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Auckland. Balclutha. Christchureh. Dannevirke. Dunedin. Dargaville. Feilding. Gisborne. Greymouth. Hamilton. Hastings. Brigades, total strength of .. 62 Fire-stations — Residential .. .. .. 5 Non-residential .. .. 1 Fire-alarms — (C.) circuits, (B.) boxes .. .. 33 (C), 234 (B.) Automatic, private .. .. 43 Telephones, points .. .. 19 Motors — Hose-and-ladder tenders (h.p.) .. 7 (4, 40; 2, 32 ; 1, 20) Chemical, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. 1 (38) Pump, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. 1 (110), First-aid, pump, hose-and-ladder 1 (65) (h.p.) Electric, ladders (height) .. 1 (87') Fire-engines — Steam (gallons) Manual (gallons) Chemical-engines, hand-drawn (gallons) Hose-carts, reels — Horse-drawn .. .. .. ... Hand-drawn .. .. .. 1 Ladders — Motor-traction (height) .. .. 1 (65') Extension (height) .. .. 2 (35', 22') on motors Single and coupling (total length).. 12 (18' to 22') Jumping- sheets (square feet) .. 5 (10' x 10') Smoke-jackets (J.), helmets (H.) .. 2 (J.), 4 (H.) Hand-pumps .. .. .. 5 Hand chemical extincteurs .. 6 Portable standpipes — Ratchet valves .. .. 17 Double heads Single heads .. .. .. 4 Hose — Rubber-lined (diameter) .. 360' (1") Umined (diameter) .. .. 12,600' (2f") Water-supply (G. = gravitation) .. G. Pressure, average, noon-midnight .. 40-120 15 1 i 38 3 • • 16(C), 104 (B.) 29 6 1(14) 2 (40, 40) 3 (75, 50, 50) i 1 (450) 22 1 1 2 1(40) 40 3 1 9 (C), 98 (B.) 32 21 2 (16, 30) 2 (75, 60) 3 (60,60, 60) 1(84') 20 1 1 3 2 16 1 1 4 1(20) 27 1 1 3 1 (20) 1(50) 1 (600) 21 1 5 6 1(25) 1 (600) 1(60) 26 1 1 1 (C), 1 (B.) 1 2 1(60) 22 1 3 1(30) 1 (600) 1(80) i 2 2 i "2 "2 3 6 3 '2 2 (14' & 16') 1 (65') 3 (45% 35', 32') on motors 20 (10' 6" & 6') 3 (2, 9'; 1, 10') 1 (J.), 5 (H.) 5 7 1 (25') on motor 4 (90') 1 (80') 5 (2, 50 ; 3, 20) on motors 2 (18', 18') l(12'xl2') 1 (J-), 1 (H.) 5 9 3 (25', 10', 10') 6 (83') 2(H) 1 2 1 (35') on motor 5(81') 1 (10' x 10') 1(H.) 1 4 2 (40', 30') 4(81') 1 (10' x 10') 1 (50') on motor 6 (150') 2(H) 1 1 1(40') 9 (144') 2 (14' x 14') 2(H). 2 i 2 2 2 2(H) 1 1 2 1 1 19 '_ 13 4 2 1 2 2 6 7 4 9 1 1 6 6 1 850' (2i*) G. 70-75 2,916' (2f") 12,100' (2f) G. 95-105 2,400' (2J") G. 80-85 17,500' (2J") G. 120-160 1,880' (2£") G. 90-95 2,500' (21") G. 90-100 3,000' (2J") G. 110-130 4,000' (24/') G. 85-100 3,000' (2Y) G. 40-18 3,500' (24") G. 120-130