FIRE BRIGADES OF THE DOMINION (REPORT ON THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1932, BY THE INSPECTOR OF FIRE BRIGADES.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1932 Session I-II, H-12

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1932. NEW ZEALAND.

FIRE BRIGADES OF THE DOMINION (REPORT ON THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1932, BY THE INSPECTOR OF FIRE BRIGADES.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

The Inspector of Fire Brigades to the Hon. the Minister op Internal Appairs. Office of Inspector of Fire Brigades, Sxr ; — Wellington, 9th September, 1932. I have the honour to submit the twenty-fourth annual report for the year ending 31st March, 1932, on the working of the Fire Brigades Act, 1926. Fire Districts. No new fire districts were constituted during the year, but the four Fire Boards created last year —viz., Cambridge, Woodville, Newmarket, and Birkenhead—came into operation. The Birkenhead Board was unable to arrange finance for the erection of a fire-station, and a temporary arrangement was made for the protection of the district by the Northcote Borough Council's brigade. The Newmarket Board also made an arrangement under which the district is to be protected by the Auckland Fire Board (see reference below). As will be seen from the returns attached, there are now fifty-five Fire Boards operating in New Zealand. Dominion Fire Waste. The fire loss for the year ending 31st December, 1931, was £1,292,094, as compared with £1,139,691 for the previous year. These figures are the total payments made by insurance companies, plus a percentage for fire loss not covered by insurance. This percentage is based on the returns of uninsured loss in Fire Board districts, and, since the uninsured loss in areas not protected by fire brigades would certainly be higher, the figures represent a conservative estimate of the Dominion fire waste. The figures for 1931 do not include any fire loss caused directly or indirectly by the Hawke's Bay earthquake, but they do include an amount of approximately £100,000 for fires which occurred in the district during the period following the earthquake when the water-supply and fire-fighting arrangements were not in operation. The following table shows the total fire loss and. the loss per head of population during the past five years, and for purposes of comparison the loss per head in Great Britain, Canada, and the United States of America is also shown. The fire waste in the two latter countries, although considerably lower than during the early post-war period, is still regarded by all authorities as being excessive.

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With regard to losses in Fire Board districts, it will be seen from the returns attached that, despite the increase in the number of Fire Boards operating, the total number of fires causing loss of property for the year ending 31st March, 1932, was 862, and the total fire loss £373,820. For the previous five years the average figures are : Fires, 1,274 ; fire loss, £536,916. The past year's figures represent a decrease of approximately one-third both in fires and in losses, and must be regarded as very satisfactory. Causes of Fire. Nearly 50 per cent, of all fires in New Zealand arise, from some form of carelessness in connection with cooking and heating fires. Typical fire-causes coming under this heading are : sparks and embers thrown out of fireplaces ; airing clothes near fires or gas-stoves ; placing hot ashes in wooden containers ; fat, &c., boiling over ; fuel projecting from or left lying near fireplaces or fireboxes ; and using benzine near fires. Second in importance as a cause of fires is the carelessness of smokers in ways such as throwing down lighted matches, pipe-ashes, cigar or cigarette butts, or smoking in bed. Every year sees an increase in the number of fires ascribed to electricity in some form or other, three-fourths of them being due to electric irons, radiators, or other movable equipment. It cannot be too strongly emphasized that the only certain way to prevent fires (and incidentally waste of current) with this class of equipment is to remove the connecting-plug from the socket when the apparatus is disused, even for a few moments. The increase in the number of electrical fires is, of course, mainly due to the greatly increased use of electric power throughout the country. It is accompanied, as would be expected, by a corresponding decrease in fires due to accident with naked lights (candles and kerosene-lamps, &c.). In 1926, for instance, the electrical fires and those from naked lights each represented approximately 10 per cent, of the total, while in 1930 the percentage had altered to 14 per cent, and 6 per cent, respectively. From ten to fifteen per cent, of the fires which occur every year are reported to be due to defective chimneys. These fires are usually difficult to deal with owing to the seat of the fire being inaccessible, and the annual loss from them is exceptionally heavy, being about 30 per cent, of the total. This is one of the very few causes of fire which cannot be charged to the carelessness of the occupier of the building, as the latter seldom thinks of regarding a chimney as a possible fire hazard. The principal defects causing fire are insufficient foundations, woodwork placed below hearth or inset in brickwork, insufficient brickwork between back of fireplace or flue and the surrounding woodwork, mantelpiece carried below brickwork, and parging of flues omitted or badly carried out. Even when the chimney is otherwise well built, hazards may arise if poor mortar is used, as this will eventually fall out and allow a train of soot to form between the bricks and communicate fire to the adjoining woodwork. To show how serious the position is, the experience of one of the insurance companies might be quoted. This firm employed an expert builder to examine chimneys in the Waikato district, and in all 1,236 buildings were inspected. Two hundred and eight chimneys were found defective, and of these about one-third were classed as very dangerous and one-third fairly dangerous, the remainder being minor defects only. The district has not been subject to any very severe earthquakes in recent years, and there is reason to think that similar conditions may exist in other parts of the country. Incendiarism. In addition to the fires shown in the yearly returns as being due to incendiarism, a considerable number occur where the surrounding circumstances give rise to the suspicion that the fire was caused deliberately. The fact that in most instances either the owner or the occupier of the premises is found to be over-insured or in financial difficulties, or both, lends colour to the opinion expressed in a very pithy way by the Chief Officer of the London Fire Brigade some years ago, that most fires are due either to want of care or to want of cash." The general tendency is for incendiaristic fires to increase in times of depression. Owing to the fall in property values over-insurance becames fairly common, and it is not realized that the insurance company's liability under an ordinary policy is limited to the actual value of the property at the

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Eire Loss per Head. Population. Total Fire Loss. ~ j Great j Unjted New Britain and Canada. States of Zealand. | beland ; America. £ £ s. d. s. d. s. d. ! s. d. 1927 .. .. .. 1,438,814 1,361,994 19 0 3 7 13 7 16 2 1928 .. .. .. 1,455,734 1,636,119 22 6 4 10 15 7 16 0 1929 .. .. .. 1,472,925 1,230,264 16 9 7 1 19 11 ! 15 8 1930 .. .. .. 1,492,376 1,139,691 15 3 5 3 19 4 j 16 10 1931 .. .. .. 1,513,416 1,292,094 17 1 4 3 18 8 j 15 7 Average, 1927-31 .. . . i 1,332,032 18 1 5 0 17 5 16 0 Average, 1922-26 .. . . j .. 15 10 4 5 20 7 19 9

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time of the fire. It is assumed that the face value of the policy will be recovered, and this incorrect view tends to increase the temptation for persons financially embarrassed to set fire to their property. In connection with the fire-prevention movement inaugurated during the year a definite attempt is being made to check this class of fire. It is the practice of the Police Department to make inquiries into every fire, and instructions have been given that in all cases where the cause is obscure or the possibility of incendiarism is not eliminated, extended inquiries are to be made and the files forwarded to Police Headquarters. These files are considered by a committee consisting of the Commissioner of Police, the General Manager of the State Fire Office, and the Inspector of Fire Brigades, and where it is considered the circumstances warrant this course a Coroner's inquiry is recommended. A considerable number of fires have' now been investigated under this arrangement and a number of inquests have been held. As is to be expected, conclusive evidence of incendiarism has not been obtained except in a few instances. There is good reason to believe, however, that the publicity given by the police inquiries, which involve in many cases the interrogation and taking of statements from more than twenty persons in connection with a single fire, and by the Court proceedings, is acting as a very real deterrent to persons who might otherwise regard a fire as a happy solution of their difficulties. Construction of Buildings. The modern tendency in building-construction is towards the erection in business areas of buildings with reinforced-concrete frame —either monolithic or steel-frame type —with floors of concrete throughout, and curtain walls of either brick or concrete with steel-framed windows. If properly designed and constructed, this type of building can be made not only earthquake-resisting, but highly fire-resisting, both with respect to the limitation of the effects of fire on any floor, and the passage of fire from floor to floor or from adjoining buildings. In addition to their internal fireresistance, such buildings form very valuable fire-breaks, and prevent the spread of fire from other buildings through a block. It is unfortunately a fact that many buildings of this type which have been erected in New Zealand of recent years have been poorly designed from the point of view of fire-resistance. A considerable number of instances have been observed where the fire-resisting character of the building itself has been largely nullified by the presence of unprotected stairways and the nse of ordinary glass in light areas and on the sides of the building exposed to fire in adjoining premises. The question is not one of expense, since defects referred to could have been corrected at little or no cost if the necessary installations were made while the building was being erected. Experiment and experience has shown that wired glass when properly fitted is an effective protection against exposure fires, and it is just as satisfactory as ordinary glass with respect to light and visibility. In the same way the separation and subdivision of the different floors of large buildings is inexpensive if provided for in the design. These facts, and the reference to defects in chimney-construction above, show the necessity for the standardization of building by-laws in New Zealand not only from the point of view of earth-quake-resistance, but also with respect to protection against fire. The question is not one of the economic loss only involved in bad construction, but in buildings of any considerable height there is also the possibility of danger to life owing to the difficulties of exit from the upper floors. Provision was made for standardization of by-laws in the Building Construction Bill which was considered by Parliament last session. It is understood that the Government is considering the resubmission of this Bill during the present session amended in accordance with the discussions which took place last year. Death and Injury in Fires. The loss from fire is very generally regarded by the public as being solely an economic one, and, since it is assumed that the great bulk of the property loss is covered by insurance, the fire wastage is regarded by most people with a certain degree of equanimity. The fact that fires are responsible for loss of life and personal injuries in many cases is not generally recognized. The departmental records show that during the year under review fourteen persons were actually burned to death, five succumbed to burns received at fires, and one was killed by a fall while cutting off the power from a burning building. In addition to these twenty fatal accidents, nearly two hundred persons received more or less serious injuries either from burns or from falls, &c., occurring during fires. The following details of the fatal accidents will serve to illustrate the tragic possibilities of fire. In May, 1931, four men were burned to death in the fire at the Union Hotel at Greymouth, and two men received burns from which they subsequently died in the fire at the Panama Hotel, Wellington. In June, 1931, an old man was burned to death in a house at North Beach, New Brighton. In July, 1931, a father and five ehildrem were burned to death in a fire at Putaruru. Only one member of the family—a child of six years —escaped from the burning building. In September, 1931, a relief worker living in an outbuilding attached to the Regent Hotel at Taumarunui was burned to death. In November, 1931, an infant was severely burned in a fire which broke out in a farmhouse at Tangowahine during the temporary absence of the mother, and subsequently died from the injuries received. In the same month a man was burned to death in a fire which destroyed the Church Hall at Gate Pa, Tauranga. In February, 1932, a fire at Russell resulted in a woman being burned to death. In March, 1932, a man was fatally burned by the explosion of an oil-furnace at Newton, Auckland, and during the same month a girl who was working in a manufacturing workshop at Mount Eden was enveloped in blazing wax and subsequently died from burns received.

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Fire - escapes. The circumstances of the fires in the hotels in Greymouth and Wellington referred to above were practically identical. The fire broke out in the kitchen or one of the living-rooms on the ground floor and spread with great rapidity up the staircase and along the passages on the upper floor, so as to block all the interior exits. Similar conditions were experienced at hotel fires at Helensville and Oreti., where the occupants of the buildings had narrow escapes, and in a nurses' home in Wellington, where a number of nurses were injured in escaping from the windows of the upper floor. These fires emphasize the necessity for the provision of fixed external fire-exits, accessible from every room, in all buildings where any considerable number of persons are accommodated, and particularly in buildings of wooden interior construction. Fire - prevention. For a number of years past attention has been called in these reports to the disastrous fire waste which takes place every year in New Zealand. It has on several occasions been suggested that definite measures should be taken to check this economic loss, which it will be seen from the figures quoted above has, if anything, an increasing tendency. Similar suggestions have been made by the leading Fire Brigade Superintendents and by the United Fire Brigades' Association at its annual conferences. Attention has also been drawn to the results achieved by fire-prevention work in the United States and to a lesser extent in Canada. The figures quoted above show that this work has resulted in a very definite decrease in the national fire losses, and, particularly in the United States, this decrease has been consistently maintained for the last five-year period. The efforts in this direction in America have been directed mainly by the National Fire Protection Association, the members of which are national institutes, societies, and associations in the protection of life and property from loss by fire. This body has organized a " fire-prevention week " throughout the United States of America and Canada, and also maintains an inspection service which is placed at the disposal of individual cities on request. The result has been to decrease the fire loss in particular areas by as much as three-fourths, and this decrease is reflected in the national figures. In a country the size of New Zealand a similar organization would probably not be practicable, particularly in view of the public apathy on the question and the proportionate expense involved. If anything is to be done, it is therefore necessary that the Government should take the initiative, and a start was made last year by the inauguration of a " fire-prevention week." It is gratifying to to be able to record that the action of the Department was very favourably received by the press, and and generally by local authorities, while the fire brigades both individually and through their association co-operated with considerable enthusiasm. The measures adopted consisted of the circulation to all business premises of a pamphlet setting out the facts regarding the national fire waste, and the principal causes of fire and methods of protection. An inspection card was also distributed to show how individual occupiers could determine and correct any fire hazards existing in the building. An inspection and " clean up " programme, with special rubbish-collections, was arranged by most of the local authorities. Practically all the fire brigades held local demonstrations to interest the public in the work. In many cases lectures were given in the schools by fire-brigade officers, and a special effort was made to arrange for lessons being given by the teachers in every school. Addresses on fire-prevention were also given from the principal radio broadcasting stations. The teaching of fire-prevention in schools is undoubtedly one of the most important factors in the success of fire-prevention work. Children are naturally receptive, and, the lessons being to some extent novel and outside of ordinary school-work, are very effective, and will undoubtedly result in the training of future citizens who have some realization of the necessity for greater care with respect to fire. The value of the teaching was well illustrated in an incident which occurred in the North Auckland district shortly after the lessons had been given. A fire broke out in a farmhouse, which was occupied at the time by three children, the eldest a boy of nine. The parents were absent at the milking-shed, which was about a quarter of a mile away. The eldest child took the two younger ones outside and then ran down to call his parents. He subsequently explained that this was what he had been told to do by his teacher. It is not to be expected that very definite results would follow a single fire-prevention effort of this kind. The " week " was held late in the year, and it would, in any case, not have much effect on the national figures, although it might to some extent be reflected in the reduction of fire-district losses, the returns for which cover the year ending 31st March. It is strongly recommended that the " week "be made an annual event. The date selected —November —clashed to some extent with the election campaign and also with the school examinations, and it is suggested that in future a date about the end of February be adopted. Legislation. Provision was made in section 43 of the Local Legislation Act, 1931, to authorize an agreement between the Auckland and Newmarket Fire Boards under which the Auckland Board undertook the fire protection of the Newmarket Fire District. The present provisions of the Fire Brigades Act with respect to the formation of united fire districts are somewhat cumbersome and have not been operated under since they were first enacted in 1914. In the case of the Newmarket district, while it was generally recognized that it would be in the

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interests of both efficiency and economy to form a united district, this was not considered practicable —firstly, because of the cost of the necessary polls of ratepayers in both districts, and, secondly, owing to the fact that, since the formation of the united district was of no great importance or advantage to the Auckland City ratepayers, it would probably be difficult to obtain a favourable decision. Experience in both this and other countries indicates that the centralization of the control of the fire-fighting organization in any urban area is likely to be more efficient and also more economical than the operation of a number of independent brigades. Arrangements have been made by several Fire Boards to undertake the fire protection of adjoining districts under the provisions of section 64 of the Act; but this arrangement is also not altogether satisfactory, owing to the fact that the Board is not authorized to incur any capital expenditure (on fire-stations, alarm systems, &c.) within the adjoining districts, and the value of the service possible is therefore limited. It should also be noted that the whole cost of the service falls on the ratepayers of the district, and no contributions are received from insurance companies in respect of these areas. The question of amending the Act so as to facilitate the amalgamation of fire-fighting units in urban areas is at present under consideration. Inspection. Owing to the time taken in organizing the fire-prevention campaign, it was not possible to make a complete inspection of Fire Board brigades during the year, only thirty out of fifty-five being visited. Most of those omitted have been inspected since the end of the year. The conditions found were almost universally satisfactory, and the Fire Boards are to be congratulated both 011 the equipment and personnel of the brigades. The drills carried out at the inspection parades and the knowledge of the work shown by the brigadesinen were satisfactory, and in many cases of a very high order. The opportunity was taken during the inspections to make inquiries regarding the watersupply and reticulation, and recommendations were made regarding improvements to the latter where it was considered that these would increase the effectiveness of the brigade's work. Recommendations were also made for the provision of a fire-pump at Tauranga and a new first-aid tender at Cambridge, both of which have since been ordered. The usual reports were made on inspections of public buildings and institutions, and advice has been given to Fire Boards and local bodies with regard to fire-station sites and buildings, water-supply installations, &c. Reports were also made to the Local Government Loans Board on loans proposed for fire-prevention and water-supply and reticulation purposes. In view of the fact that all the brigades were not visited, it is not proposed to make a detailed report on brigades until next year. " During inspections in the Auckland urban area it was noted that no arrangements had been made for co-operation between brigades in respect of fire calls in boundary areas, and inquiries showed that the lack of this co-operation had in fact resulted in delayed attendance at fires. A conference was arranged in December last between the Fire Boards and local authorities controlling the various brigades in the area, and it was unanimously agreed that some measure of co-operation was desirable. Instructions were given to the Superintendents of the brigades to confer regarding details. This was done and a report was prepared. No action has since been taken 011 this report, owing to the fact that since the end of the year negotiations have been in progress for the formation of a Metropolitan Fire Board to control the whole of the urban area on the south side of the harbour. This would undoubtedly be the most satisfactory arrangement from a technical point of view. Appended is a table of miscellaneous statistics in connection with Fire Board districts. I have, &c., R. Girling-Butcher, Inspector of Fire Brigades.

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Miscellaneous Statistics for Fire Districts.

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I p. Tmuranoes Insured Fire loss. 1 Uninsured Fire Loss. I Average I Expenditure Authorized. I Insurance __ „ I . j insuran TWfai ttiVc tmoI ttii-o ! ' Companies' i Number of ! involving on Property r lotaiiire j.otai ~ xt- a ■ District. Population. pSura Fire Calls. : Loss of involved in ... Loss ' Loss for Last: Year ending Year ending Year ending Income. Property. Fires. Buildings. | Contents. Buildings. Contents. I Three Years. Slst March, 31st March, Slst March, ■ j I 1931. 1932. 1933. Auckland .. .. 105,600 16M72 482 117 | 456%! | 19*028 " 6 | 561 j 20?760 Balclutha .. .. 1,570 2,188 2 1 2o0 | 10 .. .. .. 10 151 260 210 190 Birkenhead* .. .. 3,390 4,535 .. •• " '' •*_« ' " inn + ' " 446 467 r< K 9 lKfi Q AiA 6 2 530 200 50 50 .. oUU j .. i-io -io/ ScWeh " " 89 500 116,61» 337 111 I 441,238 13,036 19,229 1,809 2,479 36,553 40,877 , 14,300 | 12,600 12,000 Cnristolraren »9,ouu 19 5 ! 7> 230 813 i 811 10 15 1.649 1,943 ! 710 745 1 659 Danrievirke .. .. 4,o30 . 8, . 2 ,925 540 ! 996 600 .. j 2,136 1,011 i 522 407 393 TSdin 6 " " 68' 200 80' 992 390 97 421.168 8,176 11,707 265 1,307 ! 21,455 23,592 j 16,000 15,000 18.000 Eltham " " 2 050 1 2,760 1 1 600 300 300 150 .. 750 1.371 421 372 306 FeilZl " " 4 320 6 732 5 2 4,450 1,450 950 10 350 j 2.760 2,700 800 780 710 " f-„o 1 1 788 7 5 1,125 900 ! 200 j 402 50 1,552 943 ; 491 458 417 ' " 14'200 22 1727 49 25 ! 55,960 7,327 8,198 I 1,055 1,768 ; 18,348 15,777 | 2,300 2,558 2,657 Prevmonth " " 6 180 8 075 10 3 ! 4.850 1,886 1,085 .. .. 2.971 j 4,757 1,000 750 900 HamUton " " 15 400 20 525 69 14 25,076 1,134 1,383 115 197 2,829 ! 4.842 3,000 3,000 2,490 " " 12 000 I 16 722 44 18 37,815 | 5,740 10,770 , 410 260 17.180 1 11,389 1,703 j 2,000 2,280 "■ '• 4 700 8 208 23 8 7;326 ! 316 218 ■ 1 7 542 494 1.283 , 1.230 1,152 Hikuranei " " 1 245 1.382 3 3 1,200 430 200 I 15 100 745 403+ 177 ; 154 148 Hikurangi .. .. i,-|0 , ;{ 625 ; 275 180 I -.1 455 693 ! 670 650 630 WroSrill " " 20'400 25Ī 788 95 30 57,990 i 1,808 1,194 92 144 3,238 8,276 5,830 j 5,510 5,416 KaTanoi " " 1 710 2 192 4 3 2,005 j 675 250 .. 285 1,210 1,485 560 j 540 610 Xata " " 1 400 1 135 Nil Mil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 2.048 130 , 125 90 Kaitangata .. .. i,4W ,00 5Q ;{46 ]00 100 75 9 680 4,IS 20 12 ! 10,510 714 782 .. | .. 1,496 1,423 586 j 629 575 Masterton " " 8>0 13,821 32 11 18,280 5,564 3,835 564 ; 1,499 11.462 7,946 j 2,100 2,102 2,086 nir:n-„„ 1 1 0 410 A 1 20 20 .. 12 .. 62 MU tyu lUU Mount Roskil] " ô'220 33 8 8,210 3,652 1,067 .. ' .. 4,719 3,077 | 1,135 1,150 1,148 Napier* " 22J24 46 | 9 9,947 2,571 1,206 310 i 88 j 4.175 15,335 j 4,200 .5,000 4.180 " 15' 900 20! 247 i "26 > "l7 22:625 2,$52 \ ' 100 \ 5,3m 6,4Z9 1,998 2,425 Oamaru . !! 7,600 8 641 13 7 9,058 1,420 1.001 .. ! .. 2.421 3.090 1,495 920 655 Ohakune 1 470 1 424 11 3 1,250 300 950 300 ; 1,050 2,600 5,722 ; 450 430 370 OneWa " " 11 160 9 835 28 1 9 3,015 46 25 21 | 14 106 2.012 , 1,620 ; 1.785 1,470 Orotid 1300 2 228 7 ! 6 16,210 1,530 103 150 j .. 1,783 665 j 620 j 440 450 ft' " '■ 1620 1 977 4 1 3 1.005 70 40 50 | 10 170 309 ! 357 313 303 Pahiatua " " 1*560 3 [631 8 7 12.000 2,548 j 3.179 .. 997 6,724 ; 6,828 j 335 j 340 416 Palmerston North .. 21,000 33,349 105 26 109.810 3,883 | 1,851 156 80 5.970 | 13.393 1 4,484 4,557 4,-76 P t 000 15.924 26 11 10,630 9t>0 6O0 .. .. l,oo5 3,157 l,/89 1,565 1,658 Chalmers.': " 2,Z I 7 5 4,750 630 496 .. 5 j 1,131 824 | 216 216 253 Rotorua 6 " " «*270 ! 7 1386 ! 29 10 i 11.100 1,615 , *815 " 150 I .2.580 | 2.411 ! 1,020 ; 997 993 TaUiaoe " " 2 500 I 4 353 9 5 ! 3,445 481 325 .. 50 856 555$ | 645 437 529 Taumarunui :. " 2*.500 I 3,272 j 6 4 1,505 389 357, 150 55 951 1.030 500 575 560 Tauranga .. .. 2,930 4,895 i 4 1 100 100 . .. 1 35 10 145 2,065 564 626 1,032

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leAroba .. .. ] 2,480 4,296 8 4 3,695 1,184 528 .. .. 1,712 934 649 533 511 TeAwamutu .. .. I 1,840 3,875 6 1 1,160 3 1 .. 4 404 460 440 420 Timara .. .. j 16,800 18,460 65 19 30,205 2,245 4,138 .. 30 6.413 i 4,564 3,150 2,700 ! 2,500 Waihi .. .. j 3,020 2,954 23 4 2,350 300 150 110 173 733 ! 2,447 664 715 1 690 VVajpukurau .. .. 1,970 3,163 4 1 400 200 .. .. 50 250 2,280 430 ! 350 ! 330 Wairoa .. .. 2,620 | 4,358 8 4 8,095 919 1,600 25 .. 2.544 49,468 714 ! 700 , 590 Waitara .. .. 1,830 i 2,785 : 3 2 1,700 438 577 .. I .. 1,015 3,319 277 \ 280 230 Wsuiganm .. .. 25,050 35,928 i 122 15 j 22,795 3,755 2,970 .. 631 7,356 j 10,374 8,100 ! 8,000 : 6,930 Wellington .. .. 111,500 209,283 ; 815 183 721,921 45,362 63,485 5,164 2,185 116,196 ! 92,711 30,400 | 30,400 ! 28,760 wf P ■ " 3,940 4 ' 745 12 8 6,560 1,104 835 90 .. 2,029 1,820 800 700 ! 690 •' '• 7,600 8,680 13 6 27,700 9,105 19,250 2,042 6,172 36,569 | 16,983 1,123 1,163 1 1.194 Vi oodTille .. .. 1,140 1,559 , 4 4 2,750 685 310 590 520 2,105 t .. 559 338 674,680 990,248 : 3,076 862 . 2,611,959 158,768 178,886 14,759 21,407 373,820 447,008 145,045 142,257 j 138,638 » Board not in operation. f First year of operation under Board. t Does not cover full three-year period. § Returns included with Auckland Eire District.