FIRE BRIGADES' CONFERENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 66, 11 March 1902, Page 2

FIRE BRIGADES' CONFERENCE.

PUB PBBSS ASSOCIATION. Hokitika, March 10. The Fire Brigades' OonfereoM opened this morning, the president, Mr Baker, being in the chair. The Mayor, on behalf of the citiaen*, welcomed the delegates. The report showed that 78 brigade* were now affiliated, and stated Wat it was the intuition to hold an exbibitioa of fire brigade appliances, and ask outside mar.ufuc ur s the condition* on which they would exhibit. Tbe report added th*t firemen are displaying noteworthy interest in ambulance work. The funds of tbe Accident Society show an increase of £2O. The total membership is 1000. '

' The afternoon sitting was devoted to notices of motion, and the reading of various paper*. A number ofamenrtmeats were carried with res peat to tba competition rules. The following papers ware discussed: —Utility of obcmictl anginas; til* fire prevention service of tbe 00)007} our biigides- their maintenance; reminiscences of Ohristchuroh volun'eer brigades. At the evening sitting of the conference the discuosioo on the paper* road was concluded. A committee was et up to report en Wednesday on «he question of gold star*. The txecutive wns appointed to arrange the de'ails of tbe proposed exhibition of applianoei at the next conference, Secretary Robbins was delegated to piiMat ft pe i'ion to the Government on the sut j act of the Fire Btigades Bill. The ritual as presented was adopted with slight amendments. Several matters of detail were discussed, and the conference adjourned till Wednesday morning. Subsequently the delegates were entertained at asmoke eoccrt, at which tbe Mayor presided, there being a large attendance of the pnWio at the function, whioh was very soocessful. The delegatee will be taken to Lake Mahinapua to-morrow for M aquatic picnic.