HONOUR TO WHOM HONOUR.
TO Till'! EDITOR. Sir,— lt appears the public are hard task-masters, always ready to find lault, and correspond! ugly slow to bestow commendation, and it is for that mason that I venture to brim; under the notice of your readers the excellent service rendered by the Five Brigade at the tire in Onslow terrace on Saturday morning last. hiving in that neighbourhood, 1 was soon at llie scene of tile tire after tlm alarm wa ■ run;; out, and L found the Unmade there before me, with, in all, about lot)!) feet of hose ::i full use. The expeditious way in which a few men dragged the h >se reel up from the llrandon street Station was most creditable to those concerned, while the work of the captain and his men must bo judged by results, which were that in a crowded terrace, with a strong wind blowing, only tho one house in which the lire broko out was totally destroyed, with those on either side only partially damaged. I am not one to give praise where it is not deserved, but at the fire in question I have no hesitation in saying the conduct and judgment of Captain Kemsley and his men was all that could be desired; and I think tho inhabitants of Wellington have every reason to bo proud of their Fire Brigade.— I am. &c., 'A. Hume. 98, Tho Terrace, Wellington.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1262, 7 May 1896, Page 19
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238HONOUR TO WHOM HONOUR. New Zealand Mail, Issue 1262, 7 May 1896, Page 19
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