RUBBISH FIRES
STANDARD BY LAWS SOUGHT Frequently at a week-end the Christchurch Central Fire Brigade’s with cal’s from persons seeking pertelephone switchboard is swamped mission to light a rubbish fire. The result may be that a caller reporting a fire may be prevented from lodging J his information.
This was one of the reasons which led the superintendent of the brigade <Mr L. R. Osmond) to call a conference yesterday of representatives of local bodies in the Christchurch Fire ! Board’s area. The local bodies were asked to e> n- • sider the adoption of a by iaw regulating the lighting of rubbish 1. es. I and Mr Osmond proposed a suitable ! by-law which will be svhn'itte-1 to the i various counci's. It i° not •' , r< M«seo’ I that the brigade sh vl' : bo for ' eermisrirn to lilht fires Xt present the 1 rigade’s nemucsi n s not re- [ quired, but many persons think it is.
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Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28013, 6 July 1956, Page 18
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154RUBBISH FIRES Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28013, 6 July 1956, Page 18
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