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letter and received by

by

order of

the Administrator of the "Government the

following

In

Answer...

reply to the question of the Honorable Member I have to state that the Fire

"Bell

"

was

not

rung

"members of

"

Nor

were the other

the Fire Brigade summoned.

"on the occasion referred to because, in

"

the opinion of the Captain Superintendent

#

"of Police, such a

proceeding

would have

the reserve

been inexpedient in 'face of other requesitions

"likely to be made upon.

the Police, and secondly because

"

Force

of

"the

Staff

detailed

for

the

ser vice

teas

"

#

expected to be sufficient

as the result

proved. Having made full inquiry

into this matter, prior to the notice

Governor Sir Arthur

"

of these questions

Kennedy

Kennedy considered, it right to express

#

"his approval of the conduct of "Captain Superintendent of Police

"

of the D

I

-behalf of the Oamers of Property

ow

and Taxpayers generally within this

Colony

the

on my

Awn

behalf

as

one

of

-aforementioned, and in the performance

of my duty as

a

Members

protest against the above

of this Council

CAN SCOLA

a8

not meeting the questions put for the following

reasons

1# That the Fire Bell at the Central

Station is intended to convey to the

inhabitants generally

as

well

as

to the members of the Fire Brigade intimation of a fire occurring; by

this

means many of the Citizens who have property in parts of the

town