H.—6a

10

Whangarei. Inspection, 22nd January, 1925. Two officers and eleven firemen were in attendance at the inspection muster. The inspection drills were carried out in a satisfactory manner, showing quite an improvement. The station and equipment, with the exception of some minor faults in the escapeladder hoisting-gear, were in good order. The street at the corner of Norfolk and along Dent Street is in bad condition, and a cause of delay in the getting-away of the fire-motor. I had to again recommend an extension of the remote-switch system of street alarms along Kamo and Maun a Roads respectively.

TABLES. 1. Summary of Fire Calls, 1924-25.

rv a. • *■ t?- Chimney j S i! False Out of m 1 Distnct ' Fires * Fires. Krss Alarms - District * I I Auckland .. .. ..192 22 30 49 12 305 Balclutha .. .. .. 3 1 1 .. ! 4 Christchurch .. 117 33 28 74 16 268 Dannevirke .. .. .. 6 1 3 1 .. 11 Dargaville .. .. .. 6 j 2 1 .. 9 Dunedin .. .. .. 100 66 , 26 37 .. 235 Eltham .. .. . . 3 1 j .. . . 4 Feilding .. .. .. 31 1 1 .. 6 Foxton .. .. .. 7 I 1 2 10 Gisborne .. .. .. 16 2 5 ! 1 24 Greymouth .. .. .. 12 3 4 .. 19 Hamilton. .. .. 22 1 7 9 6 4 48 Hastings .. .. .. 17 3 1 i .. 21 Hawera .. .. 17 3 4 .. 3 27 Hokitika .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. .. 6 Invercargill . . .. .. 43 20 35 19 2 119 Kaiapoi .. .. .. 4 .. 1 .. .. 5 Kaitangata .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. j .. 4 Lawrence Levin .. .. .. 6 1 .. .... 7 Masterton .. .. 12 7 3 3 .. 25 Milton .. .. .. 1 5 2 2 .. 10 Napier .. .. .. 20 9 3 4 36 New Plymouth .. ..12 3 6 2 .. 23 Oamaru .. .. .. 8 2 2 ! 1 13 Ohakune .. .. .. 1 .. 3,.. .. 4 Onehunga Otaki Pahiatua Palmerston North . . 45 17 10 14 2 88 Petone . . .. .. 12 1 3 6 . . 22 Port Chalmers .. .. 3 2 8 j 2 15 Rotorua .. .... 6 6 4 2 .. 18 Taumarunui.. .. .. 10 .. .. 2 .. 12 Tauranga .. .. . . 2 . . .. .. .. 2 Te Aroha .. .. .. 6 1 .. .. .. 7 Timaru .. .. 22 9 10 5 .. 46 Waihi .. .. 14 2 4 21 1 42 Wairoa Waitara .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 Wanganui .. .. .. 52 10 44 11 1 118 Westport .. .. .. 7 .. 1 | .. 8 Whangarei . . .. . . 4 . . I 2 j 6 ! I Totals .. .. 828 238 254 257 51 1.628