Cr. Lyon asked that the President and committee of the Sale Borough Band be asked where the instruments were which had cost the borough a large sum of money; also if they were being used and if not used, requesting that they be handed over to the council as trustees. He understood the Mayor for the time being was the chairman of the trustees. The secretary should be written to. The town-clerk said he had been told the band had not got a secretary. It was decided the letter be addressed to Mr. J. E. Loder, the treasurer of the band.

The Mayor, who had been appointed to ascertain what had become of the property of the Sale Borough Band reported that he had interviewed the trustees, who promised that if they could get the names of those who had instruments in their possession, they would endeavour to obtain them.

Cr. Overend: I understood they were all with the band.

The Mayor stated there were very few of the instruments with the band, and that the drum-major's uniform which had cost £12/10/- was at Maffra. He added that he had got about a dozen names of those who had instruments, and that he could say a lot more, but it was not worthwhile.

Cr. Fucher: You may have some thing to say later on. 
The Mayor: Yes.  

The matter was left in the hands of the Mayor. 

With respect to the defunct Sale Borough Band,  the Mayor reported that the band instruments had been recovered, and there was a prospect of getting two more.

A meeting was held in the council chambers last eveninig, the Mayor (Cr Kelsey) presiding, for the purpose of endeavouring to re-establish a band in Sale. The Mayor reported , that Mr Green was willing to run a picture show. It was pointed out that there were debts on the defunct Sale band and the Temperance band, and the idea was to pay off the debts and establish a Patriotic Band. After some discussion it was decided that the Temperance Band pay off its liability of about £15 before attemtpting to establish a Patriotic Band. Mr H. Archibald undertook to collect, and a picture show is to be held.