PALMERSTON FIRE BOARD

Feilding Star, Volume I, Issue 290, 13 June 1907, Page 4

PALMERSTON FIRE BOARD

The first meeting of the Palmerston North Fire Board was held in the Borough Council Chambers yesterday afternoon. Present — Messrs F. Allen, C. A. Ewen, and R. M. Simpson, representing the Underwriters' Association ; Mr Alex. Turner, Government nominee; and his Worship the Mayor, Mr R. Essex, and Councillors E. J. Armstrong, and H. Haydon, representing the Borough Council. His Worship the Mayor was duly elected as Chairman, and presided over the meeting. The various clauses of the Act were considered, and an estimate was framed for the requirements of the Board to be forwarded to the Government. It was resolved that the Fire Board take over control as from July Ist ; that the present superintendent, Mr A. Tingey, and the lieutenant, Mr W. Barnard, of the Brigade, be offered the positions of superintendent and Jep.itj-superintendent as provided for in the Act; and the Chairman be authorised to enrol the present members of the Brigade as members of the Fire Brigade under the control of the Fire Board. The Chairman was also authorised to appoint the Palmerston North Fire Police and Salvage Corps, as provided in the Act, to be the Fire Police and Salvage Corps under the Board. Mr W. Hunter, secretary to the Fire Brigade was appointed as secretary to the Fire Board. A further meeting will be held before the end of the present month to make more definite arrangements for carrying out the provisions of the Act. Before adjourning, the representatives of the Underwriters' Association expressed their thanks for th^ cordial manner in which they had been met, and the very satisfactory manner in which the preliminary matters had been agreed upon. — Times. Wade's Worm Figs — Wonderful Worm Worrier*. 1« Farmers and tradesmen find it to tbeir advantago to get all harness and saddlory at G. B. Healoy's Feilding Saddlery and Harness Emporium, Kimbolton road. Absolute satisfaction is given by Healey. This is the universal verdict of all who patronise him. Grand selection of Legfjings for Winter use. Healey is atest in style and lowest in price. Repairs by compctenr workmen. A trial asked. *Voods' Great Peppermint Cure, for Coughs and Colds never fails. Is 6d and 2s 6d.