The annual meeting of the Mih-ho-loong Hook and Ladder Company, for the clection of officers, was held in the Municipal Council Rooms on the 26th ult,—Mr. C. J. Ashley, foreman of the Company, in the chair. About twenty members were present, The Chairman having introduced the business, Mr. Thorne, the Secretary, announced the loss to the Company of four of its active members, who formed part of the new Victoria Fire Steam-engine Company. Mr. Rice had resigned the position of assistant foreman; and Mr. B.A, Clarke had relinquished that of second assistant for the foremanship of the new Company. It was supposed last year that the Company would have double strength, but it now resolved to restrict it to 45, the original limit. He proposed that two members, who had since August last been on the roll of the Company, without being formally elected, Messrs. Littledale and Holliday, should now be accepted as members by a simple vote of the meeting. This was agreed to unanimously. The Seer read the resignations of Messrs. Rice, Cheverton, and Clarke, but proposed that the two latter, who were to be in the new Company, should be continued as honorary members of the Mih-ho-loong, a proposition accepted unanimously by the meeting—one member remarking, with prudent forethought, that these yentlemen might thus be looked to fur subscriptions to the next ball. Motions were proposed, seconded, and carried, continuing Mr. Ashley' as foreman, refusing to receive Mr. Rice's resignation and re-appointing him assistant foreman, and electing Mr, R Mackenzie, lieutenant under the military organization, to be second.assistant foreman, The resignation of Mr. Thorne was over-ruled, and that gentleman consented to discharge the duties of secretary for another year; the former treasurer being also re-appointed. Messrs. Stoddard, Bullock, and Tobin were appointed the Committee, the last named being elected in room of Mr. Stephenson, who is this year chief of a district, The Chairman drew attention to rule 18 of the Com-any's Bye-laws, enacting that a fine of imposed for absence from fires if no sufficient reason can be given, and $5 for leaving duty while at a tire, without permission first obtained of an officer of the Company. The latter habit had lately, said, been of great frequency, and it was therefore intended to apply the rule with strictness in future. otes of thanks to the Bull Committee, the Officers and Committee for the past year, and the Chairman, concluded the proceedings.
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