Original Correspondence.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 211, 23 August 1862, Page 5

Original Correspondence.

THE PHtii ■JJUIGADE; (To the Editor of the Daily Timbb.) Sir.—l_ at n glal that a number of the most influential citrus ot this town have come forward to torm a tu-e Brigade, and nave formed a committee to carry out the same, an 1 I think they deserve th» support ot the community at large. Still,-with your permission, I will mention one or two thing* which anvtK Tm 011!'• a? e^ntoUy-requisite to render anything of tl» kind t lorou^hly effective. + .„! 1 c Brig*k'ought to' be under the contiol ami management of the Government, who would appoint au experienced aod duly qualified man to act as bupe.intendent, with an efficient staff of omcers. under hh charge, with fixed salaries. M wiS Ui y*~^r3l?l^a otl«hfc t() be ere«*«l BU>«S£r y rt fto holtl. any.u»»nt>er.-of engine., and where the firemen imglit always be found, should a nPPISI >iUmA :ikc» « ilace- Tilisia Particularly needful in a town like Dunediu, where the building ..ftftff' l™} «»«M. a fire happened, half if LH, n 7 -° f- tlie b l ? tl 1 iillo"* wife'lit be burnt down Uu %■ 3 lmOr, e uil the ">cmbew of the company could arrive tj vender any assilance. ■■ ; ■ nftVY . Bri^le v -ofc «P by individuals, there n,rl ~?, T m efltV re minb of unloll > wM«h arises, pj haps, roru some of th« members considering llwm! seKento lie in a inherent i,osition m life, who deem « quite enough to pay their contributions, but who . ire uawaiing to tok.e part in the hard work and drudgery ot the undertaking. and tho?""* for treSimsi"S so long on your sisice I remain, Sir, I*our obedient servant, T G C Dunedin, August 21st, ISG2. ■■■■■' |We think our correspondent's kar? are not borne out by experience.Yoluiitetr Brigades are. as a rule, succeastul. We take it, the present Brigade is to be essentially a Volanteer one, and h not meant t<> supersede the Un^ie which, it is to be' hoped, the lown Board, umie.vtlie authority of its new Ordinance, will lose no time in organising. 1,, a city of this size, three or tour Urigadcs are wanted, hi reganl to the last par^mpb. we SMOIIW j,e sorry to think that uiembeivj wjuld .shirk duty for the confiiderntiond ailuded to. Ed. D. T.j "