FIRE BRIGADE CONFERENCE.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XL, Issue 5777, 4 March 1912, Page 5

FIRE BRIGADE CONFERENCE.

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(l'er l'rcsa Association.) KO'J'Oltl A, Match -1. The. twenty, third conference of l'irc brigades was ushered in yesterday by a church parade. The business d the session was coinnienct\l today under the chairmanship of H-eciV.iary Boyes, of Nelsin, the President.

lho (..hail-man, in his opening address, said the a'bsenre of anything oi" note showed that tho brigades were up to their work. They owed a -del)I of gratitude %o (Jovernment for the assistance -given iirenicn. The year was a record in that twentyone members had earned gold me. dais for 25 years' service. A high tribute was paid to ex-Secretary J. Li. <Jilberd (Napier), who was described as a builder up of the Association. The annual report sliowal that the excess of assets over liabilities had risen from i:780 12s 8d to £809 8s lid, which was considered highly satisfactory in view of the heavy travelling expenses JLS93 8s) to Hokitik-a last year/The number o'' brigades on the roll now is 11.7. The accident assurance branch was in a satisfactory position, the profit on the year being £(')! Is 7(1. The total noW to credit was j; 1.728 8s Id, the assets over liabilities amounting to 4:1.9 Gs lOd. The balance-sheet .showed: Amount carried forward last year .LLO37 19s Gd, (lovernment subsidy (two years) XI7OO, general receipts £1180' (is 10s, total .C 2918 0s 4d. The expenditure was 4:2107 18s Id, the credit balance being' £750 8s 3d.

The Conference was waited on. b\' members of the Citizens' Reception Committee, when the resident officer, Mr \Y. Hill, welcomed the delegates on behalf of residents.