BURNING OF RUBBISH
SOME PEOPLE ACT BEFORE SEEKING PERMIT Some people had a wrong impression of their obligations before burning rubbish, said a Fire Brigade officer last night. It was not uncommon, he added, for suburban residents to telephone the Central Station and in asking for a permit inform the brigade that the fire was already alight. “Actually, this sort of thing constitutes a breach of the by-laws," the officer added. “A permit must be obtained before a match is set to a pile of rubbish.” Other pegple confused the issue with the impression that all they had to do was notify the brigade that they were about to burn rubbish. In point of fact, the brigade, in its discretion, may refuse permission. The object of the by-law is to prevent, as far as possible, the indiscriminate burning of rubbish, particularly at a time when undergrowth is very dry and the fire menace more acute. Even in cases where people have been granted permission to burn rubbish, lack of care has resulted in the fire spreading and the brigade has been .called ou» to save the situation.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 88, Issue 5, 7 January 1944, Page 4
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