WOOLSTON FIRE BOARD.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 867, 20 November 1916, Page 9

WOOLSTON FIRE BOARD.

■ A meeting of the Woolston Fire ! Bowrd was held on Saturday night. | Present:—The Mayor (Mr J. J. i Graham), Messrs C. J. Cooper, V. [Hart, W. B. Richardson, and A. P. j Hopkins. The superintendent's report, ineluding a report from Inspector j Hugo, was referred to a special com- ! mittee, consisting of the Mayor, I Messrs Hart, C. Till, Richardson, and | Cooper to report on. An application from Mr A. Burn-

i -1 ley for leave to join the brigade as } j a volunteer was accepted. A communication was received , j from the Minister of Internal Affairs agreeing to allow the board to issue 37 debentures of £IOO each at £96, to t; bear interest at 5 per cent. 11 The epiestion of by-laws was ree! ferred to the special committee al--0 j ready set up. The board inspected the new - fire station, and went into the matter of furnishing several rooms, and I the board room, and it was decided j that the next meeting of the board should be held there. The fixing of the date for the opening of the new fire station was e deferred till next meeting of the v board.