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2. Summary of Fire Losses.

3. Cost of Fire Brigades (Capital Expenditure included). As taken from the Estimates for the respective Years.

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District. j Insured. J Uninsured. Totals. j| District. j Insured, j Uninsured. , Totals. £ £ £ £ £ £ Auckland .. .. j 84,496 846 85,342 New Plymouth .. 3,086 150 3,236 Balclutha .. .. 5,675 1,415 7,090 Oamaru .. .. 3,670 1,070 4,740 Christchurch .. 75,470 2,861 78,331 Ohakune .. .. 100 400 500 Dannevirke .. 2,270 400 2,670 Onehunga .. Dargaville .. .. 1,413 310 1,723 Otaki Dunedin .. .. 7,537 457 7,994 Pahiatua Eltham .. .. 2 2 4 Palmerston North .. 6,130 5 6,135 reading .. .. 2,816 1,090 3,906 Petone .. .. 410 223 633 Foxton .. .. 4,142 42 4,184 Port Chalmers .. 104 33. 137 Gisborne .. .. 2,216 1,090 3,306 Rotorua .. .. 317 133 450 Greymouth .. j 580 1,115 1,695 Taumarunui .. 3,161 515 3,676 Hamilton .. .. j 6,597 475 7,072 Tauranga .. .. 1,250 150 1,400 Hastings .. .. 535 564 1,099 Te Aroha .. .. 4,305 8 4,313 Hawera .. .. 5,943 2,306 8,249 Timaru .. .. 3,071 167 3,238 Hokitika .. ... 1,565 790 2,355 Waihi .. .. 3,277 1,355 4,632 Invercargill .. 18,063 1,720 19,783 Wairoa Kaiapoi .. .. 1,950 1,305 3,255 Waitara .. .. 1,107 400 1,507 Kaitangata .. .. .. 32 32 Wanganui .. .. 12,651 1,280 13,931 Lawrence .. .. .. .. .. Westport .. .. 7,975 4,014 11,989 Levin .. .. 413 224 637 Whangarei .. .. 750 350 1,100 Masterton . . . . 513 285 798 Milton .. .. 290 .. 290 Totals .. 276,523 29,591 306,114 Napier .. .. 2,673 2,009 4,682

. . , j Year ending Year ending Year ending Year ending Year ending Year ending Year ending District. 30th June 102O 3Qth June; 1921 30th June> 1922 _ 30th Junej 1923 _ 30th j unCi 1921 3nth Jun6i 1925 30th Jimej 192g^ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Auckland .. 12,305 17,000 18,375 16,325 16,700 18,400 20,000 Balclutha .. 260 140 350 400 400 500 500 Christchurch .. 8,550 9,650 14,113 12,100 12,100 13,000 13,000 Dannevirke .. j 586 617 672 585 739 620 614 Dargaville .. ' 416 523 675 504 816 600 675 Dunedin.. .. ! 9,500 11,500 13,500 13,500 13,500 13,500 15,500 Eltham .. . . ! .. .. .. .. .. 750 600 Feilding .. . . j 464 568 594 648 623 554 639 Foxton .. .. | .. .. 250 397 626 594 Gisborne .. ; 1,069 1,586 j 1,517 1,734 2,188 2,200 2,462 Greymouth ..I 920 943 I 890 887 948 949 1,005 Hamilton .. . 1,300 1,449 1,900 2,350 2,650 2,800 2,930 Hastings.. .. 1,038 1,024 978 837 1,012 1.206 ! 1,120 Hawera .. .. 732 764 751 j 837 713 1,241 , 1,302 Hokitika . . 425 550 425 570 570 480 i 550 Invercargill .. .. .. .. .. 10,300 3,200 j 4,300 Kaiapoi .. .. .. .. .. .. 947 1,279 663 Kaitangata .. .. .. 260 192 175 290 230 Lawrence .. 60 80 80 | 80 90 100 90 Levin .. .. 611 660 1,086 ! 921 799 803 586 Masterton .. 1,501 1,536 2,029 | 1,880 1,946 1,649 1,790 Milton .. . . 85 232 250 167 240 340 200 Napier .. .. .. .. 2,190 1,671 2,886 3,522 . 3,852 New Plymouth .. 1,302 1,500 2,435 2,183 1,965 1,953 2,076 Oamaru .. .. 550 800 800 750 j 800 950 1,050 Ohakune .. 481 468 462 435 I 348 420 537 Otaki .. . • • • . • • • • • ■ • ■ • 325 Palmerston North 1,530 2,055 2,417 2,100 2,143 2,224 4,502 Petone .. .. 838 893 1,030 1,306 1,450 1,394 1,484 Port Chalmers .. 350 400 400 325 310 269 252 Rotorua .. i 1,490 875 1,424 1,340 1,328 1,356 958 Taumarunui .. .. 510 600 640 650 i 445 530 Tauranga .. 455 414 547 541 499 559 509 Te Aroha .. .. 500 731 573 | 621 778 Timaru .. .. 1,930 1,750 2,400 1,750 1,850 j 2,250 2,050 Waihi .. .. ! 1,160 930 990 710 822 J 651 837 Waitara .. .. 201 143 209 200 120 220 234 Wanganui .. 5,141 4,505 5,255 4,800 4,450 7,050 7,400 Westport .. .. .. .. .. .. 550 630 Whangarei .. 340 576 680 550 1,000 1,016 1,018 Totals .. 56,642 66,433 82,484 74,754 89,052 90,541 98,372