FEILDING FIRE BOARD

Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 100, 29 April 1941, Page 3

FEILDING FIRE BOARD

Favourable Comment On Small Loss ! ANNUAL MEETING HELD At the annual meeting of the Feilding Fire Board yesterday, favourable comment was made respecting tho very small fire loss suffered in Feilding over the past year. Mr. W. E. Cart hew (chairman) presided and there were, also present Alessrs. A. C. AlcCorkindale, V. E. Smith, V. M. Edgar, L. A. Hutton, O. C Sporle (superintendent) and C. H. Tate (secretary). Air. Cartliew was re-elected chairman, members complimenting him on the able manner in which he conducted the business of the board. In the course of his review of the superintendent ’s annual report (already published), Air. Carthew drew' attention to the small fire loss, amounting to £O. This, he suggested, reflected the liig!i degree ot' efficiency of Feilding’s lire fighting plant, as well as the brigade staff and the superintendent. Air. Edgar, representing the Underwriters’ Association, expressed accord with this and commended the idea of training emergency personnel which Mr. Sporle had undertaken under the E.P.S. organisatoin. In this connection it was reported that a dozen citizens had volunteered to receive training iu fire ' fighting drill and good progress was being made. Discussing fire fighting methods, Mr. Edgar mentioned that in consequence of experiences at Home, he anticipated great changes alter the war. The de- ' velopmont of the trailer pump as an efficient firefighting unit indicated that ’ they would shortly be m more general ’ use and after the war these ivouid become standard equipment. Air. Sporle reported that the brigade ’ had a supply of 2600 ft. of fire hose which he anticipated would be sufficient ’ for all normal requirements. It was difficult to obtain supplies.aud lie felt ’ that the brigade could manage with 1 what it had iu store. It was reportod by Air. Sporle that some of the supply of 29 instantaneous ’ couplings recently purchased were un- ’ satisfactory. He understood that other 1 brigades had experienced like trouble. * It was agreed to write to the manufacj turers drawing their attention to the j faults. The meeting approved of the appoint- , ment of the Public Trustee as commis- ' sioner for the board’s capital expendi--1 ture fund in accordance with the reguI lut ions. Tho estimates for the new year disj closed that there would not require M be any increase in the levy lor the ; town’s lire fighting organisation. Tho past financial year closed' with a credit j balance of £9l Gs 2d. The estimates j were approved. Accounts amounting to £2QS I3s 7d .. were approved.