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

I Auckland. Balclufcha. Christcliurch. Dannevirke. Dargavilie. Dunedin, : Eltham. I Feiidiug. Foxton. Gisborne. Greymouth Hamilton. Brigades, total strength of .... 86 13 46 21 20 52 17 21 16 25 20 24. Fire-stations — ..... Residential .... .. 7 1 4 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 Non-residential ...... .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 3 1 Fire-alarms — Circuits (C), boxes (B) .. .. 35 (C), 299 (B) .. 21 (C), 168 (B) 2 (C), 16 (B) .. 15 (C), 187 (B) .. . . .. 4 (C), 59 (B) .. 4 (€), 42 (B) Automatic, private .. .. 75 .. 58 .. .. 40 .. .. .. .. .. 6 Telephones (points) .... 22 3 8 2 4 7 3 3 4 4 2 2 Motors — Hose-and-ladder tenders (h.p.) .. 5 (40) 1 (22) .. 1 (40) 1 (20) 1 (38) 1 (22) 1 (20) 1 (20) 1 (30) .. 1 (20) First-aid, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. 3 (65, 50, 38) ... 3 (40, 30, 25) .. .. 1 (70), 3 (60) .. .. .. 1 (50) 1 (20) Pump, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. 1 (110) .. 2 (70,30) ... .. .. .. .. 2 (36) Trailers .. 1(60) First-aid, pump, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) 2 (50, 50) .. 3 (50) .. .. 2 (90, 45) .. 1 (30) .. .. 1 (30) 1 (45) General utility .. .. .. 2 (25, 20) ... 1 (20) .. .. 1 (20) Petrol-electric, ladders (height) .. 1 (87') .. 1 (85') .. .. 1 (85) .. .. Fire-engines, steam (g.p.m.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 (400) Hose-carts, reels (hand-drawn) .... 1 2 2 1 .. 2 2 .. 1 5 2 Ladders — Motor-traction (height) .. .. 1 (65') • • 1 (65') .. .. 1 (80') I .. .. .. .. .. 1 (50') Extension (height! (on motors*) .. 2 (22')*, 3 (35')* 1(24')* 1 (45')*, 3 (35')*, 1(35')* 1(35')* 2 (20'), 4 (30')* 1 1(34')* 1 (30')*, 1 (30') 1(26')* 2(35')* 1 (35')*, 1 (27)' 2 (35'*, 30') 2 (20' j* Single, coupling (total height) .. 12 (18' to 22') 3(57') 16(160') 4(82') 2(25') 1(25') 3(61') 1(23') .. 5(80') 5(98') 3(32') Jumjiing-sheets ...... 5 •• 3 .. .. 1 •• .. .. 1 1 1 Smoke jackets (J), helmets (H), masks 2 (J), 4 (H), ■ ■ 1 (J), 3 (H), 4 (H) .. 1 (J), 2 (H), 2 (H) 4 (M) 1 (H) 1 (H) .. 1 (M) (M) 10 (M) 1 (M) 4 (M) Hand-pumps ......5 1 8 2 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 Hand chemical extincteurs .... 12 2 10 2 .. 9 2 2 2 4 2 3 Portable standpipes —. Ratchet valves ...... 21 ■ ■ 1 .. 1 12 1 .. .. .. .. 2 Double heads ........ 3 19 8 2 7 3 6 3 7 9 2 Single heads ...... 8 • • 1 .. 2 1 • • .. .. 4 1 6 Hose — Rubber-lined (diameter) .. .. 1,144' (2f") .. 3.000' (2f") 100' (2§") .. 150' (2J") .. .. .. .. .. 500' (2f") Unlined (diameter) .. .. 11,895' (2f") 1,600' (2J") 15,380' (2f") 3,800' (2±") 1,000' (2|"> 15,550' (2J") 2,500' (2§") 2,600' 1,200' (2J") 3,500' (2J") 3,000' (2J") 4,500' (21") Rubber, first-aid (diameter) .. 1,260' (J") .. 800' (§") .. .. 700' (§") ■ • 180' (f") .. 180' (J"-) 120' (f") 120' (J") Water-supply (P = pumping; G = P and G G P and G G G G G G P and G G P and. G P and G gravitation) Pressure, average, noon-midnight .. 40-120 65-70 96-105 80-85 85-95 80-130 j 75-90 85-110 53-120 86-112 55-95 45-50