VOLUNTEER FIRE POLICE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 642, 20 October 1909, Page 8

VOLUNTEER FIRE POLICE.

Tie tenth annual'meeting.:of the Weljingtbtt' Volunteer Fire Police .was held 'ji.the City '•. Council Offices evening,' the Mayor! (Dr. "A. ' K. Newman) presiding.' .oyer' a"' gathering;, of about 25 members. ' ,'■ j,V The annual report gave a. summary of'the, attendances of : the various members • at' fireo, , and. pointed ,out.<that.'isoyen}mcmbers of the.: corps .were'connected with the'.&.htraL Station,, by eleotrio call-bells, while seven others, have private telephones, and ,'are.,notified.;of:fires by; tho.cxoharigelv When .'suburban members, ■ are f required-they, are'.notified v by: signal.; twai the.'.' Fire .Station• in.'their idistriot., - The jnighest';; number of calls attended, by anymember, was. ' 105, the next in order being' 101.. ■ Tho .report. ■ congratulated members on the absence' of aooi-; dents during the year, and on the efficient' manner in' which they'had- carried' out; their I duties. ■" ■ ■ . :';.';. j'. ■ ,-.'■: .'■ ,'. " ■>•' ••''. ■■':.' V'''' 1 The balance-sheet showed accredit:'of .il3. .' 8s; 3d. '■: : -.: \ ;,.:. .' .' ■.;■''., :'-.■;;„ '•:.'•."■ The chairman remarked on. the excellence. of the work which the'eorps bad-'donVdnrihg the'year. Members'had'sacrificed their time to thework, arid,their .efforts were, very much' appreciated. ■ Thepositioa of affairs befqre the formation of the- corps wis; very,.unsatisfactory, but since .the corps first'came.into existence' matters had improved ■ The' tat that the firebells did not. now alarm, the oity when'a fire'was in progress . sleep through moist of the fires, and, thus' per-, h'aps gave the oorps a'better';opportunity;of -.do. ing its .work;.-' v ; , '•/•;'■■'■ im \".'' ■ ',' ". ■'■'•; .;,•..; ■ The oommifctw'extended their thanks to the local police force .'for assistance given-at all. times, arid to Superintendent O'Brien, and ms staff, arid a: speoial vote ;of: thanks was also accorded'his Worship ;the Mayors ~.' ' Officers were elected as .under :-rCaptain, Mr. J. Wright; nontenants, Messrs. T. Ballinger, J. Doyle, M. H. Biggs, and J.'.O.Cussack; hon.. . secretary, Mr.' E, 'von ■ Mr. P. Cohen; auditors, Messrs.,C. v .Tandy and B. Kirkland. : .' "!'■,'' .■.' ,: '. -'rl"■ >■