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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10838, 2 March 1921, Page 3

At the 29th annual meeting of thft United Fire Brigades’ Association Accident Society yesterday the following officer were elected: —-President, Superintendent J. Carter (Sumner); vicepresidents, Sec. E. S. Cross (Hamilton), Supt. J. H. Riddell (Spit) ; treasurer, Sec. C. A. Osborne (Onehunga); secretary, Captain T. J. B atts (Newmarket) ; auditor Air P. R. Fraser (Auckland). The United Fire Brigades’ Association accepted the invitation <rf the Palmerston North brigade to hold the next conference there- The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—President, Captain C. A. Luca® (St. Hilda) ; vice-presidents, SeniorSuperintendent W. H. Barnard (Palmerston North); Junior-Superintendent H. E. Greathead (Eketahuna); treasurer, Secretary C. A. Osborne (Onebunga); auditor, Air P- . R- Fraser (Auckland). —Press Association.

Whilst dealing with the subject of motor speed limits at the meeting of the Lower Hutt Borough Council, the Borough Engineer (Air E. A. Gimbley) submitted recommendations, _ which were adopted, i nregard to fixing the speed limit in the various streets of the borough. “Under the by-law as it stands at present,” read a further recommendation, “a person may not b® convicted merely on the opinion of one witneas. I would reemmend you to amend this clause so that the borough inspector or any other authorised officii.) | of the council may take proceedings on the opinion of one witness only.” “In the by-law there should, I think, als ohe a clauce which specifically makes it an offence to drive a motor vehicle on a tarred or asphalted cycle track, whether such cycle track be kerbed or not.” it was decided to refer the niatter ta ike bgrgugh solicitor, ■ . . ...