FIRE BRIGADES' CONFERENCE.
Per Pi"ess Association
r NELSON, January 29. '.-• The Fir® Brigades' Oonfei-ence opened to-day; delegates 'being present from all of the colony. They were welcomed by th© Mayor and Mr. - Graham, ■mean'ber for the city. Captain Tn-omey,^ of Lyttelton, presided,.
T, The! report sjhowed satisfactory finanp&s, there; being :a cx*edit balance: of -£158. It expresses i-egreb that no. Fire Brigades Bill has yefc been placed on -the Statute Book ; oongiratuiatcis:the,AsT sociatdon oh the improving state of brigades, but sugg€ste more determined efforts should be made this year. One of- the chief difficulties had been the apathy of the brigades, which had taken no steps to invoke the assistance of LccaLlegislators,' who wet© riot fri taiieK with the objects of the Association in this1 directions.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12716, 30 January 1906, Page 5
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126FIRE BRIGADES' CONFERENCE. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12716, 30 January 1906, Page 5
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