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Auckland. Balclutha. Christchurch. j Dannevirke. Dargaville. Dunedin. Eltham. Feilding. j Foxton. Gisborne. Greymouth Hamilton. - ; I I I _J • ' I | _J I 1 Brigades, total strength of .. 90 12 46 19 20 50 16 22 16 25 I 30 I 25 Fire-stations — Residential .. .. .. 7 1 4 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 Non-residential .... .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 4 1 Fire-alarms — Circuits (C), boxes (B) .. .. 40 (C), 325 (B) .. 21 (C), 175 (B) 2 (C), 16 (B) j .. 16 (C), 190 (B) .. .. .. ■ 4 (C), 59 (B) .. 4 (C), 42 (B) Electric sirens* .. .. .. .. .. .. | . • .. .. Elec. siren Elec. siren .. Elec. siren 1 (Ex.) Automatic, private .... 74 .. 55 .... 42 .. .. .. .. 6 Telephones (points) .... 22 3 8 2 2 7 3 j 3 4 4 2 3 Motors — Hose-and-ladder tenders (h.p.) .. 5 (40) 1 (22) .. 1 (40) .. .. 1 (22) 1 (20) 1 (22) 1 (25) .. 1 (20) First-aid, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. 4 (40-55) .. 4 (25-55) .. 1 (20) 4 (60-75) .. .. .. 1 (35) j 1 (20) Pump, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) . . 1 (110) .. 1 (70) .. .. . • .. .. 2 (36) Trailers .. 1 (60) First - aid, pump, hose-and-ladder 3 (40-60) .. 3 (55) .. .. 2 (60, 90) . . 1 (30) .. .. 1 (30) 1 (45) (h.p.) I General utility .. .. 2 (20, 36) .. 1 (20) | .. .. 2 (20, 30) Petrol-electric ladders (height) .. 1 (87') .. 1 (85') i .. ! .. 1 (83') .. .. .. .. , Hose carts and reels (hand-drawn) .. .. 1 2 2 1 .. 2 2 .. 115 2 Ladders — Motor-traction (height) .. .. 1 (65') .. 1 (65') .. .. 1 (80') .. .. .. .. .. 1 (50) Extension, on motors (height) .. 4 (35'), 2 (32') 1(24') 6 (20' to 45') 1(35') 1(35 ) 6 (1 53'; 5 30') 1(35') 1(30') 1(26') 2(35') 2 (35', 24') : 2 (35', 30') Single, coupling (total height) .. 14 (18' to 22') 3 16(160') 4(82') 2(50') 7(113') 3(61') 6(91') .. 5(80') 5(98') 2(24') Jumping-sheets ...... 5 .. 3 .... 1 .. .. .. 1 1 1 Smoke - jackets (J), helmets (H), 2 (J), 4 (H) .. 1 (J), 5 (H) 4 (H) j .. 1 (J), 2 (H), 2 (H) 4 (M) 1 (H) 3 (H) .. 1 (M) masks (M) j | 4 (M) Hand-pumps ...... 5 1 8 211 -6 1 1 1 1 1:1 Hand chemical extincteurs .. 12 2 10 2 1 10 2 2 2 4|2 i 3 Portable standpipes — Ratchet valves .... 20 .. 1 . . 1 12 1 .. .. .... 2 Double heads ...... .. 3 19 8 3 7 3 6 3 7 12 2 Single head ...... 8 .. 1 2 1 .. .. .. 4 ..! 6 Hose — Rubber-lined (diameter) .. 1,057' (2f") .. 2,900' (2f") ' 100' (2J") .. 300' (2J") .. .. ■ • I ■ • I 500' (2J") Unlined (diameter) .. .. 1,600' (2|"), 1,600' (2A") 14,350' (2f") 3,900' (2J") 1,800' (24") 18,500' (2£") 2,000' (2J") 2,600' (24") 1,100' (2|") I 3,500' (2J") 3,000' (2J") I 4,200' (2£") 13,921' (2J") Rubber, first-aid (diameter) .. 1,440' (f") .. 800' (J") 1 .. | 100' (|") 700' (f") .. 120' (|") - • 180' (J") 150' (f") j 120' (f") Water - supply (P = pumping; P and G G P and G G j G G G G P and G ! G P and G I P and G G = gravitation Pressure, average, noon-midnight .. 40-120 65-70 96-105 80-85 85-90 75-125 70-80 80-110 53-120 91-117 40-95 40-45 J I ! I I ! I * Electric siren alarms marked (Ex.) are operated also by Public Telephone Exchange Attendant through direct wire connected with fire-station control-switch.