FIRE BOARD

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 227, 21 June 1941, Page 4

FIRE BOARD

Rise In Estimated Expenditure

The annual report of the Wellington Fire Board, presented at yesterday's meeting. shows that the estimated expenditure for the current year is £17,200, a rise of £4BOO on last year’s total. The Wellington City Council’s contribution has automatically been increased from £21,000 to £23,100. The tire premiums paid to insurance companies totalled £176,512 last year against £171,12S tins year, a slight decrease, so that the percentage of levy to premiums is advanced from .11.81)5 per cent., in I'JIO--41, to 13.415 per cent, this year. Maintenance work at the several brigade stations received full attention during tile year, the report stated, and the tire-fight ing plant had been kept in good order. Supplement,-i r.t emergency equipment had been provided for to meet the air-raid menace I’l,ins for the co-ordination of the city and Hurt Valley brigades wore also being made, as well as for extending the brigade service to embrace the Johnsonville Town District.

Tlic board placed on record its appreciation of the loyal and enthusiastic service of alt the sratl’ personnel of the brigade, and of the ready manm-r in h liieb they had rc«poiide<t in assisting activltios in connexion with the F.J.’.S. and E.F.B.