t o the Council's office rs a nd appeal s fo r a co ntin ua n ce o f su ch a ct ion in th e futur e. A mutual d esi re to assist each oth er in this respect will h elp co n siderably in th e f unctioning 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 rcciate d by your Co uncil and th anks are h er e exp re ssed t o th e officers a n d members of su ch clubs fo r the excelle nt work that they arc d oing . There are st ill a fe w clubs operating in th e Dominion which have n ot ye t fin al ised the matter of affiliation to th e â&#x20AC;˘ N .Z .S .L.S .A . and it is suggeste d that these .c1u bs should g ive early consid er a ti on to th is im po r ta n t matter, for it must b e evident that su ch cl ubs have every thi ng to g a in a n d nothing to los e by affiliating with the N a t ional Association . T he cl ubs referred t o a r e the Tangimoana Club (Mana watu ) , Porang a h a u Cl u b (Hawke's Bay ) , Westpo rt and Hokitika C lubs (West Coast, S outh Isl and ). SURF LI F E- S A V I N G CLUBS ON WEST COAST OF SOUTH ISLAND. T h e Council desires th e annual m eet ing to give co nsi derati on as to the best method of sec u ri ng th e fullest co -oper ation a n d co ordina t ion of Surf Li fe- Saving Clubs operating on th e W est C oa st of th e South Island . It is evi de nt th a t th ese clubs ca n n ot b e c on troll ed by the Canterbury A ssoc iation in view of th e d ist ance of tr a vel , etc. I t m a y be a dv isa b le to endeavou r to f o r m a di stin ct district association f or th e W est C oast a s it is n ec essary to ens ure th a t m em ber s of suc h clu bs are fully co m pete n t to undertake th e wo rk of surf life-sa vers a n d a re h olders of th e necessary quali fica.ti ons to do so . An in vestigat ion of th e position is d esir able a nd urgen t. 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 u ck land) was conside re d at the sp ecial ge n era l me eting h eld on 28th May, 19 38 . a nd rep orts r e sa me' have been recei ved f ro m th e H on. Medical Adviso rs . I t is hoped to place before you at this m eetin g a re port fro m th e C entral Division, St. John Aumblance , S ydney, N. S.W.. dealing wit h th e effic iency o f th is m eth od of r esu scita tio n . 1940 CENTENN IAL SURF LIFEÂˇSAVING CHAMPIONSHIPS. The Council recognising th e im p or ta n ce to th e Dom in ion of th e Ce ntennial ce lebrati ons h a s ex ten ded to the A .S .L.S.A. a n in vi ta tion to send 16 represen tatives a n d a m anager to visi t the D o minion in 19 40 , such in vita t ion to be confi rmed wh en satisf a cto ry fin ancia l a r rangements a re m ade. The Associat ion h a ving previously d ecided

that th e 1940 N .Z . Surf Life-Savi ng Championships should be held in Wellington due recogn ition of the claims of other district asso ci a t io n s for the appearance of the Australian team in the va r io us d ist r icts a nd towns will be g iv en at the oppo rtune tim e . I t is esse n tial for the success of su ch a visit that the m atter of d iscus sio ns o f ways and means shoul d be d ealt wi th a s early as possib le and in this respect it may b e advisab le fur the annual general meeting t o appoint a specia l committee to consider same. An application h a s been r ecei ved from the A u cklan d Centennial Committee to hold the 1940 Sur f Championsh ips at Auckland but in view of the deci sion of the annual general meeting of 1937 this is impossible :0 grant, but the Auckland Com mi ttee can be assured of th e desire of the Council of the Association to extend its fullest co-operation in the matter o f A u ckla n d 's celebrations. APP REC I A TI O N S . The Coun cil desires to place on record its d eep appreciation of th e servic es r ende r ed during th e past year by the follow ing and ex tends its sincer est thanks. To the Press, which has a t all ti mes given due prominence to th e activities o f the Association th r ou ghou t the Dominion. At ,,11 times the var ious managemen ts h a ve been ready an d wi lling to assist the ca use of Surf Life-Saving. T o Mr . O . ]. Mullins (Welli ngto n) in conducting the a udit of th e Association 's a ccounts ,

To Sir ] a m es S . Elliott and D r . T . H . Pettit for their excellent services as H on . Medical Adviso rs d u r in g the year . The matter of the adoption of the C.O.Z G a s Gun was con sid er ed in d etail by our m ed ica l advisors who submitted their opinions on the qu estion to the C ou n cil. To Mr. W . ] . Beveridge f or his services as Hon. Solicitor and th oug h his duties wer e lig ht h is office is a n important one. T o the offi cers and me m bers o f the Canterb ury District S u rf Li fe-S a vin g A ssociation for h osp ita lity exterided durin g the N .Z. S u r f Champi onships. To the A.S .L.S.A. for cou rtesies extended to the Pres id ent and G en er a l S ecretary of the Association during the ir visit s to Australia . To the D om inion Council R .L.S .S . for the offic ia l d inner given in honour o f the holding of the Surf Championsh ips at ' C hristch u r ch . CONCLUSION. In rec ording the sixth year of operations of th e Association a nd in conclud in g this report the Council reviews with g ra tifica tio n the progress m a d e by the Association during the past year and looks forward to th e f uture with even greate r hopes fo r a still widening influenc e of th e a cti vi t ies of the Association . It must b e apparent tha t while we h a ve un patrolled beaches in the Dominion then th e work of the A sso ci a t ion must n o t stop but go onwards . W e aim to h a ve all be a ches patrolled by clubs fully equipped with the latest a nd bcs~ meth ods of r endering th e necessary assistance to those req uirin g sarne. The matter of m otorised transportation to remote bea ch es has been suggested b y the Au ck land Association and is worthy of th e fullest consideration . The Association is steadily pro gressing and the fu ture holds o u t every hope of continued success for it is be coming apparent th at there is an a wakening of p ubli c interest in the work of the surf Life-Saving Clubs throughout the

Dom in io n . All that is required to give th e movem ent the n ecessary lift al ong t h e road is for th e Local Bodies to begin to r ealise where they stand in this hu man ita ri an wor k, a n d when they realise that thcy have a mora l duty to pe r for m then the Association will readily con vin ce them that their moral duty is to fin ancially assist the clubs in their distr ict s whose me mbers d evote many hours of time undertaking an obligation to be p r ep ared to assist wh en the call comes. This problem of beach control a n d bea ch eq u ip me nt cannot and should not be allowed to rest on. the shou lde rs of members o f Surf LifeSaving Clubs b ut sho uld be tackled and overcome by the combined interest o f those contr olli ng the beaches a n d those who patronise them. M uc h has been said-and ri ghtly so-of the dangers of road tr affic and the consequent deaths a nd se ri o us a cciden ts, but a n interestin g study is recomm en d ed in revie wing statist ica l retu rns of drowning s and road fatal ities taki ng into consideration the limited number of months that most d r ownings occu r in . The matter is a national and a vcry urgent one. The clubs a re ready to do their share. Will Local Bodies and th e ge n era l public do theirs? In co ncl us ion we wo u ld aga in r ecommend the motto of the Associati o n t o members of cl ubs-especia ll y the new m embersVIGILAN C E , SERVICE, ENDURA N C E , a n d in th anking them fa" past 's er vices so well done r emi n d the m that the future is ahead with its possibili ti es of calls for ass istance from those in distress and that the id eals of th e Asso ciation will ever be before th e m embers of the clubs t h r o u g h o u 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 d a 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 A SSOCIATION I N C O ME A N D

EXPENDITURE ACCOU N T F O R T H E YEAR E N DI N G 3 1st AUG U S T , 19 38.

EXPENDITURE. £

Su r f Stock on hand , 1/9/37 Pu rch a ses

I N C OME. s.

11 5 10 130 17 9

Surf Stock on hand , 3 1/8/38 Sales • 14 2

H a n db oo ks on h and , 1/9/37 Purcha ses A us tra lian T ou r Expenses G r a nts to D ist r ict AssociationsF ro m G ove rn m en t Grant Fro m A ssociat ion F u n ds Lond on Trophy Awards C ham pions hip ExpensesG ener al . Official s Trophies

37 6 1 10

0 9 3 8 16 6 8 3 18

250

2 10

o o

1 6 6

G r ant to N ation al Co m mi ttee of Swimming and Life -Saving ...... ..... ....... ...... ..... Ro yal Life-S a vin g Society, Affi liation Fee Honoraria Printin g a n d Du p lica tin g T roph y E xpen ses Ban k Charg e .. Rent- P.O . Bo x . Rent-Mee ting R oo m P osta ges Cn su r a n ce . Sundr y E xp enses Bal a nce being Excess of I n com e over Expenditure

20 2 41 21 4 0 1 3 7 1 5 69

0 2 10 4 14 14 10 0 12 0 3 12

o o o o

s . d.

1 57 H andbooks on hand , 3 1/ 8/38 S al es

18 'i 6 25 15 21 2

£ s. d. 12 8 3 144 12 9

Austra lian T ou r Refunds Grant-Governmen t D onation Affi liatio n Fees London T rophy Grant C ha m p ion sh ip Re ceip tsEntrance Fees Percentage Refund-Printing Sund r y Expenses

15 0 3 19

0 6 18 19 6 609 7 10 500 0 0 1

12 25

0 0

6 0

40 13 o 9 1 7

6 0 6

3 1 13 6 900

o o o 1

o 6 7

£ 13 6 5 19 10

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31st AUGUST, 1938. ASSETS .

LI A BILITIES. Exc ess o f A sset s over Liab iliti es at 1/ 9/ 37 Add E xcess of In com e over Ex pe nditure

£ s. d . 95 9 5 69 12 7

£ 165

C ash at Bank Typewriter Ch ampionship Gear Surf Stock on hand . H andbooks Sundry Debtors-Canterbury Surf Association .

£ s. d. 94 3 9 8 10 0 17 9 6

15 0 17 10

0 6

£165

(Signed) F . H. JACKSON, Hon. Treasurer. I h ereby ce r t ify to havi ng exa mi ned the b oo ks a nd ac cou n rs of th e N ew Zealand Surf Life-Saving A ssociation an d co n side r th e a bove to be a true state me nt of accounts. (Signed) O . J . MULLINS , A .R.A.N.Z., Hon . Auditor.