MUNICIPAL FIRE INSURANCE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 137, 9 June 1905, Page 3

MUNICIPAL FIRE INSURANCE.

: . ~\ "1 have the honour to notify you" !: (wrote Mr, R. J. Lusher, manager oi ', the State Fire Insurance Office in Auek- <; land, to the City Council last night),! *', ''that the X_Z. Government State Fire j 5 i Insurance Office is now in operation,! ! and, being a Government institution, is i l j entitled to the cordial support of all pub- I fj lie bodies. Hoping, when the matter • .of insurance is before you, this office i *] will receive due consideration, etc.*' ! )\ The Mayor moved that the letter be j i received. I; Mr. John Court moved that the letter y< be referred to the Finance Committee. jHe strongly urged that the Council j i| should give the State a share of the in- j sj suranee. - The Mayor said the Finance Commit- ! tee considered the question last month, , r| and decided to continue to effect insur- ! ■ anecs with the local companies. i -] Ml". Farrell seconded the Mayor's mo- j -■■ tion on the ground that the Govern- j c! ment would not take the -whole risk, and i ''i the other companies would refuse to I share with them. i Mr. Casey seconded Mr. Court's j 3 amendment. .-j Mr. Bagnall and Mr. Entrican support- | :pd the amendment. | The town r-le-rk .-aid the insurances ex-1 i'pire.d next September, and the Mayor j ■ thought it would be soon enough to t-ou-j - sidor the matter then. t a. The Mayors suggestion was finally j d adopted.