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1924. NEW ZEALAND

FIRE BRIGADES OF THE DOMINION (REPORT ON THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th JUNE, 1924, BY INSPECTOR OF FIRE BRIGADES.

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

The Inspector of Fire Brigades to the Hon. the Minister op Internal Affairs. Office of the Inspector of Fire Ifcrigades, Wellington, 22nd October, 1924. Sir, — Herewith I have the honour to lay before you my sixteenth annual report;, for the year ended 30th June, 1924, relative to the working of the Fire Brigades Act, and including matter in connection therewith. During the year two new fire districts have been constituted —viz., Westport, on the sth May, 1923, and Eltham, on the 26th May, 1923. Following is a list of the thirty-six fire districts now operating: — Auckland Greymouth Masterton Taumarunui Balclutha Hamilton Milton Tauranga Christchurch Hastings Napier To Aroha Dannevirke Hawera New Plymouth Timaru Dargaville Hokitika, Oamaru Waihi Dunedin Invercargill Ohakune Waitara Eltham Kaiapoi Palmerston North Wanganui Feilding Kaitangafe. Petone Westport Foxton Lawrence Port Chalmers Whangarei I have officially inspected the brigades, with their stations and equipment, working under Fire Board control, as follows : — Auckland—March 29 and 31,1924. Levin-—June 4, 1924. Balclutha—March 12, 1924. Masterton- -December 18, 1923. Christchurch-May 17 and. 19, Milton—March 6, 1924. 1924. Napier—February 20, 1924. Dannevirke —April 14, 1924. New Plymouth—October 10, Dargaville- January 15, 1924, 1923.' Dunedin—March 10 and 13, Oamaru—May 13, 1924. 1924. Ohakune—April 4, 1924. Feilding—December 6, 1923. Palmerston North—June 11, 1924, Foxton—June 5, 1924. Petone—June 30, 1924. Gisborne—March 28, 1924. Port Chalmers—March 10, 1924. Greymouth —January 24, 1924. Rotorua —November 19, 1923. Hamilton —April 3, 1924. Taumarunui —November 14, 1923. Hastings —April 15, 1924. Tauranga —November 20, 1923. Hawera —October 8, 1923. Te Aroha —November 21, 1923. Hokitika—January 25, 1924. Timaru—January 30, 1924. Invercargill -March 5, 1924. Waihi -April 2, 1924. Kaiapoi —January 29, 1924. Waitara—October 9, 1923. Kaitangata —March 11, 1924. Wanganui —December 5, 1923. Lawrence—March 7, 1924, Whangarei- January 14, 1924. Also, the following special visits have been paid : — Trentham —August 23, 1923 : Fixing of new fire-station site. Wanganui —September 17, 1923: Annual meeting. Invercargill —September 22-24, 1923 : Attending Board meetings, consideration of estimates, &c.

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