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Te Aroha. Te Awamutu. Timaru. Waihi. j Waipukurau. Wairoa. Waitara. Wanganui. Wellington. Westport. Whangarei. j Totais. Brigades, total strength of .. 16 15 22 j 16 17 17 16 32 79 24 20 Permanent, 230; auxj iliary and volunteers, 897 ; total, Fire-stations — | , 1,127. Residential ......1 1 1 1 1 1 j 1 4 5 1 1 67 Non-residential .... .. .. .. • • • • I • • 3 .. .. 25 boxes (B) .. .. 2 (C), 3 (B) .. 6 (C), 28 (B) 4 (C), 14 (B) 1 (C), 5 (5) . . .. 9 (C), 89 (B) 18 (C), 120 (B) .. 2 (B) 160 (C), 1,423 (B) Electric sirens* .. .. Elec. siren .. .. . • Elec. siren Elec. siren (Ex.) i (Ex.) (Ex.) .. .. .. .. 16 Automatic, private .... .. v . 2 1 .... .. 22 74 .. .. 291 Telephones (points) .... 4 2 9 73123844 165 Motors — Hose - and-1 adder tenders (h.p.) .. 1 (20) 1 (20) .. ! 1 (20) 1 (20) 1 (20) 1 (20) 2 (60, 20) 5 (23-35) 2 (35, 28) 1 (22) 46 First-aid, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 (45) .. .. j 1 (45) 26 Pump, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. .. .. 1(60) | .. .. •• .. • • 2 (70,45) .. .. 13 and 1 steam. First - aid, pump, hose-and-ladder .. .. 1 (45) I .. .. • • .. 2 (60, 45) 3 (45, 35, 35) | .. .. 29 and 1 steam, (h.p.) j General utility .. .. .. .. 1(20) j .. .. i •• .. 1(20) 2 .. .. 11 Petrol-electric ladders (height) .. .. .. .. . . .. i .. .. . • 1 (85') j .. 4 Hose carts and reels (hand-drawn) .. 1 1 .. 2 1 1 2 .. 4 j 3 1 72 and 1 chemical. Ladders — Motor-traction (height) .. .. .. .. .. j .. . . .. • • • • .. .. 6 Extension, on motors (height) .. 1 (35') 1 (35') 2 (60', 35') 1 (30') i 1 (30') 1 (30') 1 (30') 4 (60', 35', 10 (14'-55') 2 (28', 28') 1 (30') 94 35', 30 7 ) Single, coupling (total height) .. 3 (55') 2(26') 7 (1650 3(68') 3(50') 2(24') 2(30') 5(81') 14(1450 2(47') 2(35') 183 Jumping-sheets .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3 2 .. 27 Smoke - jackets (J), helmets (H), .. .. 2 (HY .. 2 (H) 3 (H) .. 2 (H) 2 (H), 1 (J), j 2 (H) 2 (H) 5 (J), 69 (H), 20 (M) masks (M) ! I 1 (M) Hand-pumps .. .. .. 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 4 j 16 1 1 102 Hand chemical extincteurs .. 2 2 6 -. 2 3 2 9 21 ! 2 2 181 Portable standpipes — Ratchet valves .... ill 4 .. .. •• 3 7 .. 2 2 69 Double heads .. .. .. 2 1 4 5 3 3 3 6 17 3 3 210 Single head 1 .. • { 1 1 .. 2 22 4 1 92 Hose — Rubber-lined (diameter) .. .. .. .. .. . - 100' (2|") .. 680' (2| // ) 4,410' (2f") .. .. 8,385' (2f"), 3,280' j I j j (2 1 ") Unlined (diameter) .. .. 2,000' (2V) 2,000' (2V) 3,500' (2¥) 2,000' (2¥) i 1,200' (2J") 2,000' (21") 1,600' 15,350' (2J") 1,900' (3f"), 3,300' 2,000' (2J") 127,200' (2£"), 39,587' 4,400' (2£"), j (2|"), 1,900' (3f") | ! 10,045' (2f") Rubber, first-aid (diameter) .. .. .. 120' (J") ■"] • • ■ • • • 480' (f") 858' (J") .. 120' (f") 8,568' (J"), 240' (1") Water - supply (P = pumping; i G G G GjG G G G G G G G = gravitation ! Pressure, average, noon-midnight .. 100-130 60-100 j 70-75 j 80-100 | 130-140 100-110 100-120 115-130 120-135 90-120 130-150 * Electric siren alarms marked (Ex.) are operated also by Public Telephone Exchange Attendant through direct wire connected with fire-station control-switch.