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j bastings. Uawera. Hokitika. Invercargill. Kaiapoi. tangata. Lawrence. Levin. Masterton. Milton. Napier. Plymouth Oamaru. j Ohakune. Otaki. Brigades, total strength of .. 22 19 | 30 20 14 8 10 12 23 j 12 37 26 17 ! 15 17 Eire-stations — Residential ...... 1 1 1 1 •• .. 1 1 i 2 i 1 1 Non-residential .. .... .. 5 .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 3 1 1 .. 1 _ alarms Circuits (&), boxes (B.) .. .. .. .. .. •• •• ■■ .. 1 (C), 6 (B) 6(C), 16(B) .. 1(C), 2(B) 2(C), 26(B) Automatic, private .. .. .. .. .. 7 •• i • • ■ ■ 1 Telephones (points) .. .. 3 1 10 5 1 .. 2 2 2 8 4 S [ Motors — Hose-and-ladder tenders (h.p.) .. 1(40) 1(35) .. 1(35) .. .. .. 1 (22) .. 1 (i2) .. 1 (22) 1 1 (20) First-aid, hose-aai-ladder (h.p.) .. 1 (30) .. .. .. . • 1 (22) .. .. I (25) .. .. J 1 (30) 1 (40) Pump, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. .. .. .. 1 (60) 1 (22) .. .. .. .. .. 1 (35) .. .. ltrailer-pump First-aid, pump, hose-and-ladder . . .. .. 1 (65) .. j .. .. .. 1 (40) .. 2 (45', 65') | 1 (60) (H.p.) ' Runabouts .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 (20) .. .. .. .. 1 (20) .. ■ .. Petrol-electric, ladders (height) .. ... .. ■ ■ .. i .. .. .. .. .. j Fire-engines — Steam (g.p.m,). . .. .. .. .. 1 (380) .. 1 (300) j .. .. .. 1 (300) .. j 1(400) motor Manual (g.p.m.) .. .. .. .. 2 (80, 80) .. .... . . .. .. 1 (50) 1 ., 1 (80) Chemical-engines, hand-drawn (gals.) .. .. .. .. [ .. .. .. 1 (50) j ,. ,, X (60) Hose-carts, reels, hand-drawn ..2 2 5 .. 1 2 2 1 2 1 6 1 1 .. 1 Ladders — Motor-traction (height) .. .... .. .. •. • • .... .. .. .. Extension (height) (*on motor) .. 2 (35',25')* 1(35')* .. 2(50', 30')* 1(30')* .. .. 1(28')* 2 (36', 30')* 1 (16')* 3(50';2, 35')* 1 2 (50', 35')* i 1(30')* 2(32') Single and coupling (total length).. 4(74') 6(110') 5(99') 2(32') 3(24') 1(20') 2(49') 5(57') 6(87') 1(25') 14 (200') '2(46') j 2(34') .. 2 Jumping-sheets .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j 1 | Smoke - jackets (J.), helmets (H.), 2 (M.) 1 (H.) .. 1 (H.) .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 (J.) i .. | 1 (H.) masks (M.) Hand-pumps ......2 2 2 3 1 4 1 1.1 1 2 2 2 2 2 Hand chemical extincteurs ..2 2 .. 9 2 .. 2 2 2 2 5 8 1 4 Portable standpipes — Ratchet valves .. .... 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2 2 .. 1 X 1 Double heads .. .. .. 6 3 5 .. .. .. 1 2 3 2 14 7 5 2 Single heads .. .. .... 2 3 6 .. .. .. 2 3 .. 3 1 2 .. Hose — Rubber-lined (diameter) .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. 200' I2t") Unlined (diameter) .. .. 3,000' (2|") 2,500' (2J")2, 700' (2f") 6,700' (2f") 2,300' (2|")1200'(2J") 1,200' (2J") 2,900' (2J") 2,000' (2J") 1,200'(2J") 9,S00'(2£") 2,3 )0'(2J") 2,500' (2£")jl, 900'(2A") 650'(2A") Water - supply (P. = pumping; P. and G P. and G. G. P. and G. River and G G. G. G. P. and G. P. and G.> j G. G. iCreeks and G. G. = gravitation) sumps (partial) j I races Pressure, average, noon-midnight .. 120-130 34-74 100-105 45 80 65-80 90-110 75-80 50-60 65 130 100-1 iO 90-!00 130-135