PORT CHALMERS FIRE BOARD

Evening Star, Issue 19918, 14 July 1928, Page 2

PORT CHALMERS FIRE BOARD

A meeting of the board last night was presided over by Mr M. I nesu _ Tho Department oi Interna Allan* notified the Minister’s approval of the board’s estimated income and expenditure for the current year. Exclusive of a credit balance from last year, the beams imenu was estimated to total £212 tho borough council land the_ insiuance companies to h l ' o^1 ' £ ‘ J „ s each and tho Government £2l 4s.—Recnv>d , . The Federated Ironmasters Association urged the use of New Zealandmial' supplies as lar as possible. ■ Received 'I ha executive appoii d to luruicr ccr-.ain decisions arnvci by the Fire Bi ignites’ Conference i. August last, bad' it- honorary secretary advised, waited on .Sir Maui Poinare in respect fo same. The Minister had promised that tho conference’s representations would be accorded favourable consideration. but he '..as doubtful whether the present short session of Parliament would give legislative effect to them. ■ Received. , n .. , Fireman J. M'Elwcc, who attended the recent annual conference of the United Fire Brigades’ . Association at New Plymouth, reported thereon.—The board resolved to thank Fireman M Etwee for the report. „ The honorary secretary, Mr O. £<• Thetford, forwarded a report of the brigade’s activities during the past three months. It had attended a fire at the. gasworks, and one at a smokehouse, which was burned down. Two new firemen had been appointed, mailing a total of thirteen The motor, which was in good running order, would have to be fitted with a’siren. As the uniforms were twenty years old. moth eaten, and water marked, the firemen wanted new ones.—The report was received, and local members of the boar were asked, to look into the matter <■ the uniforms.