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

—- — Hastings. Ilawera. Hikurangi. Ilokitika. Invcrcargill. Kaiapoi. Kaitangata. , Lawrence. Levin. Masterton. Milton. J Mt. Roskill. Napier. Plymouth | i | • | I • I Brigades, total strength of .. .. 22 17 15 ! 30 23 12 12 j 12 17 20 12 18 37 24 Fire-stations — Residential ...... 1 1 I .. 1 1 .. I 1 1 1 1 2 1 Non-residential .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 1 Fire-alarms — Circuits (C), boxes (B) .. .. 4 (C), 41 (B) 2 (C), 20 (B) .. .. 4 (C), 36 (B) .. .. .. 1 (C), 6 (B) 6(C), 16(B) .. .. 3 (C), 29 (B) 2 (C), 29 (B) Automatic, private .. .. .. 1 .. .. 9 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 Telephones (points) ......3 2 .. 7 2 ! .. .. 3 2 2 1 7 3 Motors — Hose-and-ladder tenders (h.p.) .. .. 1 (35) .. .. 1 (35) .. .. .. 1 (22) .. 1 (20) .. .. 2 (20, 30) First-aid, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. 2 (25, 35) .. .. .. .1 (60) 1 (22) 1 (22) .. .. 1 (25) .. .. 1 (35) Pump, hose-and-ladder (b.p.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 (65) First-aid, pump, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. 1(35) .. 2 (65) .. .. .. ... 1 (45) .. 1 (30) 2 (65,40) General utility .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 (20) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I (20) Petrol-electric ladders (height) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j Fire-engines, steam (g.p.m.) .. .. . . .. .. 1 (380) .. 1 (300) .. .. .. .. 1 (chemical) Hose-carts, reels (hand-drawn) ..1 2 1 5 .. 1 2 2 1 2 1 .. 2 1 Ladders — Motor-traction (height) Extension (height) (on motors*) .. 2 (35', 25')* 2(35')* 1(36') 1(28') 3 (60', 35', 30')* 1(30')* 1(20') .. 1(26')* 2 (30', 35')* 1(16')* 1(30')* 3 (60', 35', 35')* 2 (50', 35')* Single, coupling (total height) .. 3(40') 7(121') .. 4(71') 1(30') 3(24') .. 2(49') 4(40') 5(65') 1(25') 2(26') 10(261') 3(46') Jumping-sheets .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 1 Smoke jackets (J), helmets (H), masks 3 (H) 1 (H) .. .. 2 'H) 3 (H) .. .. 2 (H) I 2 (H) .. 3 (M) 8 (H) 2 (H) (M) ' j Hand-pumps ...... 2 2 .. 2 3 1 4 1 1 1 1 .. 2 2 Hand chemical extincteurs ....4 2 .. .. 8 2 .. 2 2 3 3 2 8 9 Portable standpipes — Ratchet valves .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. . .■ .. .. 1 1 2 2 .. .. I Double heads ...... 5 3 2 5 2 .. .. 1 1 3 .. 3 12 6 Single heads ...... .. 2 2 3 8 .. .. 2 3 .. .. 2 I Hose — Rubber-lined (diameter) .. .. 300' (2£*) .. .. 200' (2|") .. .. .. .. .. 50' (2J") .. .. 300' (2|") 200' (2J") Unlined (diameter) .. ... 2,700' (2£") 3,300' (2£") 1,500' (21") 2,500' (2f") 6,500' (2f") 3,000' (2f") 1,600' (2f") 1,000' (2J") 1,600' (2J") 2,400' (2J") 1,900' (2|") 2,000' (2|") 9,700' (2J") 4,000' (2£") Rubber, first-aid (diameter) .. 240' (f") 180' (f") .. .. 180' (f") .. 120' (1") .. .. 120' (f) 100' (f") 120' (f") 360' (f") 200' (J") Water - supply (P = pumping; G = P and G P and G G G P and G River and G G G G P G P and G G gravitation) sumps (partial) Pressure, average, noon-midnight .. 125-135 30-73 40-80 100-105 45 .. 70 65-80 75-100 80-85 52 50-70 65-139 100-140 ; ' ' ' I