FIRE BRIGADES' ASSOCIATION
CONFERENCE AT HASTINGS. By Telegraph—Press Association. ' Hastings, March 1. The forty-first iftinual conference of the United Fire Brigades' Association was openod at Hastings to-day, Superintendent Keith presiding over an attendance of 140 delegates from Bluff to tho North Cape. The proceedings were opened by Mr. George Ebbett (Mayor) and Mr. H. M. Campbell, M.P., extended to tho visitors a cordial welcome to tha town.
The annual report stated that tho excess cf assets over liabilities was Mia, as against .£341 last year. In addition tn 10 presented ■ at Inst, conference gold stars had' been presented during the year io A. F. Spooner (Patea), C. R. Surninn (Mt. Eden), E. J. Little (Palmerston North), C. S. Rush (Palmerston North), W. S. Hart (Potone), J. B. Cros«ut (Stratford), Wj Rmvson (Stratford), and W. J. Gilberd (Napier). Two are to ba presented at this conference to J. Smith (Dannevirlce) and C. W. Braggins. This makes a total of twenty presented during the 12 monthsI—a1 —a Teoord-number. 'J he following extract from tho report rihows that the fire brigadesmen responded nobly during tho war I .—"lt is very gratifying for the executive to place on record tho noble response made by members of ths .fire servico throughout the Dominion in the late national The number enrolled for' all services was 11)7(1 out of a roll number of fewer than. 3000.' The-fact Dhat over one-half of our members have responded to tho Empire's call should arouse a spirit of enthusiasm in the hearts of all We deeply regret to state that 237 of our comrades made the supreme sacrifice, while 523 were' wounded and five were made prisoners of war. , Two more of our comrades gained tho Military Medal—E. M'LaeMan. (Gisborne), and A. Corbett (Rotorua). This tho number of Military Medals gained by members 43." The conference eits to-morrow morning and on Wednesday morning. Tomorrow afternoon the Mayoress entertains the delegates at afternoon tea, and on Wednesday afternoon the delegates will be motored through the surrounding district.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 134, 2 March 1920, Page 7
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335FIRE BRIGADES' ASSOCIATION Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 134, 2 March 1920, Page 7
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