Pahiatua Fire Brigade
Included in a list of miscellaneous statistics relating to the various Are districts in the Dominion, published in the annual report of the Fire Services of New Zealand, are the following figures referring to Pahiatua. The population at March 31, 1945 was put at 1740; the rateable capital value at that date was £465,111; insurance company’s premium income 1944-45 is put at £3435. The number of fire-calls received for 1944-45 was 13, with an average of 12 per year in the years 194045.
Fires involving loss of property number 2 in 1944-45, with the average from 1940-45 being one. The insured fire Joss in buildings was £79, an average in the five years of £6BO. Total fire loss in 1944-45 accounted for £79. an average of £6BO.
Authorised expenditure for the 12 months to March 31, 1946 is £550, the average for 1941-46 being £577.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 70, Issue 277, 23 November 1945, Page 2
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148Pahiatua Fire Brigade Manawatu Times, Volume 70, Issue 277, 23 November 1945, Page 2
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