ABOUT THE BOARD.

Northern Advocate, 15 August 1919, Page 3

ABOUT THE BOARD.

"The Fire Board" was a toast brought forward by Supt. Chissell, who contended that the brigade \conditions were infinitely superior to those of the pre-war days, and the equipment efficient, but regarding the night conditions at the station, he certainly thought that the radiator should have been granted—it was

the least the board should have done. If some of the board members had to put in a week at the station, which was like "a hut on stilts," they would assent to the purchase of all the radiators in the town. All the requests he had put to the board had been reasonable, and he was sure the board members would take the needs to heart. He believed they had a. good friend in the present chairman. The same could be said of Mr Rishworth, while Mr Cutforth was an old member and well versed in board matters. Mr Dent said that he knew of no board he appreciated more than the Whangarei. Fire Board. They were shrewd business men. The board had no revenue; it still owed money to th Borough Council, but had nevertheless bought the station section as a freehold at £300. The new fire station proposal was difficult as a financial matter, seeing that the board had very little security to offer. He would, however, do all in his power to further the new station; proposition. < Mr Cutforth instanced the big rise in building material prices owing to the war, otherwise he believed the new station would now be an accomplished fact. No one was more anxious than he to see the reform accomplished.

It was commented by Mr Rishworth that the evening's arrangements were highly creditable to all concerned The frank criticism passed that night would do good all round. He hoped the board would be able to devise ways and means for obtaining the new building, which was very desirable '