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5. Summary.-Personnel, Plant, and Appliances.

Auckland. Balclutha. Christchurch. Dannevirke. Dargaville. Dunedin. Eltham. Feilding. Foxton. G-isborne. Greymouth. Hamilton. I Brigades, total strength of .. 65 14 40 21 18 43 16 23 17 ! 24 20 I 13 Fire-stations — Residential ......4 1 4 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 Non-residential .... 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 5 1 Fire-alarms Circuits (C.), boxes (B.) .. .. 27 (C), 234 (B) .. 21 (C), 154 (B) .. .. 14 (C), 140 (B) .. .. •• I •• •• 4 (C), 32 (B) Automatic, private .... 65 .. 37 .. .. 32 .. .. I .. .. 2 Telephones (points) .... 18 2 8 1 4 5 3 3 2 .4 3 2 Motors — Hose-and-ladder tenders (h.p.)- .. 5 (40) .. .. 1 (40) .. .. 1 (25) 2 (23, 22) 1 (22) j 1 (35) First-aid, hose-and-ladder (h. p.) .. 3(85,38,30) .. 3 (2, 35; 1, 25) .. 1 (20) 5 (1,95; 3, 60, .. .. 1 (50) '(22) 1, 38) Pump, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. 1(110) .. 5(70; 3,50; 1,20) .. .. .. j j- .. j 1(60) First-aid, pump, hose-and-ladder .. .. .. .. .. 1 (90) j .. .. j' .. j 1 (40) (h.p.) | Runabouts .. .. .. 2 (20) .. (1,20) .. .. 1 (20) | .. .. .. j Petrol-electric, ladders (height) .. 1(87') .. 1(85') .. .. 1(83') j ... .. .. ] Fire-engines — Steam (g.p.m.).. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. 1 (600) 1 (600) Manual (g.p.m.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. 1 (80) 1 (60) Chemical-engines, hand-drawn (gals.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 (40) Hose-carts, reels, hand-drawn ..1 1 2 2 2 .. 2 2 .. 2 6 2 Ladders — Motor-traction (height) .. .. 1(65') .. 1(65') .. .. 1(80') .. .. .. .. ... .. Extension (height) (*on motor) .. 2 (22'), 1 (35')* .. 6(2,40'; 4, 1(35')* 1(25')* 5(50'; 32'; 2 (30'; 20') 1(30')* 1(26') 1(35')* 2 (32', 28') 3 (50', 35', 30')* 35')* 3, 30')* Single and coupling (total length).. 12(240') 3(58') 22 (320') 3(75') 1(30') .. j 1(25') (8(95') .. 5(80') 5(98') 1(12') Jumping-sheets ...... 5 .. 3 .. .. 1;.. .. .. 1 1 1 Smoke - jackets (J.), helmets (H.), 2 (J), 2 (H.) .. 1 (H.) 3 (J.), 2_(M.) 2 (M.) 1 (J.), 1 (H.) 2 (H.) .. .. 1 (H.) 2 (M.) 2(M.) masks (M.) Hand-pumps ...... 5 1 7 2 1 7 1 2 2:ljl 1 Hand chemical extincteurs ..6 2 8 2 .. 6 1 5 2 4 2 2 Portable standpipes —- Ratchet valves .... 17 .. 1 .. 1 11 1 .. .. .. .. 2 Double heads ...... .. 2 19 8 1 6 3 8 2 1 11 Single heads ....... 6 .. 1 .. 2 1 .. 1 .. 4;i Q Hose — Rubber-lined (diameter) .. 1,000' (2|"); .. 2,800' (2J") .. 120' (J") 200'(2f) .. .. .. 180' (f") 540' <$') CJnlined (diameter) .. .. 11,000' (2$*) 1,050' (2J") 13,450' (2}") 3,300' (2J») 2,000' (2J") 14,000' (2J") 1,700' (2J") 2,900' (2J") 1,300' (2J") 3,500' (24") 5,600' (24") 4,300 (24") 386' (4") Water - supply (P. = 'pumping; P. and G. P. and G. P. and G. G. G. G- G. G P. and G. G P. and G. G. G. = gravitation) Pressure, average, noon-midnight .. 40-120 70-80 95-105 80-85 80-90 100-150 75-90 85-105 53-120 116-130 80-110 45-48