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did not reply to a

question pet who

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it

constantly.-

was the Officer in Command

of the Fire Brigade..

4. That the present Management

of the Brigade is faulty: a proper Fire Commission such as exists in Shanghai and other places should

be appointed : it being most un= desirable that one person only

should have the control

of the

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expenditure

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as from mista then

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careful Engineer to attend to

5th That the Drill

is not such

efficient

-one

much more

as

of

the Brigade

if an

to wake

in event of a fire :

being needed to that

end than merely turning out

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the force

once

a

month and

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economy

on his part much damage

may result, and I am informed

that a valuable Engine the property

of the public has been rendered

almost useless in consequence of

+ being a properly qualified

there not

量

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feebly pumping

and into

water out of

the harbour for the

space of a quarter of

such instruction

Men

to

Car

COPLA

hour,

never fit

-cope successfully with

the difficulties to be encountered

serious fire..

at a

P. Ryrie.

- HongKong 16th November 1874.

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