The Fire Brigades Demonstration.
The iittorculmiiai lir« brigade? (lemouslmlioi) tf/ lake pl.n>i> m Najiit-.r noxt mouth will be an afl'itir of coußiderii)>le niagnitiiilu. The Kct-rcMary h:is n'coivi-d tlie accepliincus of 20 ti-atus, totalling up to 120 competitors. Tim fotlowiug is tli« lia< : — South Dune/lin,6 men ; Mitrlon G men ; Balbirat City, 7 men ; Waiigauui, 7 men ; BalUrnt East, 5 men ; Minneroa, 6 inon ; Darlington, (N<>w South Wales), 5 iiu-u ; New" Plymouth, 7 nien ; Gisbonii-, 6 ini'ii ; Nasehy, 5 men ; Dnneriin,7 men ; Port Chalmers, 6 men ; Lyttelton, 5 nu 11 r Rungiorn, G men : Hokitika, 6 miii ; Master'on, 7 men ; Spit, G met) ; and Napier G moil. It will be seen that there are three ttams trom Australia, nine from the South Isliind, and «ight f rom the North Island. A niong the snbstiuitial prizes to be competed for will bo a sheep farmers trophy, a largfj one, and trophies given by " Di.-trict Legislators " the Coroporation, Fire Insurance Asgociatio ■, the Napier Banks, tho ladies of Hawke's Bay, &(?. Mi-ssrs Shand and Muson, and Messrs Morry weather and Co. also give substantial pViz-s, and Hi' re are sev«ral others given by private persons.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1579, 11 December 1885, Page 4
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189The Fire Brigades Demonstration. Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1579, 11 December 1885, Page 4
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