NASEBY FIRE BRIGADE.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 80, 26 August 1870, Page 3

NASEBY FIRE BRIGADE.

~.. .A.mee.ting- : of.the- Naseby-.Fire- Brigade was : .held-v.in. Hunter*s Empire Hotel on the evening of Friday last,; 19t!i Ans>.nirPr^sejit^—Messrs. Hunter (Captain), Inder (Lieutenant), George;; Mjllafe, CoStfelloOindiiifaitQ Mr! \V. Hunter was called to the chafe Mr. \V\ Huuter-was appointed tf.ee. 1 ' retary and -Xreasu/ei' to £he Brigade. Mr. Iricler proposed Mr. Eecles see,:,: onded---" That the- letters ' Fr P.' he'j painted seve--ral fire plugs." carried. J aiMr.TCdiile'rl fMpbsed,?:Mr.l XtfsjtelloV seconded —' v That a box be provided for' holding tbe'v^ioiiV-appliances in con 1 ; neotion with the Brigadej that a ladder and hookybe alsovgo|> and 20 iron buckets, the whole to be placed-on the balcony L of the Empire Hotel." Car-; ried. Mr. Costeilo proposed, Mr. Tait seconded—'' That; the with leather caps and belts." y CarriediMr. Hunter Mr. ''Millar seconded—"That an.alarm bell be procured- for ■ the Brigade.''; Carried. . j r Mr r InJei* proposed, Mr. Eecles see'oiided-—" That the 'Secretary 'put •§ himself in. deuce with .captains of Brigades in Queeristown arid Tuapeka, requesting to_be furnished with copy of rules ; and that the consideration and, formatioji r of t:ie i;ules - of the "STaseby. Fire. bo ' postponed until a future occasion.".. , Qaivied. Mr. Inder proposed, Sir. George

seconded- 1 -" That a subscription'list be opened immediately, for the purpose of defraying expenses incurred by the Brigade ; and that the following gentlemen be appointed collectors, na-nelv, Messrs. J: Millar, Cpllett, andj Hunter.", - Qarried. It was afterwards arranged that the Brigade assemble Tor practice to-mor-row ('Saturday)' afternoon/ at four p.m!