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Palmerston North. Petone. Port Chalmers. Kotorua. Taumarunui. Tauranga. Te Aroha. Timaru. Waihi. Waitara. Wanganui. Whangarel. Totals. Brigades, total strength of :. 26 Fire-stations — Residential .. .. .. 2 Non-residential .. .. 1 Fire-alarms — Circuits (C), boxes (B.) .. .. s .. Automatic, private .. .. 2 Telephones (points) .. .. 6 Motors — Hose-and-ladder tenders (h.p ) .. I 1 (25) First-aid, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) Pump, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. 1 (55) Runabouts First-aid, pump, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) Electric, ladders (height) Fire-engines — Steam (g.p.m.).. Manual (g.p.m.) Chemical-engines, hand-drawn (gals.) Hose-carts, reels, hand-drawn .. 2 Ladders — Motor-traction (height) Extension (height) (*on motor) .. 2 (60', 22')* Single and coupling (total length).. 9 (117') Jumping-sheets .. .. ■ ■ I Smoke - jackets (J.), helmets (H.), masks (M.) Hand-pumps .. .. .. 2 Hand chemical extincteurs .. 1 Portable standpipes — Ratchet valves .. .. 1 Double heads .. .. .. 5 Single heads .. .. .. 4 Hose — Rubber-lined (diameter) 18 1 1 (C), 13 (B.) 1 20 9 .. 19 1 1 3(C.,)16(B.) 18 16 1 1 1 4 3 1(22) 1(22) I 16 25 16 1 1 1 6(C). 27 (b.) 3(C), 12 (B.) 2 2 2 3 10 1 (22) .. 1 (22) 1 (60) ! '. 1 (45) 15 1 1 23 20 812 1 1 43 1 1 29 4 (C), 53 (B.) 1 (C), 1 (B.) 96 (C), 747 (B. 11 .. 147 2 1 161 1(30) .... 1(22) 1(50) 1(22) 1 (40) 1 (22) 24 1 (40) .. 24 10 1 (22) .. 4 1 (60) .. 7 •• •• 1 (40) 2 1 1 (35')* 4(40') 1(H.) *2 1 (26')* 1 (20') 3 1 (35')* 6 (89') 1 2 2 1 (26')* 1 (36')* 2 (20') 2 (59') i i '2 1 (30')* 2 (60','30')* 1 (26')* 4 (50') 7 (85') 2 (55') 2 (h.) :: 2 1 (20')* 1 (25') 2(M.) 1 6 3 2 65 3(60',35',35')* 1 (50') 52 3(42') 2(55') i 165 2 .. 20 1(H.) 2(M.) 5 (J.), 14 (H.), 14 (M.) 2 2 71 2 2 S6 2 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 1 1 1 2 1 2 4 2 1 4 2 4 1 2 - ■ 2 2 5 1 2 1 1 5 4 7 .. 60 3 3 14s 2 61 150' (f*) 120' (1") 140' (f) ! 2,100' (2i*) 2,300' (2J") G. G. 100-125 75-110 160- <r) 1,800' (2J*) 3,000' (2J") 1,500' (2J") ! G. G. G. 120-125 70-75 90-125 1,000' (21.") G 300' (I") .. 3,100' (2J*), 3,560' (}*) I 4,800' (2J») 2,000' (2'/) 37,000' (2|"), 104,767' (2J" I! <; Unlined (diameter) .. .. 6,000' (2J") 4,500' (2J») 1,600' (2J*) 2,577' (2i") Water - supply (P. = p u m p i n g ; G. (G. = gravitation) Pressure, average, noon-midnight .. 60-95 G. G. G. ■ 35-70 90-130 60-68 90-12.5 110-140 150-175