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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17126, 22 April 1921, Page 3

WOOLSTON FIRE BOARD. The Woolston .Fire i3oard met last night. Presont—.Messrs U. Hill icxumraan), J. A. Martin, JJ. Hart, *'. A. Xapson, and J.J. liraham. , ■lnspector Hugo, reported that he had. inspected tha Brigade. and its equipment on March 18th, when Ohere ywre, px*seut tno superintendent, depfty, aW 'cignt firemen, representing' the full .strength men'on tii-e rc-11. The .brigado was thug lour Bhort of its authorissd strength. Alter each or his inspections he had found ft necessary to call attention to, the dangerous numerical weakness of the Brigade, and the Board should find the reason thereof and apply the remedy. The motor was taken out and the jiump got to work f torn theriver with very eltistactory results. Trials were made with different lengths of hose and different pressures. A delivery with 300 ft of hose and a half-inch no3zte,was got t6 work, but the half-inch nozzle was too small, and set up au excessive vibration, which would very quickly chafe the hose through, and a threc-quaiter-inch nozzle should be provided for working' with a single delivery. Unfortunately the enirine broke- down,' and no further experiments couid be carried out. I'roni what no could learn in view of the manner in which the' motor was loaded up with gear it had been *he habit to cany too many men, and not more than four, should be parried by the machine when going to a fire. The loaves of the pumps required cleaning and. lubricating periodftelly, which would make a very considerable diffe:ence in easing the running. - ' ■ ' ' The report was received, and the matters recommended were left to the chairman to have carried out. . , . The euperintendent reported there h.id been no fires iu the borough since the last meeting. . .. Fireman Lloyd put in his resignation, which was accepted, and the writer thanketi for his past services.. ..

A ripple of. laughter was caused by an interjector during; the" couise oj . Mr Massev's address at the opening of the fertiliser works at Te Papapa (Auckland) on Saturday. Mr Massey wsj dealing with, the primary industries of the country,.and had expres-<?d himsell optimistically regarding the prospects of the wool, meat, and dairying industries, giving reasons for his bc.ief, wtivSa apparently appealed to the farming element among his hearers. "Go on. tor another half-hour and we'll have a land boom," cried a hearty voice as Mr Massey paused in his spHech. When the Massey said he had no dtsire to create a false" impression., The world was passing through a trying period, and ths effect was being more or leE6 felt by the primary industries of • She Dominion. This effect he felt sure would be morely temporary, and the clouds that at present obscured the farmers' horizon in some directions would shortly be dissipated. The tform backer can't do without the ; Pocket Turf Begister. Now published- <