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5. Summary.—Personnel, Plant, and Appliances— continued.

Maori Hill. Masterton. Milton. New PljTnouth. Oamaru. Palmereton North. Pβ tone. Botorua. Xiinaru. Whangarei. Totals. Brigades, total strength of .. 18 23 15 36 Fire police, total strength of .. .. .. * 14 Fire-stations, residential .. .. .. * 2 1 2 „ non-residential .... 2 1 .. 5 Fire-alarms— (C) circuits, (B) boxes .. 1 0., 5 B. 5 0., 12 B. ,, Automatic, private Telephones, points .. .. .. Tel. Tel. .. Tel. Horses .. .. .. .. .. 2 Motors, hose-and-ladder (h. p.) .. .. .. .. 1 (20) ,, chemical, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) ... , .. „ pump, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. „ electric, ladder (height) Fire-engines, steam (gallons) .. .. .. 1 (350) manual (gallons) .. .. 1(60) 2(25.25) Chemical engines, hand-drawn (gallons) .. .. 1 (50) Hose carts, reels, horse-drawn ,, ,, hand-drawn .. 3 4 1 9 Ladders, horse-drawn (height) telescopic (height) .. .. 1(16') .. .. 1(40') coupling (total height) .. 2(14') 4(40') 2(31') 3(32') single lengths (total height) .. 2(45') 2(43') 1(25') 3(60') Jumping-sheets (square feet) .. .. .. .. .. I(12'xl2') Smoke-jackets (J), helmets (H) Hand-pumjis . . .. .. .. 2 1 :! Hand chemical extincteurs .... 2 1 - 3 Stand-pipes, ratchet valves .... 2 2 . . 1 „ double heads .... 2 2 .. 10 ,, single heads . . . . . . 4 . . I Hose, rubber-lined (diameter) ., unlined (diameter) .. .. 1,500' (2J") 4,000' (2$*) 500' (2*) 3,000' (2|*) Water-suppy (G — gravitation) .. G. ('-. Wells and G. tanks Pressure, average, noon-midnight .. 120-130 60-70 .. 115-1 25 16 Tel. 1 1 1 1 (20') 2 (41') 1 1 1 3.800' (2i*) G. 100-140 25 2 1 1 Tel. 1,350 gal. (50) 2 4 1 («>') 8 (80') 2 (37') 1 (12'xl2') 2 1 5 5,000'(2i') G. 80-1 00 . 22 19 19 1 1 1 2 1 1 C, 7 B. .. 5 C, 21 B. 2 .. 1 5 4 1 .. 2 Motor on hire 1 .. 1 2 3 3 1 (30') 1 8 (70') 3 (61') 7 (185') I (10' dia.) 1 (10'xlO , ) 1 H. 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 .. 3 6 5 2 2.!>00 V (2r) 1.200' (2|") 3,000' (2$*) G. G. G. 60-7(1 45-49 70-80 I'll 580 29 1 26 2 36 59 C, 339 B. 64 6 57 16 6 3 1 8 9 4 8 4 67 4 1 (30') Iβ 85 2 (22') 66 15 11 2 3!l 26 38 3 97 1 40 4,140 2,000' (2J*) 76,841 G. 100-1 20