HUGE FIRE LOSS

Evening Star, Issue 20135, 27 March 1929, Page 12

HUGE FIRE LOSS

£1,500,000 FOR YEAR |Tek United Press Association - .] M ASTFRTON. March 2G. Reference to the huge (ire loss ol New Zealand was made by ,1 n-pcctor T. T. Hugo at tin' annual reunion ol the Masterton Fire Brigade to-night. For the year ended December last, he said. the hi— would he well over VI ~T)o.t)on. "What was being done lo reduce it? he a-ked. Three years ago tie ronsidered it necessary to niake_ a very strong criticism ol Ihe I idled I‘ire Brigade-’ 'Association in consequence of its manner of carrying out the demonstrations. To-day lie was only too pleased to testify to the very great improvement made since then in that, respect. J lie association and ihe brigades were doing their pari. Jiispeelor Hugo proceeded to urge the iieecssiiy of business people who were more closely atlceted by lire I<>—cs (ban any other part of the community getting 'together villi a view to reducing that loss. He. added that the United Fire Brigades’ Association was taking a very forward step m the matter, w hich, he hoped, would, hear indi.