OTAKI FIRE BRIGADE.
A “wet” practice in connection with the Otaki Fire Brigade was held on Wednesday night, when the chemical in the engine was tested on a fire in the Native College grounds with satisfactory results. It is interesting to know that the local fire brigade covered the distance from the station to the College grounds in four minutes, while the time taken to ran out tho hoso and have the chemical playing on the fire was I a minute?The height of the jet was about 40 feet and lasted about 8 minutes. The time to empty one cylinder was 13 minutes. A meeting was afterwards held, when, the nomination of officers resulted.'— Captain, W. Bassett; Ist lieutenant, held over till next meeting; 2nd lieutenant, E. Irvine; secretary, Harold Cockrell,
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Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 14 March 1919, Page 2
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131OTAKI FIRE BRIGADE. Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 14 March 1919, Page 2
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