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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 951, 19 October 1910, Page 4

FIRE POLICE.

•WELLINGTON VOLUNTEER COEI#' :i The.eleventh annual meeting pf the Wellington:' Volunteer ■■ Fife Police,' was held.in the Mayor's Room, Town; Hall; last evening;' , - his Worship the Mayor (Mr./ T.'-M: .Wilford, M.1 , .), , in. the chair.: K; ■The;, annual''report showed that;.the &>rps'was now 31 strong, i members.hay r : . ing: resighed, : v andS new 'members; joined." ;Eighteen■ members -resided" in the. city, and '~ were" Within- e&S? call of-.the'Ceii-iral Statiorij. Brooklyn .had d-.membera; Kilbirnie;<'s; and''Ne'wtown,. 3. . Only tiyofiyes of any-' serious ■■'■■dimensions . during the,year ending October 18, orie 'at Hay Street; Oriental Bay, in Septeniber, and the other at Thprndoid Quayl- on September 18". "Lieutenants M. H. B.igjfs and J. C.Cusack run.equal for nunibor 'of calls' attended-751.. ■..; , '. -. -■.-.'-.■'■■!■■',

."Astha greatest forbearance ;has; to lie used; in dealing ' with; the. general, public at 'fires," .stated, the committee,:-it is -pleasing to note.that no friction of any ■kind' has .occurred, nor have there", been any: cases of pilfering reported.";... Special mention; was.■ made, of the • courtesy-'.ex-tended) to, the fire police .by Supermt'en dent O'Brien,: his officers, and staff, ani ■ members of-,the . local .police'/"force'-'.fo their' untiring efforts in aiding -the fii' 'police , -., in'-'.their .--'duties.. .'■■,•.■.. ;;|. ;■.■■.;._....'-,.-..:'V

According to the ; balancfr-slieet,.the.suin of £V& Bs. 3d., carried fon?ard from' iitjii year, had ; been augmented. -The receipts for, the year, totalled .^£4B,Bs. r 10d.,;-and the expenditure,' J£43 v ßs. 7d.," leaving ra credit in the- bank, of ■ MS' S3. 6d.: ;i- ; ;;-. , ; ,-^/..-^::.':'-,;' , :' v:'--V.-% - ..-iThe.r,report... and -. balance-sheet ■; were: ■■ad0pt.e.d.;..;, , ;;: , .;. . ; .-.. i .;■■;■. . : ■ : .; i -.... l> ;; ;!■«■ . Twenty-two members..were-resworn,*for. duty, for the .ensuing.year. '.-' :. T'j :, The annual' election of officers resulted as follows:—Captain, 'Mr. J., W.. Wright;; lieutenants,-Messrs. T. Ballihger, .J. ■ 0. Cusack,;M..H..Biggs, K Woolcott; hoii. .treasurer,,-Mr.. -P. Cohen; .hon..secretary,. Mr. B.'.von Bernewitzj auditors, Hessris.

B. .Wv'Browii and. P; Harrington. ".■ ; i!-: ■His Worship then proposed the toast of "The Wellington:Pire Police/', and. in ; the course, 'of his''remarks said that jt was 'gratifying'to find in the ranks ■ of the' corps so. many of , the original meipy. 'bers,.who' joinedvin 1899, the .year- of'.the inception of the 'corps.. In complimen-ting-themV upon the value of the voluntary: services .which had'been 'rendered-." by; such a valuable - adjunct ; to' the City Fir'e ; Brigade as the Kre Police,' he'quoteii Superintendent O'Brien's report .to theeffect that, such a corps was an indispensable help at large fires, and the Wellington corps had earned in the past the un> grudging appreciation and gratitude of. the brigade. .: Itrwas well, continued hik Worship, that the existence and value of the -Volunteer- Fire Police should bs clearly ■ brought home". to -.' the. : public, and it was his intention at the next meetinj;. of ;theCity Council, to ask the corporation to; accord some "emphatic help", to such a deserving, institution...

. Superintendent O'Brien added his acknowledgements- of. the past services of the corps. " -...■ ..-•'.- .-, ■ ■ ■'■■< .•■ ,: Captain Wright'and several of the old members of the corps, responded-to the toast.:-".-; ■ . .-.-■■. ... -.. ■■' ••..... .- ; ,. ,