The total number of calls remittee's report and laid the same {ceived was 10 and this number before the Ratepayers in meeting} assembled, and obtained their in-constitutes a record as being the smallest number of calls ever restructions thereon, which will necessarily involve waiting at least two ceived by the Brigade in one month since iis re-organization. Of months, since it would be useless these 10 calls, 9 proved to be to convene a Special Meeting of genuine fires, of which 8 occurred Ratepayers before October, and within the Settlement and one out-even than it is by no means certain side, the remaining one being a that the necessary quorum would attend. false alarm. The damage on assessed property. within the Under the circumstances, and in Settlement was estimated at Ts. view of the stress laid in your let-335, whilst the property at risk was ters of June 4 and July 5, on the estimated at Tls. 23,600. Two build-need for an early decision in the ings were damaged. Machines matter, and fully appreciating the travelled approximately 64 mile: difficulty in which your company hose used amounted to 1,025 feet finds itself pending such decision, and the time occupied was 10) the Council suggests that valuable; hours. There was nothing excep-time would ultimately be saved if tional as regards the supposed negotiations with your company se of fires within the Settlement. were entered into immediately with a view to formal exercise of the powers of purchase referred to above, if and so seem as the rate-
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