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Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 111, 19 April 1888, Page 2

FIRE! FIBE!! FIEEI'.J TO THE EDITOR OF THB STAR. Sir, — Can you explain the object of last night's meeting, re the preTention of fires ? I understood it waa called for the purpose of forming a fire Brigade. Salvage corps, or appointing a night watchman, but instead of that, we have a fortnight to lose the interest that *b being taken, while the committee which has been formed has time to think over and compile a report. Now, as many Feildingitea are aware, the same steps have been taken, committees formed, &0., and what was the result ? The whole of them came to nothing, though I would not imply that the same result will follow this time. Yet 1 cannot see thd use of calling a. meeting and getting such a pood attendance as we had last night and get so little done. What can the committee do more than the meeting could have done P They know what is the wisest and best course to take, and if they didn't, the committee will never tell them. We had in the meeting several experienced fireman, who could have told the meeting the best steps to take without this unnecessary delay, but the motion was put to the meeting, carried, and the meeting closed, bofore anyone had time to collect their thoughts, consequently as I have already said, we have a fortnight to think oyer it, during which, time the whole town might be burned to cinders. At any rate should a fire occur it will have more of its own way ihan if a Brigade or Salvage corns had been formed. The very fact of having such a thing or even a night watchman, might prevent such an occurrence. I trust that th» illadvised step, will not, as I am informed, keep a good many aloof in the future who, would, last night, have subscribed liberally and joined any organisation that might have seemed right to those present. In conclusion I would urge all those who attended last night and as many more* who c§n come, to attend the next meeting' and take up the matter with a determination to do something definite with regard to stopping the present state of things, as delay will prove both unnecessary and dangerous. — I am, &o.» Ex-FIRBMAJT.