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GENERAL.
Staff. The Chief Officer, (the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe) and Station Officer G. C. Moss returned to the Colony from long leave on the 5th February. Mechanical Engineer E. F. Prown and Asst: Mech: Engineer P. H. P. Brown were engaged locally and appointed to the Brigade on the 1st March. Owing to their leaving the Colony Volunteer Officer Mr. R. M. Austin and Volunteer Fireman R. H. J. Brooks resigned their appointments and were struck off the strength as from the 5th December and 20th January respectively.
During the year 11 Chinese members resigned, 8 were dismissed, and 18 absconded. 58 Recruits were enrolled and trained as Firemen and passed out of the Drill Class into the Brigade, while 42 men were engaged and appointed to fill vacancies in other ranks of the Department.
The Brigade Motor Driving School was re-opened on the 22nd March and continued throughout the year. Four firemen qualified and were appointed as motor drivers in the Department.
Equipment. The new Fire Float (No. 3) was commissioned on the 7th April following successful steaming, and pumping trials. Demonstrations of its pumping capabilities, which total 4,000 gallons per minute, greatly impressed the general public who witnessed them.
The undermentioned equipment was supplied during the year to the Brigade:
1 "Safoam" battery, (comprising 3 units). 7,500 feet of Hose.
No. 1 Lorry, which was removed to the Kowloon Canton Railway workshops in 1925 with broken differential pinions was out of commission during the whole year; the sending of wrong sized pinions from Home being responsible for the delay.
Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 11 Appliances were completely overhauled while Nos. 7 and 9 Appliances and Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 Motor Ambulances received minor repairs.
No. 800 Car underwent a general and thorough overhaul during which 4 new mud-guards, a new apron, new hood, and new side curtains were fitted and the car was repainted.
No. 4 Land Steam Fire Engine was brought in from Tai Po, boiler lifted and cleaned, new valves and leathers fitted and the Appliance repainted. Very satisfactory tests were afterwards carried out and the appliance transferred back to Tai Po.
K 48
GENERAL.
Staff. The Chief Officer, (the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe) aud Station Officer G. C. Moss returned to the Colony from long leave on the 5th February. Mechanical Engineer E. F. Prown and Asst: Mech: Engineer P. H. P. Brown were engaged locally and appointed to the Brigade on the 1st March. Owing to their leaving the Colony Volunteer Officer Mr. R. M. Austin and Volunteer Fireman R. H. J. Brooks resigned their appointments and were struck off the strength as from the 5th December and 20th January respectively.
During the year 11 Chinese members resigned, 8 were dismissed, and 18 absconded. 58 Recruits were enrolled and trained as Firemen and passed out of the Drill Class into the Brigade, while 42 men were engaged and appointed to fill vacan- cies in other ranks of the Department.
The Brigade Motor Driving School was re-opened on the 22nd March and continued throughout the year. Four firemen qualified and were appointed as motor drivers in the Depart- ment.
Equipment. The new Fire Float (No. 3) was commissioned on the 7th April following successful steaming, and pumping trials. Demonstrations of its pumping capabilities,-which total 4,000 gallons per minute,-greatly impressed the general public who witnessed them.
The undermentioned equipment was supplied during the year to the Brigade:-
1 "Safoam" battery, (comprising 3 units). 7,500 feet of Hose.
No. 1 Lorry, which was removed to the Kowloon Canton Railway workshops in 1925 with broken differential pinions was out of commission during the whole year; the sending of wrong sized pinions from Home being responsible for the delay.
Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 11 Appliances were completely overhauled while Nos. 7 and 9 Appliances and Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 Motor Ambulances received minor repairs.
No. 800 Car underwent a general and thorough overhaul during which 4 new mud-guards, a new apron, new hood, and new side curtains were fitted and the car was repainted.
No. 4 Land Steam Fire Engine was brought in from Tai Po, boiler lifted and cleaned, new valves and leathers fitted and the Appliance repainted. Very satisfactory tests were after- wards carried out and the appliance transferred back to Tai Po.
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