Feb. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 563

which shall be allowed to be kept in terms of the said license shall not exceed 250 gallons, unless stored in a properly constructed fireproof magazine approved of by the Superintendent, when a maximum quantity of 1,600 gallons may be kept.

4. No person shall store any petroleum in the district of Petone, except he shall have first obtained a license; provided always that it shall be lawful to keep in any private dwellinghouse any quantity of petroleum not exceeding 8 gallons for private use.

5. Any person desirous of storing any petroleum, carbide of calcium, dangerous goods, or other inflammable substances in or upon his premises in the district of Petone shall first obtain in writing a license from the Petone Borough Council to store such goods.

PART IV.

Electric Fire-alarm Circuits.

6. (1.) The Board may establish or contract with any person or corporation for the establishment of an electric fire-alarm circuit, and may from time to time extend such circuit, and provide for the connection therewith of street alarms, and public and private buildings and premises. All connections shall be carried out to the satisfaction of the Board at the cost of the owner of the property to be connected. The cost of maintenance of all public and private connections shall be borne by the owner of the property connected, and all such connections shall be efficiently maintained to the satisfaction of the Board or any officer appointed by the Board for that purpose.

(2.) Every person who shall wilfully disconnect, break, damage, or interfere with any bell, wire, appliance, apparatus, or thing connected with or forming part of the Board’s electric fire-alarm system, or who wantonly or maliciously rings, starts, or sets in motion any fire-bell or fire-alarm, shall be guilty of an offence against this by-law.

PART V.

Fires outside the District.

7. The Superintendent may by his own discretion render any assistance he deems necessary at any fire taking place outside the district, provided always that he can do so without endangering the safety of the Petone Fire District. If any portion of the Petone Fire Brigade established and maintained by the Board attends and performs any services at a fire in any building outside the district of Petone at the request of the owner or occupier, such owner or occupier shall pay to the Board for such attendance and service at the undermentioned rates:—

Superintendent or officer in charge of brigade— £ s. d.
First hour .. .. .. 0 10 0
Each succeeding hour .. .. .. 0 7 6
Each fireman—
First hour .. .. .. 0 4 0
Each succeeding hour .. .. .. 0 3 0
Each fire-appliance, per hour .. .. .. 1 10 0

The cost of transporting men and appliances to be borne by the owner or occupier. The times to be computed from the time of leaving the station until the return to the station.

8. The Board may permit a portion of the brigade or plant to render services other than at fires under special circumstances, and in such cases such charges may be made as for services of the brigade and use of plant for attending fires outside the fire district, or as the Board may consider adequate.

9. The charge for services of members of brigades at theatres, music halls, and the like, shall be for each fireman, 3s. 6d. for each performance, and not more than two firemen allowed for each theatre, or such other sum as the Board from time to time may by resolution decide upon.

PART VI.

Maintenance of Discipline and the Insuring of Good Conduct on the Part of Members and Officers of the Brigade.

10. No person shall interfere with or obstruct any officer or member of the brigade in the execution of his duty.

11. No person shall supply any intoxicating liquors to any officer or member of the brigade while such officer or member shall be on duty, unless he shall first have received from the officer in charge of the brigade permission to do so.

12. No person other than the officer or the fireman in the occupancy, and his wife and children, shall sleep in any fire-station quarters without permission of the Superintendent.

PART VII.

Conditions of Service.

13. Every member of the brigade when entering the service of the Board shall subscribe to the following conditions of service:—

(1.) Every member shall reside at a station, or within such distance therefrom as the Superintendent may approve of; and any member shifting his residence shall give notice thereof to the Superintendent.

(2.) Every member shall be supplied with suitable uniform and accoutrements, and he will be held responsible for the safety, cleanliness, and good order of the same. Such uniforms and accoutrements remain and are the property of the Board, and any member leaving the brigade, whether by resignation, discharge, or dismissal, or absence under Condition 8, or for any other cause, shall, upon demand by the Superintendent, forthwith deliver up to the Superintendent possession of all such uniform and accoutrements. Should it appear to the Superintendent that any of the articles so returned have been improperly used or damaged, a sum sufficient to cover the loss sustained will be deducted from any money due to such member, or the Board may take such steps as it thinks fit to recover the amount of the loss sustained.

(3.) Every member is required to obey promptly all lawful orders given by persons placed in authority over him, and also to make himself acquainted with all rules and regulations for the proper working of the brigade that are in force, or which may be issued from time to time by the Board and entered in the Superintendent’s Order-book kept for that purpose.

(4.) A copy of the Board’s by-laws and the agreement between the Board and the brigade shall be posted in a conspicuous place at the fire-station.

(5.) The Superintendent may instantly dismiss any member for any of the following offences, committed whilst on duty, viz.: Insubordination, neglect or disobedience of orders, or taking intoxicants without permission of the officer in charge; and any such member will forfeit any pay which may then be due to him. Every case of dismissal shall be brought before the Board at its first meeting after the dismissal.

(6.) In the absence of the Superintendent at any fire the Deputy Superintendent shall assume command, and in the absence of both the Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent the senior foreman in charge shall have all powers and duties conferred and imposed on the Superintendent.

(7.) On the first alarm of fire, night or day, members are to turn out as far as possible in uniform, with the reel and every appliance in good order, and proceed to the locality with all possible speed for the purpose of extinguishing the fire.

(8.) A fireman absent from three successive calls—either to fires, drill, or muster—shall be deemed no longer a member of the brigade, unless the Superintendent shall admit extenuating circumstances.

(9.) No member, under any pretence whatever, is permitted to leave the locality of a fire without the permission or instruction of the officer in charge at the fire.

(10.) The Superintendent, or other officer in charge of the brigade at any fire, may, where in his opinion the fire can be dealt with by a fewer number of men than those in attendance at the fire, dismiss the men not required for duty, and they shall be paid for the time for which they were actually on duty, but in any case the amount to be paid shall not be less than 2s.

(11.) Unless otherwise provided, one calendar month’s notice in writing on either side shall terminate this agreement. Notices may be given to or by the Superintendent.

(12.) Every member will be required to attend one drill per month.

(13.) Any member being desirous of absenting himself from the district for any reason must first obtain leave from the Superintendent, and, should it be considered necessary, the member must provide a substitute during such absence, and the payment of the substitute must be made by the member.

(14.) The Superintendent shall have the sole discretion as to the number of men to whom leave may be granted at any time.

(15.) The Board shall find service uniforms, and pay to each fireman 10s. every six months for boots; and will also pay the brigade’s fee to the Fire Brigades Association, and provide the association’s long-service certificates, medals, and bars.

(16.) The payment to be received by each fireman while attending at fires shall be at the rate of 2s. per hour or portion thereof. For false alarms between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., 2s. per call; and between the hours of 7 p.m. and 7 a.m., 1s. per call.

(17.) Except where otherwise provided, the Board shall give to the brigade three months’ notice in writing of any proposed alteration to the terms of the agreement entered into between the Board and the brigade.

(18.) Donations by the public in recognition of the brigade’s services shall be the property of the brigade, to be used in