FIRE BRIGADES’ ASSOCIATION

Northern Advocate, 17 April 1933, Page 4

FIRE BRIGADES’ ASSOCIATION

;' ' ANNUAL CONFERENCE. ./ - . ELECTION OF OFFICERS. MR H. W. JAMES PRESIDENT. - (Special to “Northern'Advocate.”) TfJv AROHA, This Day. : Over 100 officers and firemen ati tended the 32nd annual conference of / the Auckland District Fire Brigades .Association, .held at Tj’e Aroha oh Sat- - ■ • The-''election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows; PreJunior Foreman H. W. James ; '(Whangarei). vice-president, Seccxetary ■G. Fdllett (Te Kuiti); junior vice-president, Mr C. Bowie (Tc Afoha); ' Secretary, Captain T.. J. '-•-.Watfej treasurer, Mr C.’ A. Osborne . (Auckland)-”; auditors, Messrs .1. A. Gray and P: H' Hollingswofthi‘(Auckland); trustees, Messrs H. E. Follis and H. E. Moore. Service medals were pesented to' the past President, Y.-MrFarah, and sec- ; retary;"C. Bowie. • --' Following are further results of the •Y Competitive demonstrations: — Threemen- ami- standpipe.—Otoro\hanga. A, 255,: 1; Te Aroha A, 27 3*3s, ' 2;,..Otorohanga. B, 27 4-os, 3; Tauma- ' runui A,. 295, 4

Five men. disabled hose.—Tauinalunui, 57 4-ss, lj._ Otorohanga, 60s, 2; Dargaville, 645, 3; Te Arolia, 64 3-ss,

Five men, hose, reel and ladder,— Te Aroha and Otorohanga, 475, equal 1; Taumarumii, 48 1»5,5, 3,* - Te Kuiti, ' • 495, 4,

Two,hose ue—Whangar oi, 355, 1; TaUmaAmivi, Te Aroha and DargaVille, 395, equal, 2." ' Three men disabled hose. —Te AroIba B; 535, 1; Otorohanga A and Dargaville A,. 545, equal 2; Te Kuiti A, 555,-4. •; ■

' The' result of the Champion .Shield - competition was as follows: —Otorohanga, - 59} points, 1; Te Aroha, 58 points, 2pTaumarumii, -50$ points, 3; Dargaville, point's, 4, , The Brereton Shield points wore;— Botorua, Mi points, 1; Otorohanga, , 27i points, 2;, Te Aroha, 26J points, 3 ; Dargaville, 23 points, 4.