FIRE BRIGADE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18759, 16 July 1935, Page 3

FIRE BRIGADE

SATISFACTORY POSITION • "" ; ijfa f' SECRETARY'S" IMPORT The annual meeting of the Gisborne FireCfirigade was iield atfthe station list night with a. full attendance gf brigade members. •Superinfetodeib dL-W. .KUue was .in,the etc; i vrnsg.-’-tfoc. The following report.,.was submitted W the sectary,. MErfiC.lq Ferguson : ■“Twenty-seven -alarms had been ( received, being 'an* iiidreffise‘iof two over lastryeaa,- mostly-,gi’jiss rubbigh m the early part of'the ytfrr, 4 there -being only nin'e calls Infthe last- siS months. Since the last meeting 26 meetings and |i^'ctigeyihrr > fMft«dea , 'aa»d-- special -meetings had been held, making a total of 58 musters for tfie year. The attendance had again-been satisfactory. “In November the brigade had a visit from. Mr.' Girling Butcher/ inspector of lire brigades,' who expressed himself as very- pleased.... witU.„thfi.„ plant and /11 ib manner in which the members carried outr the duties, allotted to them. “It is with regret that I had to record the loss of our dearly beloved ‘Uncle’ ’l'oiu Morrison, the only original member of the brigade, who answered the last call in February last and was accorded a fireman’s funeral which, was most impressive. • - “In February Superintendent J. \Y, Kane, as delegate,'* aM ’Secretary D; L. Ferguson, as one of the executive of tins Accident Society, attended the annual conference and demonstration at, Blenheim, ami .eongratulatios are, extended to ,Su|)eiinlendent Kane bit Ins, election to * executive- office of the Officers Members’ Institute. Superintendent Knots gave’ mi interesting -report of the -conference on his return. . "So far- this season we have not' field any .social events, but a strong effort is to lie made after this.meeting to restore the Fif e Brigade Dull, one of tile events of the season a few years ago. “In keeping with the times .we are passing, through, the financial side has been -verv quigt,. there being no benevolent calls', while donations to the amount of IJ4 4s have •been-received during the year. *.-. • - ■, Vln conclusion we beg to tender,our 'sincere thanks tb liis, W, A. Bowie hud 'H. A. Angell, our honorajy’ surgeons : to the' Fire Police. - members Of the Raff of the Power ’ Board, telephone staff, police-force uud press, and many .other.s,who,.in.various ways have helped to, make our tliijty a little lighter. ’.'The satis fa e tory' jltjs’iiion aliowii in the ’report and Yiafii lice sheet,was, commented -on -byTForem!in.:-T- and,his remarks were endorsed by Deputy-.Super-.iiiteiideut A. Thompson.' / In congratulating the members on their attendance during the . year, an -average uf 23.15 out. of a total of 25. life .snperjutyndent. expressed a wish that this- hajipy position might be continued throughout the coming year. ■ , The -electioii of officers for the ensuing year resulted as- follows :—Senior F«re:;naii, -Vlr., J. P, Weston.; junior foreman, ..Mr. Tf P. Dono.van; secretary. Mr. D. L. Ferguson; treasurer, Mr. J. P. Weston; lion., surgeons, Drs. W. A. Bowie and r H, --Ar Angell; . social -wsiniinitlee, Mr. J,.. P Weston"; station officers, 'Messrs,*M r ild>sfl. Kearns,. W. McLeod, P, ‘McMahon aiid'l). Brown.'