FIRE BOARD.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17428, 12 April 1922, Page 12

FIRE BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. j .The Christchurch Fir© Board met lest night. Present: . Messrs A: Williams (chairman), H. Holland, A. Man.njng, F. Burgoyne, P. H. Hams, and' hT'R. Rusbridge. An apology was niade for the absence of Mr J. RCameron.' The Superintendent (Mr O. C Warner) reported that since the previous njeeting the number 'of calls received Was 14. Of these, 10 were malicious false alarms, two chimney-fires and two vere 'factual fires. The estimated total fire loss for the period was £l4B. ■The insurance on buildings and contents 'was £1950, and the estimated values', of , property actually £*** £2500. Firemen Turner and Moore resumed to go to Australia, and two men *e£Ttaken on to fill their positions. The additional firemen as authorised bv'itfce Board were appointed to tne Parry and Fireman Walsh stationed at , • Woofaton. On April Ist, an inventorv of tho station buildings, plant and fnraiture was made, the valuation Uwa, £4BOI-4s aid. U the current, <' 3a estimates of the late Fire Board, ; ' , provision <tfas made- for the purchase * ' of 1000 feet of fire-hose, and as the '■ Mbr brigade will be requiring an addHaonnl 2000 feet next yeaT, it was, 'SSgeßted that the whole be purchase month of August This Sottld -enable the Board -to place the money on "the estimates in June. Ihe, annual Government inspection of the steamer and motors was being earned ° U Mr -Holland referred to the large .•proportion of malicious false alarms, ' *ndf said thai it was a deplorable state u 'os affairs,and involved considerable ex- » cbairmsn said that it pointed to „S the necessity 1 for communicating witn - • "'mfeolioe and also with the Minister ?..' "of '&ternaL J Affairs with a view to \i\. 'tfwiutory provision being made for the '•vs|iwMi»M* of offenders by impnsoufor «ix months: this lasi-nien-. prove more effective than £& offer of £5 reward for mIfjlfohnation regarding persons giving «% false alarms. flMfettdtod remarked that one prose%faimsk cost tbs Board £o and the fine 4 imposed was £2, as offenaers were hard ?& r *tO-get hold of, and the fine was quite s J ' SitaJecjuate.. On Mr Holland's, mofron, iiV' '$K decided: "That the attention ot f the police be drawn to the clause, re >( -e*ilsrthat out of fourteen calls ten *-, were malicious alarms, and their aSsist--1,,. " ajwe be asked to bring the offenders to '•'' 1 > Th*" 4 Superintendent'B report' was > * * adopted, ' . , ' ftfe*'statement of receipts and expen- / * ehowed to credit of £' > ~£BUZ, 15a Sd. Accounts totalling V "£1025 >fifl >3 were passed for payment.