HUTT & PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2018, 27 March 1914, Page 4

HUTT & PETONE NEWS.

EFFICIENT FIREMEN. A ploasaiu function took placo last exiting at the Louei Butt Com<cil Chainbus, when the ilajoi (Mi h. P. Bimnj) ineseutcil Captim Slum, icIMWiitnig tho Uutt I'iro Butadn, with tfif> lialdmi Cup OounctlUjis Clrndon, Mtldrum, and riodgnra i\\.ro also pieseist.

Mi H Balch m stated that the conditions uitdoi i\lnch tbo cup was oflcied for CQiiipctiMon bj the Hutt Valley brigades si\ >carh ago, toinpiised a Uiftc-men wet e\eul,to b" von tluco jeais m succession oi h\o tiiliei at iiitorv-tls In the fust jear the Hutt Bugade was tho iMimcr, second and thud -jeais, tlio &eai Co , and m th« last thue jcars, tbcv Hutt men Mere ustonous, tbo eijp now became their absolute prcpeitj Hp i\as sony that the hto of tho tropby had been sonio «bat short, and hoped that another noutd bo forihcQimng slioitly He thought tliat the Ma\or would like tbo prmlego of piesenting to the local brigade, the cup tint ihey had so wpU earned, and ho rongr itnlated Captam .Slum on tbo efficiency ot Ins team. Mi \ P Bunny apologised foi tho nbsenre of several eaunciflois and also Dt Hector, and said tint ho was pleased that thrs e\pnt had bf>en iccognised in a public maimei The Hutt turo Brigado had been formed m 1905 by Major M'Donald and Mr H BaldJin, with a membership of 20 men hmco that timo it had rendered signal if' V C ?I *"" t,lc Jll d ho btheicd tbat tho Baldwin Cup competition was no small factor m comnbutuig to tho efticieney of tho bnga.de Captam Wuin Messis S Stiaud and B Fleet had been unspainrg m their -efforts to improve the noik of the men Mr Bunny then mentioned so\erai hm stances the brigade had icndeied useful nork, and added that ho- felt deeply indebted to them for ouco saving his own propoity They walked otten uuder arduous conditions but ho had pleasure m stating that steps had now been taken towards- prociuing a motor vehicle, which would reach any outbieak of fire in fho mmuteo—(applause)—and, in all piobabihty, it would bo hero m four months' time. Mr Bunny also referred to Mr H BaldWin s generosity as donoi of tho cup Ho then handed the trophy over to Cantain Slinn J Captain Slinn responded, and, referring to tho brigade's work, mentioned that thej won the cup m the first jear m 40sec , and in the last \ear m (Usee,, thu? showing an improvement in speed The wnmmg team, eonststmg of Captam Slum, Foreman Doiraii, and Assistant Foreman Collett, were then piesen ted with a cruet, cake-dash, and lloner-vase respectively In the thieemen open event (m\ waters), the winners—Foreman Dorran, Assistant Foreman Collett, and I'iremaii Bioolrer— were presented with £1 Is (Di Hector s trophy), whilst the team that rah tniru—Lloutsnanfc M'llvrid, Firemen Wheeler and Seager-each leceived

J&* Bul ? fl y, mentioned that -of the ±40.0 required for the motor vehicle, t|ra .publm had contributed •£lotf,"Wnil the council lVotild hew a- large' anfljurtfc of .the iflmpftdcF. . tii tMs' a vote of Shanks wa.s accorded Mr, Q. ■&. Ohaptoari. for Jiis advice.

f OTHER. HEMS, [ A fareW't social gathering was field I at the Petoiie Salvation jtarmv fianicks' last .evening ill cciiiisction' 4'ltlx this .departure of Cadet and Sister WliMoy, : . wliq leave at an early datd'fcir SlartoV ■ aisdlfo, .and Sjstor* Still, jvho .aw're'.- ■, mo ?M > %:idijutattt' iMir quisfc'ijrcsKMl:' '' <■■"■■»&■■ At west Mo'iid'ay's' meeting .of the Petono Bpraug'h• Cdmisi}, Ooniiciilor Totoi- , send will move:—.(ll That .the engineer be instructed' to talfo practical tests % ■ascertain' the ■delivering .capacity of this water Brains, hotih into ths'settling tank and from. Mio settling tank into Petom*. (a) That all water mains in tho .boioiigli for ftr.e puiftojses only (with thfe eseep-i ■tran- -of those in public streets;)' bo imhiie.diately .sealed., tq be broken wily in '.case. ■of .fire. (3) I'hat the iiiskUfitioit of the council to ta.e'td.r ■air.extrSorSnary water supplies bo only cu.'ixirs'ec} at present :ii'r the cases of those places where the <ions'unrption of water is' 'believed to .greatly 'exceed th. at tj© puf.posesj or whirs no- rates ,ar.e chargeable. ■