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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 927, 21 September 1910, Page 8

" A letter has" been received ; by. the Mayor, Mr. T. M. Wilford, from; the council of the New Zealand Fire \Un: derwriters'"Association," in reply to representations made; by a deputation from the .council, which waited upon tho in; April, last;; and made certain objections to ', the' wiring rules adopted' by insurance . companies:: The letter of tho association 'is conciliatory in . tone, but most" of the requests ..'preferred on .behalf of; the'.':council'.-are evaded or denied. Commenting on -the letter,- in ti communication to/the Power Stations. and Tramways Committee, . the City Electrical. Engineer, Mr. (Stuart Richardson, declares tliat, despite the conciliatory tone of its reply, "tho .•Underwriters' Association, instead of making its rules any .easier, has' really .(made thorn more stringent. Proceeding from a criticism of its details, Mr. Richardson 'asserts , that "greater humbug could hardly have been written" than the association's oppressed-desiro to assist ! the City Electrical - 'Department in - the object which it desires—viz.,. cheaper .installation! "I regret," Mr. Richardson remarks in concluding, "that so much time has been wasted by 1 the council a;iid its officers ■ in trying' to : . deal. with this association, and I can only recommend to the committee that further negotiations with the association should be dropped, and that our rules; be revised to remove any unnecessary restrictions which at present hamper progress and necessitate uncalled-for expbnse 'in tho installation of . electric supply." A desirable nine-roomo dhouse, recently Tonovated ,'throughout, is advertised for sale" in-this issue, .by Mr. W: Beswick, Mein Street. ', : -An important sale: of Auckland city freehold property; will b'e held by Slesssr. S. Vaile and Sons, in, conjunction with Messrs. R. Arthiir and Co., Auckland, on Fridaj', October 7, at Auckland. ; Messrs. Abraham and Williams will hold a stock sale at Johnsonvillo to-day; : Miss IT. Teivsley, teacher of pianoforte,: notifies in this isue that a new term is .just beginning.