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5. Summary.—Personnel, Plant, and Appliances—continued.

Oamaru. Ohakune. Onehunga. Opotiki. Otaki. Pahiatua. Petone. Chalmers Pukekohe. Rotorua. Taumarunui. Tauranga. Brigades, total strength of .. 17 14 18 12 16 16 27 16 14 14 18 18 16 Fire-stations — Residential ...... 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 .. 1 1 1 1 Non-residential .... 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 1 1 Circuits (0), boxes .(B) .. .. .. .. 2 (C), 34 (B) .. .. .. 5 (C), 55 (B) 1 (C), 26 (B) .. _ .. 3 (C), 24 (B) .. 1 (0), 8 (B) Electric sirens* . . .. .. .. Elec. siren Elec. siren Elec. siren .. Elec. siren .. .. Elec. siren . . Elec. siren Elec. siren (Ex.) (Ex.) (Ex.) Automatic, private .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 3 Telephones (points) ....5 3 1 2 1 1 2 2 .. 1 2 4 2 Motors — Hose-and-ladder tenders (h.p.) .. .. 1 (20) 1 (30) 1 (20) 1 (20) 1 (20) I (25) 1 (30) .. 1 (20) 1 (50) 2 (20, 18) 1 (22) First-aid, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. 1 (40) . . 1 (40) .. .. .. .. .. 1 (22) .. .. .. 1 (30) Pump, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. .. 1 (30) Trailer .. .. . . .. 1 (50) First - aid, pump, hose-and-ladder 1 (45) .. .. .. ,. .. 1 (35) 1 (36) .. . • 1 (35) (h.p.) General utility ' Petrol-electric ladders (height) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I Hose carts and reels (hand-drawn) ..1 .. 1 1 .. 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 Ladders— Motor-traction (height) Extension, on motors (height) .. 2 (30', 35') 1 (36') 2 (35', 25') 1 (35') 1 (26') 1 (24') 3 (60', 30', 22') 2 (35', 30 / ) 1 (26') 1 (28') 2 (35') 2 (30', 26') 2 (34', 30') Single, coupling (total height) .. 2(38') 2(32') 4(65') 1(250 2 (20', 18') 1(20') 10(115') ' 2(19') 1(20') 1(25') 3(61') 2(34') 1(35') Jumping-sheets .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. . # .. .. 1 .. .. 1 Smoke - jackets (J), helmets (H), 1 (H) .. 2 (H) .. 2 (H) .. 1 (H) 1 (H) .. 2 (H) 1 (H) 1 (H) masks (M) Hand-pumps ...... 2 2 .. 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 Hand chemical extincteurs ..1 2 4 2 ' l 1 1 7 2 2 4 4 Portable standpipes — Ratchet valves .... 1 .. .. .. _ 1 _ 1 1 1 Double heads ......5 4 3 2 3 5 2 2 2 2 4 4 Single head ...... 1 1 .. .. .. 3 5 .. .. 5 .. 1 Hose — Rubber-lined (diameter) .. . . .. 100' (24") . . .. .. .. 300' (2£") .. .. 350' (24") Unlined (diameter) .. .. 2,800' (24") 1,400' (24") 2,500' (24") 1,000' (24") 1,500' (24") 1,600' (24") 6,000' (24") 4,500' (24") 1,000' (24") 2,000' (24") 1,900' (24") 2,400' (24") 2,000' (24") * Rubber, first-aid (diameter) .. 180' (}") .. 240' (f) .. .. .. 120' (}") 120' (}") 140' (1") .. 160' (J") .. 120' (§") Water - supply (P = pumping; G Creeks and P and G G G | G G P and G G G G G P and G G = gravitation races Pressure, average, noon-midnight .. 90-100 .. 100-110 140-150 110-135 50-60 Uncertain 40-60 110-150 80-100 60-64 100-125 70-110 2 ; - I I ; ♦ Electric siren alarms marked (Ex.) are operated also by Public Telephone Exchange Attendant through direct wire connected with fire-station control-switch.