A letter from the French Council is read suggesting that the plant, etc., present in use by the French' Com: pany, shall be regarded as the property of the French Council, after the separation of the Settlements for fire purposes. The Council assents to this proposal as generally upon an equitable basis.
Translation of letter from the French Council, dated January 16, 1908.
Sin,—From your letter dated December 10 last, I note that the Council has been good enough to accede to the request addressed to it by the Prench Municipal Council as to prolonging the existing arrangement with the Fire Brigade Department for three months.
A question to which the Council has directed me to draw your attention is the understanding which must necessarily take place with reference to the material taken in charge by the Torrent Company.
For several years the French Municipal Council has contributed by annual payments to the purchase of material and the actual organization of the Brigade, and considers therefore that the Council will raise no objection if the existing engines revert to the Comder which the Municipal Council will thus make is of small importance, and is as follows 3 Horse hose reels, 30 Hose
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