THE FIRE SERVICE.
ffd tile Editor.)
Sir,—As neither Q$ fchJ wl-jfe &n the above subject have answered my query of Saturday last [the following information may help them to do so. Palmerston North, with a population of 10,000 and 22 "fire-fighters, all paid men, takes £9OO per year to run its fire service. Petone, popula-. tion 7300, men required 21, annual cost £582; Dannevirke, population 45Q0, men 22, annual cost £500; Gisborne, population 6000. men 25, annual coat £360; Wasterton,. populaton 5500 men &2, annual cost £llsO. Tne above figures are taken from tie United Fire Brigades Association's statistics for 1909. So once again I ask, why does Masterton require 43 men in its fire . service? Thaftking you for space,—l am,, etc.,
B. GARDNER,
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10117, 12 October 1910, Page 5
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124THE FIRE SERVICE. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10117, 12 October 1910, Page 5
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