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2. Summary of Fire Losses, 1928-29.

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

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District. Insured. Uninsured. Totals. District. Insured. Uninsured, j Totals. Auckland .. .. 70,283 4,675 74,958 Oamaru .. .. 19,762 4,116 23,878 Balclutha .. .. 31 .. 31 Ohakune .. .. 1,114 415 1,529 Christchurch .. 37,368 1,798 39,166 Onehunga .. .. 2,169 310 2,479 Dannevirke .. 1,674 353 2,027 Opotiki Dargaville ... .. 3,625 1,110 4,735 Otaki .. .. 1,050 400 1,450 Dunedin .. .. 41,464 1,311 42,775 Pahiatua .. .. 8 22 30 Eltham .. .. 1,030 60 1,090 Palmerston North .. 7,348 887 8,235 Feilding .. .. 2,146 155 2,301 Petone .. .. 3,635 1,435 5,070 Foxton .. .. 4,495 2,335 6,830 Port Chalmers .. 405 1,205 1,610 Gisborne .. .. 4,473 259 4,732 Pukekohe .. .. 29 .. 29 Greymouth.. .. 21,271 10,903 32,174 Rotorua .. .. 2,095 225 2,320 Hamilton .. .. 4,335 1,432 5,767 Taumarunui .. 976 226 1,202 Hastings .. .. 19,467 5,037 24,504 Tauranga .. .. 3,941 1,133 5,074 Hawera .. .. 11,725 151 11,876 Te Aroha .. .. 880 490 1,370 Hikurangi .. .. 80 .. 80 Te Awamutu .. 990 570 1,560 Hokitika' .. .. 3,862 2,515 6,377 Timaru .. .. 9,167 127 9,294 Invercargill.. .. 11,717 1,380 13,097 Waihi .. .. 4,992 678 5,670 K aiapoi .. .. 3,202 1,109 4,311 Waipukurau .. 152 45 197 Kaitangata.. .. 460 490 950 Wairoa .. .. 4,975 1,128 6,103 Lawrence .. .. .. .. .. Waitara .. .. 520 170 690 Levin .. .. 8,075 1,670 9,745 Wanganui .. .. 12,574 1,145 13,719 Masterton .. .. 1,980 270 2,250 Wellington .. .. 235,865 58,205 294,070 Milton .. .. .. .. .. Westport .. .. 5,730 1,244 6,974 Mount Roskill .. 4,235 53 4,288 Whangarei .. . . 1,040 151 1,191 Napier .. .. 13,938 3,200 17,138 New Plymouth .. 5,060 590 5,650 Totals .. 595,413 115,183 710,596

n . t ., i Year ending Year ending Year ending Year ending Year ending | Year ending District. 30th June, 1924. 30th June, 1925. 30th June, 1920. 30th June, 1927. M°rch 1928 1929 1930 £££££££ Auckland .. 16,700 18,400 20,000 21,000 15,000 23,000 22,000 Balclutha .. 400 500 500 500 425 450 320 Christchurch .. 12,100 13,000 13,000 12,000 9,000 12,000 13,850 Dannevirke .. 739 620 614 636 662 792 775 Dargaville .. 816 600 675 675 450 674 530 Dunedin .. 13,500 13,500 15,500 15,500 11,625 15,700 15,700 Eltham .. .. . . 750 600 500 437 350 648 Feilding .. 623 554 639 528 843 776 782 Foxton .. .. 397 626 594 467 388 465 487 Gisborne .. 2,188 2,200 2,462 3,104 3,346 2,393 2,200 Greymouth .. 948 949 1,005 1,483 1,250 1,025 1,000 Hamilton .. 2,650 2,800 2,930 2,650 1,906 2,725 2,925 Hastings .. 1,012 1,206 1,120 1,330 1,490 1,400 1,708 Hawera .. 713 1,241 1,302 1,320 956 1,349 1,275 Hikurangi .. .. .. .. .. .. 511 223 Hokitika .. 570 480 550 500 512 583 580 Invereargill .. 10,300 3,200 4,300 4,755 4,331 5,448 5,342 Kaiapoi .. 947 1,279 663 636 535 683 704 Kaitangata .. 175 290 230 186 161 270 157 Lawrence . . 90 100 90 100 75 100 100 Levin .. .. 799 803 586 617 600 730 701 Masterton .. 1,946 1,649 1,790 1,728 1,298 1,771 1,872 Milton .. .. 240 340 200 178 100 200 200 Mount Boskill .. .. .. .. .. 1,264 1,300 1,209 Napier .. .. 2,886 3,522 3,852 3,730 3,335 4,094 4,196 New Plymouth .. 1,965 1,953 2,076 1,960 1,642 1,887 2,085 Oamaru .. 800 950 1,050 1,250 1,300 1,300 1,455 Ohakune .. 348 420 537 474 500 550 450 Onehunga .. .. .. .. 1,670 1,334 1,655 1,783 Opotiki .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 990 Otaki .. .. .. .. 325 399 416 275 314 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. 590 320 333 383 Palmerston North 2,143 2,224 4,502 4,298 3,269 4,128 4,270 Petone .. .. 1,450 1,394 1,484 1,591 1,227 1,929 1,945 Port Chalmers .. 310 269 252 214 220 212 212 Pukekohe ... .. .. .. 330 745 882 447 Rotorua.. .. 1,328 1,356 958 1,000 890 1,293 1,117 Taumarunui .. 650 445 530 500 414 592 640 Tauranga .. 499 559 509 659 588 953 640 Te Aroha .. 573 621 778 833 680 680 635 Te Awamutu .. .. .. .. .. 420 570 500 Timaru .. .. 1,850 2,250 2,050 2,350 2,400 1 3,000 2,700 Waihi .. .. 822 651 837 583 622 734 731 Waipukurau .. .. .. .. .. 495 320 330 Wairoa .. .. .. .. .. .. 491 467 678 Waitara .. 120 220 234 263 198 237 228 Wanganui .. 4,450 7,050 7,400 8,150 6,000 8,000 8,300 Wellington .. .. .. .. 18,715 25,400 26,400 30,400 Westport .. .. 550 630 570 500 500 800 Whangarei .. 1,000 1,016 1,018 890 800 1,130 1,462 Totals .. 89,052 90,541 98,372 121,412 110,476 136,816 142,979