THE FIRE BRIGADES' CONFERENCE

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12483, 9 March 1909, Page 4

THE FIRE BRIGADES' CONFERENCE

I " :* *«» lUnitbd Pbess Association.] Aubklahdj March 8. . The thirteenth annual conference of , the United Fire Brigades' Association | opened to-df>y, when l'Ol delegates attended. ' , The President, Mr Wildwish, in his ' ; opening add-.d_,s, regretted that so few I Brigades had taken advantage of leg- i islation for the constitution of Fire | Boards. This, lie believed, was chiefly due to the Brigades not liaving I fully understood the legislation. They ! had had complaints " that the insur- 1 ance companies weie not contributing I towards tlie Fire Brigade maintenance There tliey had a scheme which made _t compulsory on • the .companies to contributed. He trusted the delegates r v:ould '...roturn- to their Brigades charged with infornuitioh that woidd -"liable thorn to act in tbe direction of ■islablishiiig Fire Boards.