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

.— — Auckland. Christchurch. Brigades, total strength of .. 63 36 Fire police, total strength of .. .. .. * Fire-stations, residential .. .. 4 •»• 3 ,. non-residential.. .. 2 Fire-alarms— (C) circuits, (B) boxes .. 24 C, 141 B. 16 C, 89 B. „ Automat ie. private .. 14 21 Telephones, points .. .. .. 9 Tel. Horses .. .. .. .. 2 Motors, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. 4(66,46,40,40) 1(12) chemical. h,>se-and-ladder (h.p.) .. 3(30,30,14) pump, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. 1800gal.(l 10) 1.450 gal. (70) „ electric, ladder (height) .. 1 (87') Fire-engines, steam (gallons) .. .. 1 (450) 2 (2(i0, 450) ,. manual (gallons) Chemical engines, hand-drawn (gallons) .. 1 (120) horsed Hose carts, reels, horse-drawn ,, ,, hand-drawn .. 1 2 Ladders, horse-drawn (height) .. 1 (60') 1 (60') „ telescopic (height) .. .. .. '3 (HO') „ coupling (total height) . . .. 19 single lengths (total height) .. 8(1.%') Jumping sheets (square feet) .. 4(10'xl0'i 4 (10' x 10') Smok°-jackets (J), helmets (H) .. 2 J, 1 H 1 J, 1 H. Hand-pumps .. .. .. 4 5 Hand chemical extineteurs .. .. 2 4 Stand-pipes, ratchet valves .. .. 12 1 ,, double heads .. . . .. 19 ,, single heads .. . . 4 Hose, rubber-lined (diameter) .. 2.0UU' (3f) 2.140' (2|") ,, unlined (diameter) .. .. 7.400' (2J") 10,461' (2f) Water-supply (G = gravitation) .. G. G. Pressure, average, noon-midnight .. 8-1 l>0 '.is-ioii L Auckland. Obristchurch. Dannevirke. Dannevirke. Dunedin. Feilding. 22 73 24 1 1 1 1 3 1 7 C . 64 B. 25 Tel. Tel. .", 3 I 1(15) ■-' (85, 75) 2 5 2 1 (80') 3 (78') 16(160') 6(52') 6 (105') .. 2(45') ■ 1(12' x 12') 2 J, 1 H. 2 2 1 4 9 5 5 5 2,300' (-1V) 9,000' (2.1") 2,200' (2V) V,. G. G. s.-, <M> 110-150 98-112 Dunedin. Feilding. Gisborne. Greyinouth. Hamilton. Hastings. Hawera. Hokitika. Lawrence. 22 I'd 18 25 23 30 11 15 1 1 1 1 4 4 .... 1 5 1 Tel. 4 Tel. Tel'. 5 8 I .. .. .. 1 on hire Motor on hire ] (50) 1 (600) 1 (i>00) " 1 (600) .. 1 (380) stationary 1(100) 1(60) .. 1(80) 1 2(80.80) 1(40) 1(50) 2 -i 2 2 3 5 2 2(00') 1 (36') 1 (35') .. .. 1 (28') 4'(40') 6 (6(>') 3(36') 2(30') 2(30') 7(135') 3 (»n 4(100') 6(163') 3(85') 3(59') 1(25') 2 (12' x 14') 1 H. 1 112 2 2 1 2 3 i .. l .. l 8 . 6 1 (i 4 5 2 2 ] 4 .. 2 2 .. 2,700' (2J*) 4,000' (21") 3000' (2D 2,000' (2J") 2,500' (2J") 3,000' (2J") 1,200' (2J*) G.* G. G. G. G. G. G. 90-120 90-140 39-42 120-130 55-75 100-105 50-62 * And auxilin] ami] system.