UNITED FIRE BRIGADES.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 57, 6 March 1912, Page 5

UNITED FIRE BRIGADES.

CQNFSBEKCB.AT ROTORIIA... ... (By Telegrapa.—Press Association.) " ROTORCA, Ttttsday,; The fire Brigades' Conference was continued this afternoon. The election "of officers resulted as *>llow«:—President, Lieutenant Leaver (Westport); Vnce-pre-sidente, Deputy-Superintendent Salmon (Dunedin) and Captain Campbell (Timam) ; treasurer, Superintendent" "Spriggins- The installation of officers and the presentations of a nast-prosidentTf certificate, and a life-merabership badge to President Boyes, concluded the confer* ence. • •' • ■••-'-• -'•■-- '•■ ~

The annual meeting of the Fire Brigade Association Accident .-Assurance Society was held this evening, Captain Hansen (Westport) presiding. The report stated, that the brigades affiliated numbered 80 while the membership was 1600. The contributions amounted to £l9B 11/2r and the total receipts were £273 12/7. The payment for accidents amounted to £2lO 10/, and the total accumulated funds were £1723 8/, an Increase of £Bl 0/7 on the year. The management fuad receipts, including £26 19/5 carried forward, were £6B »/£ and eipendituseJE3o' 10/7. The position.ot the.society warranted tihe adoption of the same scale of rebate as kit year. The election of officers resulted as folio^:—President, Captain Bellringer (New Plymouth); vice-pre*ide»ts, Gaptain Rolston (Inglewood), Lieut. Mullvihill (Kumara) ; treasurer, Secretary Scantlrfbury (Beefton) ; secretary, T. J. Watts (Newmarket).