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i Auckland. j Balclutha. Christchurch. Dannevirke. Dargaville. Dunedin. Eltham. Feilding. Fox r an. Gisborne. Greymouth. Hamilton. _ ; : j j ~ | " ~ Brigades, total strength of .. ; 70 13 39 20 20 46 16 20 15 25 21 25 Fire-stations — i I Residential .. .. .. 4 1 4 1 11 3 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 Non-residential .. j 1 .. .. i 1 .. | .. .. 1 .. •» 5 1 Circuits (C.), boxes (B.).. •• 28 (C.), 254 (B.) .. 21 (C.), 154 (B.) | • • .. i 14 (C.), 140 (B.) .. .. .. 4(C.),57(B.) .. 4 (C.), 34 (B.) Automatic, private .. .. 70 .. 38 J .. j 33 .. • - .. • • • • 2 Telephones (points) .... 18 3 8 1 1 10 5 3 3 4 4 6 2 Motors — Hose-and-ladder tenders (h.p.) .. 5 (40) 1 (22) 3 (2, 35; 1,25) 1 (40) .. 1 (22) 2 (22, 20) 1 (22) 1 (35) First-aid, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. 4(65,50,38,30) .. 5(70; 3,50; 1,20) .. 1 (20) 5 (75; 3,60; 38) .. .. .. 1 (50) Trailers 1(22) | Pump, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. 1(110) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 (36) Trailers .. 1(60) First-aid, pump, hose-and-ladder .. j .. .. .. 1 (90) .. ■. • • • • 1 (25) 1 (40) (h.p.) General utility .. .. 2 (20) .. 1 (20) .. [ .. | 1 (20) • • • • • • ! • • 1 (22) Petrol-electric, ladders (height) .. 1 (87') .. 1 (85') .. J .. 1 (83') .. .. .. j Fire-engines, steam (g.p.m.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..11 (600) 1 (600) Chemical-engines, hand-drawn (gals.) .. j .. .. .. | .. .. | .. .. 1 (40) j .. 1 (40) Hose-carts, reels, hand-drawn .. 1 1 2 2 j 1 j .. 2 2 ..12 6 j . 2 Ladders — Motor-traction (height).. .. 1(65') .. 1(65') .. I .. } 1(80') .. •• •• j -• •• j Extension (height) (on motor*) .. 2 (22'), 2 (35')* .. 6 (2,40'; 4,35)* 1 (35')* 1(25')* |5 (50', 32'; 3,30')* 2 (34'; 20') 1(30') 1(26')* ! 1(35')* 1(35')* 2 (35',30',1-50')« Single, coupling (total length) .. 12 (240') 3 (58') 22 (320') 5 (108') 1 (25') .. 1 (25') 8 (95') .. 5 (80') 5 (98') 3 (48') Jumping-sheets ...... 5 .. 3 ..!.. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 Smoke - jackets (J.), helmets (H.), 2 (J.), 4 (H.) .. 1 (J.), 3 (H.) 2 (M.) ' .. 1 (J.), 1 (H.) 2 (H.) 7 (M.) .. 1 (H.) .. 2 (M.) masks (M.) Hand-pumps ...... 5 1 7 11 7 1 21 1 1 1 Hand chemical extincteurs .. 10 1 10 2 1.. 6 1 2 2 4 2 2 Portable standpipes — Ratchet valves .... 17 1 1 1 11 1 .. .. .. .. 2 Double heads ...... .. 2 19 8 1 6 | 3 7 3 7 9 [ Single heads ...... 6 .. 1 .. 2 1 ! 1 .. 4 1 j 6 Hose — Rubber- lined (diameter) .. 2,000" (2f"); .. 2,600' (2j") .. .. 200' (2J") .. i 720' (I") I Unlined (diameter) .. .. 11,650' (2f"); j 1,700' (2J") 12,050' (2}") 2,900' (2J") 2,000' (2J") 13,500' (2£") 2,500' (24") 2,900' (2|") 1,500' (2J") ] 3,500' (24") 4,000' (24") 4,700' (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. P. and G. G. = gravitation) Pressure, average, noon-midnight .. 40-120 70-80 95-105 80-85 85-95 100-150 J 75-90 85—105 j 53-120 95-114 65-95 45-50 III V ' I 1