e returns in his report of a fire the names of such men, if any, as
were not ready to start with the engine to which they are attached.

It is expected that he is able and ready to give instructions to the
engineers and men on all points relating to their duty.

He receives and enters, in a book kept for that purpose, all
complaints which may be made against any person under his command,
causing the complaining party to sign the same and insert his address,
and he reports the whole matter without delay to the superintendent.

He is responsible for the engines in his district being each provided
with the articles contained in the following list:--

2 lengths of scaling ladder.

1 canvas sheet, with 10 or 12 handles of rope round the edge
of it, used as a portable fire-escape.

2 pieces of 2-1/2-inch rope, one 10 fathoms and one 14
fathoms long.

7 lengths of hose, each 40 feet long.

2 branch pipes, one 4 and the other 1 foot long.

3 nozzles, or jet pipes.

4 lengths of suction-pipe, each about 6 feet long.

1 flat rose.

1 standcock.

1 goose-neck.

2 balls of strips of sheep-skin.

2 balls of small cord.

4 hose wrenches.

1 fire hook.

1 mattock.

1 shovel.

1 saw.

1 screw-wrench.

1 portable cistern.

1 hatchet or pole-axe.

1 iron crow-bar.

DUTIES OF THE ENGINEER.

He resides in the engine-house to which he is appointed.

He obeys all orders given to him by the superintendent or the foreman
of the district.

He must set an example to the men of alacrity and skill in the
discharge of his duty, and of regularity in his general behaviour.

He is held responsible for the conduct of the men under him, and for
the state of his engine, and takes care that it is provided with the
articles contained in the foregoing list.

He reports to his foreman, every morning and evening, in writing,
whether any of his men have been absent with or without leave.

He enters in his book the time when the men go to the foreman's
station before taking duty, and also when they return.

On receiving notice of a fire happening within the prescribed limits,
he instantly takes his engine and men to the spot, and places himself
and them at the disposal of the superintendent, foreman, or senior
engineer of the district in which the fire happens.

He must make himself acquainted with th