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Auckland. Balclutha. | Chrlstchu- ch. Dannevirke. Dargaville. Dunedin, Elthara. Feilding. Foxtoii. Gisborne. Greymouth. I Hamilton. Brigades, total strength of 70 | 13 42 20 18 45 17 20 15 25 20 25 Tire- stations — J Residential ...... 51 4 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 Non-residential ,. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. . _ 1 Fire-alarms — Circuits (C), boxes (B) .. .. 35 (C), 301 (B) .. 21 (C), 159 (B) 2 (C), 16 (B) .. 15 (C), 166 (B) .. .. .. 4 (0), 57 (B) .. | 4 (C), 39 (B) Automatic, private .. .. 73 .. 44 .. .. 38 .. .. .. .. .. j 6 Telephones (points) .... 18 3 8 2 4 5 3 3 4 4 8 2 Motors — I Hose- and - ladder tenders (h.p.) .. 5(40) 1 (22) | .. 1 (40) .. 1(38) j 1 (22) 1 (20) 1 (20) 1 (35) .. First-aid, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. 4(65,50,38,30) .. j 3(40,40,25; .. 1 (20) 4(70 ; 3,60) | .. .. .. 1 (50) 1 (22) Pump, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. 1(110) .. | 2 (70,30) .. .. .. I .. .. 2 (36)Trailers .. 1(60) First-aid, pump, hose-and-ladder .. ... j 3 (50) .. .. 1 (90) .. 1 (20/35) .. .. 1 (30) 1 (40) (h.p.) General utility .. .. 2 (25,20) | .. 1 (20) .. .. 1 (20) .. .. .. .. .. 1(20) Petrol-electric, ladders (height) .. 1 (87') .. 1 (85') .. .. ] (85') .. .. .. Fire-engines — Steam (g.p.m.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1(600) 1 (600) Chemical (gals.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. X (40) .. 1 Ho3e-cartf>, reels, hand-drawn .. .. 1 .. 2 1 .. j 1 2 .. 2 5 2 Ladders — Motor-traction (height) .. .. 1 (65') .. j 1 (65') .. .. 1 (80') Extension (height) (on motor*) .. 2 (22'), 2 (35')* 1(24')* j 6 (45'; 3, 35'; 1(35')* 1(25')* 5 (50'; 4, 30')* 1(34')* 2 (30', 30')* 1(26')* 2 (35', 24') 2 (35', 27')* 3 (50', 35', 30')* 2, 20")* Single, coupling (total length) .. 12 (240') j 3 (58') 16 (160') 3 (75') 1 (25') .. 2 (45') 4 (36') .. 3 (66') 5 (98') 3 (34') Jumping-sheets ...... 5 | 3 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 1 Smoke jackets (J), helmets (H), 2 (J), 4 (H) .. 1 (J), 3 (H) 2 (H) .. 1 (J), 1 (H) j 2 (H) 2 (M) .. 1 (H) .. 3 (M) masks (M) Hand-pumps ...... 5 1 6 2 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 X Hand chemical, extincteurs ..10 2 10 2 .. 9 1 2 2 4 2 2 Portable standpipes — Ratchet valves .... 17 I ] .. 1 12 1 .. _ # _ 2 Double heads ...... .. 219 8 2 7 3 7 3 7 9 2 Single heads ......j 6 ..j 1 .. 2 .. . 4 1 « Hos - I Rubber-lined (diameter).. .. 2,000' (2J") .. 2,300' (2f) .. .. 200'(2£") .. J .. .. .. .. 500'(24") Unlined (diameter) .. .. (2|"); 1,600' (2J") 14,850' (2|") 3,400' (2|") 2,000' (2|") 14,200' (2£") 2,000' (2\") 2,400' (2J") 1,500' (2J") 3,500' (2£") 3,000' (2-|") | 4,500' (2J'') 386' (4") Rubber, first-aid (diameter) .. 720' (J") .. 720' (f") .. 120' (|") 640' (f) .. 160' (f") .. 180' (J") 120' (J") 180' (-}") Water - supply (P = p u m p i n g; P and G P and G P and G G G G G G P and G G P and G P and G G = giavitation) Pressure, average, noon-midnight .. 40-120 .. 95-105 80-85 85-95 100-150 75-90 85-105 53-120 109-120 85-95 45-48