HOROWHENUA NOTES

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 9998, 15 June 1918, Page 3

HOROWHENUA NOTES

(From Our Own Correspondent.) OTAKI. Friday. A meetine of the Otaki Volunteer I'ire Brieade was held in the brigade room last night, when iilteen ineiubei-s eel tbe roll call. Lieutenant lilil occupied the chair. It was reported that the deputation, consisting of representatives of the Town Board and i'ire JinKrade, had been unable to wait on the Minister for J ustice relative to a Government section at Otaki on account ci his indisposition, while a second arrangement was cancelled owing 10 a mtsuiiuuretandinc. It was decided that tho matter of rnakintr further arrangements to wait on the Minister be left in the hands of Lieutenant Hill and Hr Nicolson. Mr Ooekroll (secretaryV reported the result of a. deputation to 1 the Town Board, and read the arrancement arrived at, which was considered very satisfactory. It was regretted, however, that tho board had been unable to increase a grant beTond .£SO. Tho secretary reported that ho had written to Mr Dutch, relative t? securing a chemical engine, but had received no reply'..

Lieutenant Hill stated that promises of donations to date totalled .£lsl 6s and another .£2O could be reasonably expected. This was independent of the Town Board's promised donation. It was axrecd to ioin the Fire Brigade Association, and also invito members to join and participate in the insurance. The brigade's feo for ioininK would be £Z I6s.

A motion that the brigade insure threanjembers war, briefly discussed, bill afterwards withdrawn, it being: agreeu that owinsr to the brigade iust making a start and the low finances in consequence that each member par bis own fee.

Mr Cockrell reported that owing to a misunderstandinc or a mistake, Mr Williams had witlidrawn his offer to sell a tower for £ll 10s, but had now changed his mind, and atrreed to aire the brigade the first refusal. On account of not 'hnvinc particulars, it was agreed to let the matter stand over. Mr Williams, in the meantime, to be written to and thanked for his offor.