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Table IIIb.— Average Statistics for other Fire Districts.

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Table IV.— Areas protected by Fire Boards.

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Period of Municipal lutes Insurance Number WO 'of Ssfnan? Fjre Loss Fire Loss Loss District District. i Average. Population. Kates. per Head. : Premiums. of Fires. Popula- , Individual Fire Los " per Head. per Fire. 1 n e e J e (Years.) r per Head. tion Year. 1 £ ; £ s. d. £ £ s. d. 1 £ £ £ s. d. £ £ s. d. Birkenhead .. 7 3,437 12,805 i 3 14 6 3,936 1 2 11 2 0-54 1,032 322 0 1 11 174 536 3 1 Birkenhead. Cambridge.. .. 8 2,221 7,932 3 11 5 3,104 1 8 0 3 1 14 3,175 1,003 0 9 0 396 480 4 4 Cambridge. Eltham B .. .. 15 2,002 I 6,582 3 5 9 2,411 1 4 1 3 1-50 2,672 861 0 8 7 281 458 4 7 Eltham. Hikurangi .. 11 1,159 2,279 1 19 4 1,060 0 18 3 1 1-09 1,204 309 0 5 4 245 208 3 7 Hikurangi. ilorrinsville .. 3 1,923 8,858 4 12 1 2,408 1 5 0 1 0-35 149 67 0 0 8 100 598 6 3 Morrinsville. Nelson 6 11,327 37,847 3 6 10 15,898 1 8 1 11 1-00 6,977 2,743 0 4 10 242 2,295 4 1 Nelson. Opotiki 10 1,377 3,958 2 17 6 1,408 1 0 6 3 2-03 3,609 659 0 9 7 235 522 7 7 Opotiki. Otaki .. . 14 1.657 4,638 2 16 0 1,803* 1 1 9* 3 1-77 6,659 1,155 0 13 11 394 350 4 3 Otaki. Pahiatua .. 13 1,580 4,149 2 12 6 3,322 2 2 1 3 1-74 11,755 2,262 1 8 8 823 441 6 9 Pahiatua Pukekohe .. 13 2'540 12,412 4 17 9 3,051 1 4 0 3 1-13 5,680 714 0 5 7 249 701 5 6 Pukekohe. Taihape .. .. 9 8,975 3 17 1 3,560 1 10 7 2 0-67 856 199 0 1 8 128 516 4 5 Taihape. Te Awamutu 12 2,021 10,257 5 1 6 3,291 1 12 7 3 1-44 4,510 907 0 9 0 311 508 5 0 Te Awamutu. Waipukurau .. 13 1,995 6,570 3 5 11 2,987 1 9 11 4 1-85 7,167 1,462 0 14 8 395 354 3 6 Waipukurau. Wairoa .. .. 13 2,490 10,554 4 4 9 3,992 1 12 1 5 1-88 101,707f 10,278t 4 2 7 2,191 575 4 7 Wairoa. Wellington .. 13 111,930 489,360 4 7 5 182,591 1 12 7 173 1-54 294,070 84,503 0 15 1 489 29,759 5 4 Wellington. Westport .. .. 15 4,034 9,428 2 6 9 4,256 111 5 1-36 11,989 2,936 0 14 7 537 651 3 3 Westport. Whakatane .. 2 1,890 8,571* 4 10 8 2,402 1 5 5 1 0-53 49 25 0 0 3 25 .. .. Whakatane. Woodville .. .. 8 1,082 2,999 2 15 5 1,342 1 4 10 2 1-97 4,116 921 0 17 0 432 369 6 10 Woodville. * Nine-year average. t Fire-loss figures corrected in accordance with returns supplied subsequently. % One year only.

at tyi v* T?ir^ a in i I nsure( l Fire Uninsured District. Population. C a^f Value. j <*»• U S*5£t Protected by Remarks. j Calls. ol Property., Contents _ Contents. | I I I I I J £ £ £ £ Belfast (works only) .. .. .. . • • ■ • ■ • • • • Christchurch Fire Board .. Payment for attendances. Fairfield . • • • • • • • • ■ • - • • • Hamilton Fire Board .. .. County pays £25 p.a. plus £5 for every call in excess of five. Feilding (works only) .. .. ■ • ■ • ■ • • • • • • - Feilding Fire Board .. . . Payment for attendances. Hamilton (hospital only) .. .. • • - ■ • • • • ■ • • • Hamilton Fire Board .. .. Nominal payment. Hawera .. .. 620* 210,000 .. .. .. .. Hawera Fire Board .. .. County pays £75 p.a. to Fire Board. Mangere .. .. 785* 522,000 .. .. .. .. .. Auckland Metropolitan Fire Board .. County pays £75 p.a. plus £5 for every call in excess of ten. New Lynn .. .. 3,680 534,581 .. .. .. .. . . Auckland Metropolitan Fire Board .. Borough pays £100 p.a. plus £5 for every call in excess of ten. Palmerston North (abattoirs .. .. 1 1 6,155 984 7,139 Palmerston North Fire Board .. Retaining fee of £5 5s. p.a. plus payment for and aero club only) attendances. Cashmere .. f County pays £300 p.a. to Fire Board. Fendalton .. .. .. 52 10 533 1,781 2,314 Christchurch Fire Board .. .. County pays £450 p.a. to Fire Board. Riccarton .... J I Borough pays £450 p.a. to Fire Board. West harbour (works only) .. • • • • • • • • • • • • Dunedin Metropolitan Fire Board .. Payment for attendances. 17,385 1,266,581 53 11 6,688 2,765 9,453 ♦Estimated.