Oct. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2975

By-laws made by the Gisborne Fire Board.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 14th October, 1926.

THE following by-laws made by the Gisborne Fire Board,
are published in accordance with the Fire Brigades
Act, 1908.

G. JAS. ANDERSON,
For Minister of Internal Affairs.

GISBORNE FIRE BOARD BY-LAWS.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in it by
the Fire Brigades Act, 1908, and any amendments thereof,
and of all and each and every other power in that behalf
enabling it, the Gisborne Fire Board makes these by-laws.

INTERPRETATION CLAUSES.

In these by-laws, except where inconsistent with the
context or when otherwise expressly provided,—

“Board” means the Gisborne Fire Board.

“Brigade” means the Gisborne Fire Brigade :

“Corps” means the Gisborne Fire Police and Salvage
Corps :

“District” means the Gisborne Fire District as defined
in New Zealand Gazette of the 21st May, 1908 :

“Secretary” means the Secretary appointed by the
Gisborne Fire Board.

“Superintendent” and “Deputy Superintendent” means
respectively the Superintendent and Deputy Super-
intendent of Gisborne Fire Brigade appointed by
Gisborne Fire Board :

“Street” means any public or private street, and includes
public places or public and private right-of-ways :

“Central Station” means the Gisborne Fire-brigade
Station, Palmerston Road, Gisborne :

“Substation” means any such station as may at any
future date be provided :

“The Act” means the Fire Brigades Act, 1908, and any
amendments thereof :

“Explosives” shall mean gunpowder, nitro-glycerine,
dynamite, guncotton, blasting-powders, fulminate
of mercury or of other metals, coloured fires, and
every other substance, whether similar to those
mentioned above or not, used or manufactured with
a view to produce a practical effect by explosion or a
pyrotechnic effect; and includes fog-signals, fire-
works, fuses, rockets, percussion-caps, detonators,
cartridges, ammunition of all descriptions, and
adaption or preparation of explosives as above
defined :

“Petroleum” shall mean and include all such rock-oil,
Rangoon oil, Burma oil, and any product of them
and any oil made from petroleum, coal, schist, shale,
peat, or other bituminous substance, and any pro-
duct of them, that gives off an inflammable vapour
at a temperature of less than 110 degrees Fahrenheit ;
and shall also include kerosene and every other
distillate or product or petroleum, notwithstanding
that it does not give off an inflammable vapour at
less than 110 degrees Fahrenheit :

“Dangerous goods” shall mean and include nitro-
glycerine, glonoine oil, painters’ spirits, eupione,
benzine, gasolene, light naphtha, and all light
mineral oils the specific gravity of which is less
than 0·733 at a temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit ;
and shall include also any liquid stored in cylinders
and liable to sudden expansion under heat.

STORAGE OF INFLAMMABLE AND EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES.

No person shall store in the district any “explosive” or
“dangerous goods” as defined in the Explosive and Dangerous
Goods Act, 1908, unless such goods are stored in accordance
with the requirements of the aforesaid Act.

INSPECTION OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

1. The fee to be paid by the owner or occupier of any
   buildings for inspection of such buildings under the provisions
   of section 51 of the Fire Brigades Act, 1908, shall be according
   to the following scale :—

Building to seat not more than two hundred s. d.
persons . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 0
Building to seat more than two hundred persons
but not more than three hundred persons . . 7 6
Building to seat more than three hundred persons 10 0
The owner and occupier of any such building shall be
severally liable for the payment of the proper fees according
to the above scale.

2. The charge for services of members of brigade at
   theatres, music halls, and the like shall be for each fireman
   3s. 6d. for each performance; not more than two firemen
   allowed for each theatre.

PAYMENT OF FEES.

All fees payable under these by-laws shall be payable to
the Secretary of the Board on demand.

ESTABLISHMENT.

1. The brigade shall consist of not less than twenty-two
   officers and men and three messengers.

EMPLOYMENT OF MEMBERS.

2. Candidates for enrolment as members of the brigade
   must be physically strong men, free from any defect in limb,
   hearing, or sight. They must not be less than twenty-one
   years of age nor more than thirty-five years, unless they have
   previously and recently been engaged as active and efficient fire-
   men or are otherwise thoroughly competent. In such cases
   the limit may be extended to forty years. They must be able
   to read and write, and may be required to produce testimonials
   as to character and ability. They may also be required to
   produce certificate of birth or other satisfactory proof of age.
   They will be required to undergo a medical examination by
   such legally qualified medical practitioner as the Board may
   appoint. Members of the brigade acting in that capacity
   on the coming into force of this by-law to be exempt from
   these requirements.

3. Messengers may be admitted not under the age of
   sixteen years, who must be physically fit, and shall be eligible
   to become a fireman at the age of eighteen years.

APPLICATION FOR ENROLMENT.

4. Application for enrolment must be made in writing,
   and applicants shall only be enrolled as members of the
   brigade on the recommendation of the Superintendent being
   approved by the Board.

TERM OF PROBATION.

5. Candidates when approved will be accepted as members
   of the brigade on probation only, the terms of which shall be
   three months. If at the end of such term the probationer
   shall have given satisfaction to the Superintendent, and have
   proved himself suitable his acceptance as an enrolled member
   may be confirmed by the Board.

PERIOD OF SERVICE.

6. Members of the brigade are, subject to the provisions of
   clause 4 hereof, enrolled for service from year to year, subject
   to three months’ notice in writing on either side, except as
   hereinafter provided.

APPOINTMENT AND PROMOTION OF OFFICERS.

7. The appointment of the Superintendent shall be made by
   the Board. The appointment of the Deputy Superintendent
   shall be made by the Board, due consideration being given
   to the recommendation of the Superintendent either by the
   engagement of men not heretofore in the service of the Board
   or by promotion of officers or men in the Board’s service.
   Such appointment may be terminated by one month’s notice
   in writing on either side.

ENGAGEMENTS TERMINABLE BY BOARD WITHOUT REASON
ASSIGNED.

8. All engagements or appointments made by the Board
   may be cancelled or annulled without any reason being
   assigned.

RETIRING-AGE.

9. The age at which members must retire from the brigade
   shall be as follows: Superintendent or Deputy Superintendent,
   sixty-five years; firemen, fifty years. But the Board may,
   if it thinks fit, in any special case extend these limits for any
   period up to five years or more.

CARE OF UNIFORM AND EQUIPMENT.

10. Uniform and equipment, of pattern and design approved
    by the Board, shall be issued to members of the brigade on
    enrolment, but shall remain the property of the Board,
    and each member shall return all articles on issue to him
    to the officer in charge of the respective stations, and in good
    order and condition, fair wear-and-tear only excepted; and
    in the event of his failing so to do, the value of the articles
    not returned or returned in damaged condition shall be deemed
    a debt due to the Board by the member of the Brigade, and
    may be recovered by process of law.