Fire ban ’a farce'
The three month blanket fire restrictions enforced In the Metropolitan Fire Board between December 1 and I eb ruary 29 have been labelled a farce by members of tie Halswell Comnmnits t oun« A more appropriate systethey said, would he to hav« the news media — espe< rail television — broadcast warn ,ings when the fire risk wa high. Ihe council's chairman (Mr .1. Rethig) s;itd that the Man ket restrictions were too long and were unnecessary uh' a there was persistent ram. “We should have restrictions [when the weather warrants lit,” he said
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Press, 25 February 1977, Page 19
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