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1920. NEW ZEALAND.

FIRE BRIGADES OF THE DOMINION (REPORT ON THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th JUNE, 1920, BY THE INSPECTOR OF FIRE BRIGADES.

Presented to both Rouses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

The Inspector of Firh Brigades to the Hon. the Minister of Internal Affairs. Sir, — Office of Inspector of Fire Brigades, Wellington, 22nd October, 1920. Herewith I have the honour to lay before you my twelfth annual report, for the year ending 30th June, 1920, relative to the working of the Fire Brigades Act, and including matter in connection therewith. During the year four new fire districts have been constituted—viz., Te Aroha (sth March, 1.920), Napier (29th March, 1920), Taumarmiui (Ist April, 1920), Kaitangata (Ist Juno, 1.920). Following is a list of the thirty-five fire districts now constituted : — Auckland Hamilton Napier Tauranga Balclutlia Hastings New Ply.nioulh ' Te Aroha Christchurch Hawera Oamaru Timaru Dannevirke Hokitika (Thakune Waihi Dargaville Kaitangata Palmerston North Waitara Dunedin Lawrence Petone Wanganui Feilding Levin Port Chalmers Whangarci Gisborne Masterton Rotorua Woolston. Greymouth Milton Taumarunui 1 have officially inspected the brigades, with their stations and equipment, working under the control of Fire Boards, as follows : — Auckland— 10th and 16th April, 1920. Masterton—3lst May, 1920. Balclutha —22nd January, 1920. Milton—2lst January, 1920. Christchurch—22nd March, 1920. New Plymouth—23rd October, 1919. Dannevirke —17th May, 1920. Oamaru—2oth January, 1920. Dargaville— 14th April, 1920. Ohakune— 4th November, 1919. Dunedin — 26th and 27th January, Palmerston North—l9th May, 1920. 1920. Petone— 17th June, 1920. Feilding—2oth May, 1920. Port Chalmers—27tli January, 1920. Oisborne— 19th February, 1920. Rotorua—9th December, 1919. Greymouth—l6th March, 1920. Tauranga—lsth December, 1919. Hamilton—l9th April, 1920. Timaru—23rd March. 1920. Hastings—l.Bth May, 1920. Waihi—l7th December, 1919. Hawera—2lst October, 1919. Waitara—22nd October, 1919. Hokitika—l7th March, 1920. Wanganui—2oth October, 1919. Lawrence—23rd January, 1920. Whangarei—l3th April, 1920. Levin — 11th September, 1919, and Woolston—l9th March, 1920. Bth June, 1920. Also, special visits were paid as follows : — Waipukurau —13th October, 1919: Report upon fire protection at the Pukeora Sanatorium. Foxton —11th November, 1919 : Report to Borough Council upon fire protection of the town. Trentham Camp —I.sth January, 1920 : Inspection of the camp and its equipment. Somes Island —10th February, 1920: Inspection and report upon quarantine-station, &c. Featherston Camp —4th March, 1920 : Inspection of the camp and its equipment. Christchurch (Cashmere Hills Sanatorium) —20th March, 1920 ; Inspection and report.

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