KAIAPOI FIRE BRIGADE.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17111, 5 April 1921, Page 9

KAIAPOI FIRE BRIGADE.

Ihc fifty-first Annual .mooting of the 3C*iapoi Vo'.urkeer fir* Brigade was held last evening. Superintendent J. A. Mealing* presided over a full attendance of numbers. The annual report atated Iliat- prattles* Ivad been well attended during the year, the Brigade, at present being- at full strength. ThoBrigade had boea represented at the prov.in-, cial demons'ration at Askbitrton, also at tho Unikd Fire Brigades' Demonstration at Napier, and th? teams' performances uto creditable. Curing tbe year membsrs had been called ant on three occasions, and had euppree=cd tho fires without serious Jamaga dorra. The estimated fire loas for tjio y*or was £750, and tho insurants valuns JMiCO. The Brigade' competitions .bed be«i keenly contested, the. Citizc-ns' dip beinj wen by Fireman E. Slal'isch, with G. Clarke runnerup. Explosions of regret were niado en tho •retirement of Foreman T. 11. -Gibson Fiie.man H. 1). Cooksley, and Fireman S./Wiiile, all of wham had'been members of top .Brigade- for a- lengthy term. The balanceJ 6he;t showed a credit balance of £lt 0s 7d The report wtts woaived and adopte-,1. The following officers w-arc elected:—*S*aior foreman, F. Clark; junior foreman, Ij. Pierce: secretary and treasurer, G. Clarke; dian. H. Ma.roiKrt: auditor?, Engineer 11. TV. Chi'ds and Fireman "ft".' G. TVyli-; fm«.»i«» committer. Foremen Clarke and Pierce, Firemen H. Marquel, G.'Clarke, E. Frascr, and K. "ReCTa