Our Fire Brigades.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1785, 20 January 1886, Page 3

Our Fire Brigades.

There is * U.ij of men in ceaily every eommumty, who el much loss cf time end olv-d el the denser of loee of life or limb, work herd gratuitously ( r the welfare of their fellow citizens under eerteiu circumstance-*. But strange to aev they do not always get the praise they merit, la feet if they ere five minute* late even though it be through en accident or other c.rcurastances over which they here no control, there ere always •ome fuoiiah persons who apeak words I censure Onr Fire Bngaies. aa a rule, are men who wid turu oat at e moment's native to save property from destruction by tire, and nobly has this been illustrate] at toe tush fires at Jiew Ply no uth. Napier, Ma-tertm. and Carterton Fortunately br Utrytowp, wa have out as vet had oeel i ir the service of the Brigade, but we kn..w for a eerta.ntv, that when wanted they b« ready. The other ewer,mg in Grevp.wn when a chimnev oaaght lire. m nit uut-i'-ri r.ftren iun:r,' i« were upon tne spot. and 11.1s i* n eic.:jt. nsi case cl na ck response to a tire alarm. Toe mem may be aaid .if the Carterton lingt le VbOeE tUe buso area weie rag.ng ar und Carterton the other dar and the Brig. Ie of that town turned out, the Gtevtoxn Brigade were in reanneas to pltce tnemaelte* at the aerv.ee of toe Carterton -ettd rs in conjunction with the Brigade of tost township- We temetnber a few months since, wbtn teveral buildings were burne<l J.,»u m Carterton, how toe cireytuwn Brigade manned thecr engines and bet reel, and spea swsv to reader help. Ihey were welcomed on the ground* by the cheers of the people and ti.e other Brigade, and the promise was m i le that if ever Graytown .nod in need of a-s -t anee the Carterton Brigade woull act . . , •iffliiar manner We thorc ighlv belie' • - but hope that they wtd not be ea.lel ut perf irm the prom se Wa wuh that the public genet t. y gv. - more encouragement to oar Brigades. Ihe aaei stares m % monetary punt of view, is niggardly, ani this keep* them poor There are maur eipea.es c ,naecte.i with a w. I ♦japped Brigade a: i it is a duty ,n tie part .I the public I" ir «:!-■ f r theta. V.e are glad to see that c’a(lam Batllie, of t ; e Oreytown Bngale, has d.l-d the attenti n 1 tne May r ir I ( the (' uro . ! r? I ■ want of witer ra ti.e pab..c A -. ] t they aren .« be .-lea.te ] at .c i . t It w ul ] be • .erio'is - ;atvr f a r r-* i r he out in '.[ii ! evr.-• r ant ;■... ; , n , r .. fault to w.th water I:..- 1. v. r '.l now tie remel.e 1 In conneiTi n wt i .ir Br. ii' we r "ice that Sue rr-yt. »n m-n are tr**t;. n.’ <■« -y mgt.t ( r the •..en nt« t on nc th. Ml ■*•< in Aon V. r■. arv f) IV r :L, .• t7 * a; we mw >1 ti.e f w -f* n M r.n. mere pr rniu . I - rn- a., ut * ,r» i,. t.g dons when the n arr;T».