A FIRE BOARD
COMMERCIAL MEN FAVOUR IT. S ' X -' POLL ON iMOVEMBER 3rd- : .' The Te Awamu'tu Chamber merce On Tuesday evening it clear that it favours the creatioj of a Firfei Board district here. ;,.,; 'J. The .presidenlt re(Bc|rred to. coming ,po.ll in connection with," ftlhe esltabiisihment of a Fire Board for Te Awamutlit The poll would toe taken. lon Novemfber 3rd. Tbla Chamber had ifirst taken the matter up, and askedthe ißordugh Council to akitvance the matter. The Council had) ac'ceded to |the reqrtest, and the poll would toe held. The next step was Up give the public fuller information. Mr Warbuirton suggested that Mir Hugo, 'lnspector-General of Fire Brigadtes, should toe invilted to visit Te Awamutu tb address a public meeting. This idea was commended. Mr Armstrong said tlhajt his personal idea was that the poll was rather premature, in view of t!he little knowBadge the general too%* of ratepayers had on thjet (sutoject. He was decidsdly in favour of (the Fire 'Board but he was certain many other ratepayers y had not looked) so, fully injto the sub- V ject. Hfa fthlought an address toy Inspector Hugo would be very hjeilpful. It was decided to ask the Department of Internal Affairs if Inspector, Hugo could Visit Te Awamutu tofefore «31stt Octototeir. ' (Failing Mr Hugo's ability to cohie, : the presidemt was asked to, ( arrange tor some other well-informed speaker to comte to Te Awamutu.
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Waipa Post, Volume 32, Issue 1924, 21 October 1926, Page 4
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235A FIRE BOARD Waipa Post, Volume 32, Issue 1924, 21 October 1926, Page 4
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