TAURANGA FIRE BOARD.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 6487, 14 September 1915, Page 3

TAURANGA FIRE BOARD.

Quarterly Meeting.

j^The quarterly meeting of the Tauranga Fire B.ard was held in the Foresters' Hall on Friday, September lOtb, members present being Messrs Green, Castaing, Macmillan, Pope, Malcolm and McKeam.

In the unavoidable absence of Mr Robbins, Chairman of the Board, Mr Macmillan occupied the chair. A letter was received from the Minister of Internal Affairs nominating Mr B. C. Robbins as the Government representative on the Board. Also from the Auckland Firi Underwriters' Association nominating Mtssrs H. S. Malcolm, C. T. McKeam and F. H. Pops as their representatives. Also from the Tauranga Borough Council nominating Messrs C. E. Macmillan, H. T. aCasting and J. G. Green as their representative?. Messrs A. H. E'oxcroft, J. C. Hicks, and A. E. Davis were elected members of the Fire Brigade. Mr A. Stewart forwarded his resignation as a member of the Fire Brigade.

In February last the Tauranga Fire Board, through Mr E. C. Palmer, of Auckland,' purchased a hose reel from the Auckland City Council, and the carter employed by Mr Palmer, without consulting anjon?, took a reel from the Grey Lynn Fire Station. The Auckland City Council considered that the wrong reel was taken, and asked that the reel taken be returned when they would forward what ihey considered was the reel purchased.

The matter was fully explained by Mr H. S. Malcolm, who stated that the reel sold by the Auckland City Council was the one taken. As, however, the price was rather low the Board decided to make an expiatory payment to the Auckland City Council of £13, making the total cost of the reel £25. Accounts amounting to £43 4s 4d were passed for payment. It was resolved that 18 firemen be the maximum strength of the Brigade until the war is over, so that those who have gone to the front will be able to resume their places when they return. The annual report and audited balance-sheet submittedjby the secretary were approved.