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one

for the Brigade. There

-unuenal number of fires,

to the increasing

chiefly, I fear,

3.

wre

Avas

a most

due parthy...

of Petroleum, but

to arson.

The rivalry among Fire

Insurance Offices here is

very

rists are taken in so reckless.

Keen; and

a manner

as to afford special templation to this

crive . the community is in consequence

Oc

demanding a Fire Enquiry Ordinance: And Juray inention, by way of _ -illustration of the general belief in

the prevalence of incendiariom, that

intelligent Chinaman remarked

an in

lately

lately that the Ordinance really

et the

required was one to prevent

Chinese from insuring

4.

Some ture

their houses.

ago,

in

Consequence of the largely increased work of the Brigade, the Legislative Council,

- my recommendation, granted the men a bonus equivalent.

to 30 per cent of their yearly salaries. The Brigade petitioned for a permanent

increase, but I did not see

my way

to complying with the request, chiefly because Tytam Water Works, when

the

A

completed, may very much lighten

the

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