FIRE BRIGADES CONFERENCE.

Colonist, Volume LV, Issue 13653, 19 February 1913, Page 6

FIRE BRIGADES CONFERENCE.

PROCEEDINGS AT WANGANUI. ;. [United Pkess Association.] Wanganui, Feb. 18i .... Tho UF B A eonieren.ce <qonclu<i.c.ci to^lay when tho special committees reSirtsV ui«dal decorations, whittlesigS! gold stow, and benevolent iuud "ere oW&sed, and tho remainder of tho remits dealt with. + , 'fhe president presented goW btais (for 25 years' series.) to tho lollowmg: Foreman F. Egglmg (tipkitika) . iJwomSn F. MflG^rjHokitika), *ireman O R- F Dummolin (Kangiora), Unoman" A. J. Miller (Kangiora), bocretary L Anderson (Hastings), *i«>nKni A Amit (Rosivn), Fireman. J. lo land Cfimaru), ViiWnan E. Townsjsnd .(vanennui), 4'iremon W. Blßydoii .Jrioutb Jlimodm), Fix-einan T. JL'ickard i.bouthof officers resulted as frfli>w»:-4'rtos^nt, . fcvupenntenUent Simggms (Wanganui); viee-prosidents C?p4ia cUpbell and Vice-Presidont Salmond; treasurer and secretary, Mr Bcantlobuty; auditor, Mr. I*. It. uraser. The. delegates wore to-day entertained at a citizens'- luncheon. Tb<+ Accident Assurance Company heid its -Ut annual meeting, tha pr«Ji-, dent, Air. .Bolkiugw .(Aw Plymouth;; being in. tho chair. ■_ I 'Dm aniiuai ivport; stated that though, .the claims liavo bbeu heavy the tumls hadiiucwased, aaid there, was now"-a. eatistec^ry balance. ,lsinety-hve brigade* were afliiiated, with a membership of 1733. The revenue last, year was £-^0 15s Od, an increase of £4/ 6s 5d 'lino total payments were &IV6. Tb<* society's accumulated funds total-jod-£BSO WBd, an increase of £127 lls lio heaviest claime mado on the society were fiom brigades employing permaaenfc men, whoso claims totalled It was decided that the financial year (ibould end on December 31st t in accordance with the friendly societies annual returns. _ Captain Rolston (Inglewood) was dtectod- iwesident unopposed, and N Lieutenant Mulvihill, and ©üb-Supenntend-ont Wildish, were elected vico-preei-deoite. Messrs. Scantlebury, 1. J. iWatte, and P. JR.. Fraser were re-eiect-cd. treasurer, secretary and auditor rei^pebtively.