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5. Summary, Personnel, Plant, and Appliances.

— Auckland. Christchurch. Danue- Dunedin. Feilding. i Gisborne. an R virke. mouth. PalmerHastings. Hawera. Hokitika. Lawrence. Maori Hill. Masterton. Milton. „, - >ow ,. ; Oamaru. aton Plymouth. ' North. i . I Hastings. Hawera. Hokitika. I Lawrence. Maori Hill. Masterton. I Milton. - Vew . Oamaru. Plymouth. Palmerston North. Petooe. Wlianga- Totals. re,. Petooe. Wlianga- ToUb . Brigades, total strength of 55 4:1 22 50 22 2ii 21 Fire-stations, residential.. 3 4 1 1 1 ,, non-residen- .. .. 1 - .. 4 4 tial Street fire-alarms, circuits HI ('. 82 B. 12 ('., t>3 B., . . 2 ('., 20 B. (C), boxes (B) 9 open C.B. Private fire-alarms .. 7 10 .. 22 Horses .. .. 2 ~> . . 5 I 1 on hire 1 Hose - and - ladder motor- 2 ((HI. 38) 1(12) p cars (horse-power) Chomical hose-and-laddtr .. 3(30,30,14) .. 1(56) motor-cars (horse-power) Turbine pump, hose-and- 1 (800 gal.) I (450 gal.) ladder motor-cars (horse- (lit)) (70) power) Steam fire-engines (capa- 1 (450) 3 (450. 350, . . .. . . 1 (500) 1 (600) city) 260) stationary Manual fire-engines (capa- .. .. .. 1(160) .. 1(150)' 1(60) city) Chemical fire-engines, horse- .. 3(140,140, drawn (capacity) 70) Chemical fire-engines, handdrawn (capacity) Hose carts or reels, horse- 2 .. .. 1 I drawn Hose carts or reels, hand- I 7-422 4 drawn Escape - ladders, horse- 1(60') 1(64') .. 1(90') drawn (height) Escape - ladders, handdrawn (height) Ladders, coupling- (height) 4(26'),2'(36') 7(9(1') .. 12(166') 3(15') 3(30') (35') Ladders, single lengths 6(118') .. 5(105') 2(55') 4(75') 5(100') 4(82') (total height) J u m p i n g - sheets (feet 3(10') 3(8') .. 1 (10') .. .. 1(8') square) Smoke- jackets (J.) or hel- 2.1. I J. .. 2.). .. 1 H. mets (H.) Hand-pumps .... 4 ."> 2 2 1 .. 1 Hand chemical oxtin- 2 4 .. '.I guishers Stand-pipes, ratchet- valves s .. .. 7 Stand-pipes, double- .. 21 8 li 6 li 9 headers Stand-pipes, single heads 2 .. .. .. . . . . 1 Hose, rubber-lined (feet). . 3.000 2,800 .. 2,000 (leather) Hose, unlined (feet) .. 3,700 8.800 3,100 8,000 2,100 2,000 5,000 Water-supply (gravitation G. (i. G. G. (1. G. G. = G) Average pressure, noon 10-130 100-105 85-85 150-190 100-100 90-90 100-115 and midnight, varying 28 21 30 12 2li 2:! 16 2S Iβ 27 1 1 . . . . .. 2 1 2 I 2 1 1 5 1 2 I .. 4.. I ..1 C.,5 B. f.C, I2B. " ... 1 2 on hire . . 1 on hire . . . . 2 . . . . 1 2 .... 1 (600) .. 1 (380) .. .. 1 {360) 1 (80| 1 2 (SOes.) .. .. 1 2(25ea.) 1 (401 .. .. . . .. .. 1 (HO) 1 2 2 3 5 1 2 4 .. 7 2 4 4 (r>4 , ) 3 (30') 2 (34'i .. 4 (50') . . 2 (36') 4 (20') 8 (72') 3(80') 4(72') 3(63') 2(44') 1(25') 6(129') 1(25') 2(40') 2(44') 2(14'xl2'. .. .. .. .. .. .. I (12') .. 1 (10') 12' x 10') 2 2 2 1 .. 2 .. 2 1 2 2 1 2 .. 1 1 I .. 2 .. 1 1 1 5 5 1 4 2 .. !l 4 ."> 1 .. 2 .. .. 4 .. l> 2 4 2,600 1,700 2,600 1,000 1,900 3,500 800 4,850 3,000 5,500 Sewers and G. G. G. Q. O. Wells and G. G. G. wells tanks 60-80 105-106 70-90 120-130 50-55 .. 120-128 90-100 75-100 18 20 497 1 21 1 2 30 IC..6B. .. 31 C, 197 B. 2 .. 43 1 on hire .. 24 3 4 2 9 1(200) .. 11 3 2 1 .. 8 2 4 58 3 Nil. 8 (76') .. 68 2 (40') 2 (30') 54 12 6 2 2 33 16 20 1 5 98 6 .. 24 5,800 2,000 lr. 2,564 1,000 63,514 G. G. 66-80 125-130 33 16 20 98 24 5,800 !,000 Iγ. 63,514