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"hardened up. If this is the

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with private Engines how much greater the importance of having publie Engines, with their

large ophere of diety under "proper

and intelligunt superintendence ! "Hand Fire Engines. There are

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old and worn out unit would

"probably be found quite useless when wanted, although a very large portion of the City is dependent upon them, if being impossible to drag thes Steam Fire Engines beyond a limited, distance up the hill. onsterd of continuing to waste repades upon these,

there, newx and better construpted Engines should be obtained

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"Horse. This has constantly provid most defective, and at a recent

fire

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fire (the Rice Mill) upwards of twenty lengths burst and became useless, which necessitated

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stoppage of

the Engine until the damaged hose

could be replaced by a fresh supply borrowed from

The hose

of

a

private source.

the HongKong Fire

Insurance C Engine is older and

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has been

more

service, yet

or

the

occasion referred to us bursting whatwer took place in the case of this. The Government hose is cleanly "Rept but it is only apparently in

good order, the technical knowledge of the treatment it needs, in order " that the material of which it is

made be maintained strong and durable, not being applied to it.. Lately, Canvas hose, has been tried with a view to adoption, but it would be

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very

desirable that this

should