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2. Summary of Fire Losses, 1929-30.

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. Auckland .. .. 40,184 3.970 44,154 Balclutha .. .. 210 28 238 Christchurch .. 58,928 5,984 64,912 Dannevirke .. 775 8 783 IJargaville .. .. 26 16 42 Dunedin .. .. 23,253 1,032 24,285 Eltham .. .. 2,663 9 2,672 Feilding .. .. 2,548 47 2,595 Foxton .. .. 475 175 650 Gisborne .. .. 8,401 1,023 9.424 Greymouth.. .. 2,990 1,537 4^527 Hamilton .. .. 6,966 665 7,631 Hastings .. .. 7,274 533 7,807 Hawera .. .. 7 .. 7 Hikurangi Hokitika .. .. 450 5 455 Invercargill .. 4,304 1,278 5,582 Kaiapoi" .. .. 1,532 1,695 3,227 Kaitangata .. .. 2,763 1,580 4,343 Lawrence .. .. 110 4 114 Le vin .. .. 651 150 801 Masterton .. .. 846 220 1,066 Milton .. .. 5 .. 5 Mount Roskill .. 3,959 154 4,113 Napier .. .. 19,394 5,298 24,692 New Plymouth .. 7,090 453 7,543

District. Insured. I Uninsured. 1 Totals. Oamaru .. .. 2,278 329 2,607 Ohakune .. .. 1,720 1,021 2,741 Onehunga .. .. 4,579 585 5,164 Opotiki .. .. 61 .. 61 Otaki .. .. li .. 1 Pahiatua .. .. 980 1,005 1,985 Palmerston North .. 19,954 1,326 21,280 Petone .. .. 3,480 820 4,300 Port Chalmers .. 430 .. 430 Pukekohe .. .. 100 .. 100 Rotorua .. .. 490 400 890 Taumarunui .. 1,608 312 1,920 Tauranga .. .. 3,467 879 4,346 TeAroha .. .. 210 165 375 Te Awamutu .. 63 5 68 Timaru .. .. 3,673 56 3,729 Waihi .. .. 630 68 698 Waipukurau .. 1,611 883 2,494 Wairoa .. .. 4,518 600 5,118 Waitara .. .. 3,780 840 4,620 Wanganui .. .. 12,90fj 1.169 14,074 Wellington .. .. 89,620 13,183 102,803 Westport .. .. 1,764 1,310 3,074 Whangarei .. .. 6,507 1,304 7,811 Totals .. 358,093 52,124 410,217

Year ending | Year ending District. 31st March, I 31stMarcl), 1929. 1930. 1931 £ £ £ Auckland .. .. 23,000 22,000 22,300 Balclutha .. . . 450 320 260 Christchurch .. 12,000 13,850 14,300 Dannevirke . . 792 775 710 Dargaville .. .. 674 530 522 Dunedin .. .. 15,700 15,700 16,000 Eltham .. .. 350 648 421 Feilding .. .. 776 782 800 Jfoxton .. . . 465 487 491 Gisborne .. .. -2,393 2,200 2,300 Greymouth .. .. 1,025 1,000 1,000 Hamilton .. .. 2,725 2,925 3,000 Hastings .. .. 1,400 1,708 1,703 Hawera .. .. 1,349 1,275 1,283 Hikurangi .. .. 511 223 177 Kokitika .. .. 583 580 670 Invercargill .. 5,448 5,342 5,830 Kaiapoi .. .. 683 704 560 Kaitangata .. .. 270 157 130 Lawrence .. .. 100 100 100 Levin .. .. 730 701 586 kasterton .. .. 1,771 1,872 2,100 Milton .. .. 200 200 200 Mount Roskill .. 1,300 1,209 1,135 Napier .. .. 4,094 4,196 4,200 New Plymouth .. 1,887 2,085 2,528 Oamaru .. .. 1,300 1,455 1,495

Year ending Year ending \ V^ r r t , 0 . [^!" District. 31st March, 31st March, ~ > 1929. 1930. I 1031 ' £ £ £ Ohakune .. .. 550 450 450 Onehunga .. .. 1,656 1,783 1,820 Opotiki .. 990 620 Otaki .. .. 27(5 314 357 Pahiatua . . .. 383 335 Palmerston North .. 4,128 4,270 4,484 Petone .. .. 1,929 1,945 1,789 Port Chalmers .. 212 212 216 Pukekohe .. .. 882 447 787 Rotorua .. .. I,29j3 1,117 1,020 Taihape .. .. ... .. 645 Taumarunui .. 59f2 640 500 Tauranga .. .. 953 640 564 Te Aroha .. .. 680 635 649 Te Awamutu .. 570 500 460 Timaru .. .. 3,000 2,700 3,150 Waihi .. .. 734 I 731 664 Waipukurau .. 320 330 430 Wairoa .. .. 467 678 714 Waitara .. .. 237 228 277 Wanganui .. .. 8,000 8,300 8,100 Wellington .. .. 26,400 J 30,400 30,400 Westport .. .. 500 800 800 Whangarei .. .. 1,130 | 1,462 1,123 Totals .. 136,816 ! 142,979 145,045