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2. Summary of Fire Losses, 1927-28.

3. Cost of Fire Brigades (Capital Expenditure included). As taken from the Estimates for the respective Years.

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I District. Ensured. Uninsured. Totals. District. Insured. | Uninsured. Totals. £ £ £ £ ' £ £ Auckland .. .. 105,626 5,279 110,905 Oamaru .. .. 2,870 5,005 7,875 Balclutha .. .. 1,800 110 1,910 Ohakune .. .. 4,625 ! 3,815 8,440 Christchurch .. 65,988 1,022 67,010 Onehunga .. .. 3,074 315 3,389 Dannevirke .. 3,676 10 3,686 Otaki .. .. 2,255 : 600 2,855 Dargaville .. .. 13,764 124 13,888 Pahiatua .. .. 1,150 775 1,925 Dunedin .. .. 22,224 888 23,112 Palmerston North .. 10,554 233 10,787 Eltham .. .. 1,607 110 1,717 Petone .. .. 756 25 781 Feilding .. .. 831 95 926 Port Chalmers .. 560 350 910 Foxton .. .. 602 200 802 Pukekohe .. .. 4,905 775 5,680 Gisborne .. .. 14,334 3,170 17,504 Rotorua .. .. 1,759 880 2,639 Greymouth .. .. 645 .. 645 Taumarunui .. 7,392 550 7,942 Hamilton .. .. 2,713 332 3,045 Tauranga .. .. .. 8 8 Hastings .. .. 2,192 280 2,472 Te Aroha .. .. 4,094 161 4,255 Hawera .. .. 16 8 24 Te Awamutu .. 4,510 .. 4,510 Hokitika .. .. 4,755 1,852 6,607 Timaru .. .. 2,034 71 2,105 Invercargill .. 15,856 57 15,913 Waihi .. .. 1,857 1,380 3,237 Kaiapoi .. .. 25,764 220 25,984 Waipukurau .. 354 360 714 Kaitangata .. .. 150 200 350 Wairoa .. .. 2,167 213 2,380 Lawrence .. .. 560 .. 560 Waitara .. .. 520 230 750 Levin .. .. 2,075 152 2,227 I Wanganui .. .. 5,056 467 5,523 Masterton .. .. 2,025 250 2,275 Wellington .. .. 78,963 10,452 89,415 Milton .. .. .. 20 20 Westport .. .. 100 26 126 Mount Roskill .. 1,660 210 1,870 Whangarei .. .. 7,039 2,775 9,814 Napier .. .. 13,277 3,075 16,352 — New Plymouth .. 2,133 674 2,807 Totals .. 450,867 47,804 498,671

District Year endin 8 Year ending Year ending Year ending Year ending SlTt March 8 district. 1 30th Junej 1923 30th June> 1924 30fch June 1925> 30th j une> 1926 3Qth JunGj 192? irn 1929 _ _____ £ £ £ I £ £ £ £ Auckland .. 16,325 16,700 18,400 ! 20,000 21,000 15,000 23,000 Balclutha . . 400 400 500 500 500 425 450 Christchurch .. 12,100 12,100 13,000 13,000 12,000 9,000 12,000 Dannevirke .. 585 739 620 j 614 636 662 792 Dargaville .. 504 816 600 ' 675 675 450 674 Dunedin .. 13,500 13,500 I 13,500 15,500 15,500 11,625 15,700 Eltham .. .. .. • • 750 600 5 °0 4 < S7 350 Feilding . . 648 623 I 554 639 528 843 776 Foxton .. .. 250 397 I 626 594 467 388 465 Gisborne .. 1,734 2,188 j 2,200 2,462 3,104 3,346 2,393 Greymouth .. 887 948 ] 949 1,005 1,483 1,250 1,025 Hamilton .. 2,350 2,650 : 2,800 2,930 2,650 1,906 2,725 Hastings .. 837 1,012 ! 1,206 1,120 1,330 1,490 1,400 Hawera.. .. 837 713 ! 1,241 1,302 1,320 956 1,349 Hikurangi .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. 511 Hokitika .. 570 570 I 480 550 500 512 583 Invercargill .. .. 10,300 j 3,200 4,300 4,755 4,331 5,448 Kaiapoi .. j .. 947 ! 1,279 i 663 636 535 683 Kaitangata .. 192 175 ! 290 230 186 161 270 Lawrence .. 80 90 100 ' 90 100 75 100 Levin .. .. j 921 799 803 586 617 600 730 Masterton .. ! 1,880 1,946 1,649 1,790 1,728 1,298 1,771 Milton .. .. j 167 240 340 200 178 100 200 Mount Poskill .. I .. .. I .. .. .. 1,264 1,300 Napier .. .. 1,671 2,886 j 3,522 3,852 3,730 3,335 4,094 New Plymouth .. I 2,183 1,965 1,953 : 2,076 1,960 1,642 1,887 Oamaru .. 750 800 950 ! 1.050 1,250 1,300 1,300 Ohakune .. 435 348 420 537 474 500 550 Onehunga .. .. .. .. .. 1,670 1,334 1,655 Otaki .. .. i .. .. 325 399 416 275 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. .. 590 320 333 Palmerston North 2,100 2,143 2,224 4,502 4,298 3,269 4,128 Petone .. .. 1,306 1,450 1,394 1,484 1,591 1,227 1,929 Port Chalmers .. 325 310 269 252 214 220 212 Pukekohe .. .. .. .. 330 745 882 Rotorua.. .. 1,340 1,328 1,356 958 1,000 890 1,293 Taumarunui .. 640 650 445 530 500 414 592 Tauranga .. 541 499 559 509 659 588 953 Te Aroha .. 683 573 621 778 833 680 680 Te Awamutu .. .. .. .. . . .. 420 570 Timaru .. .. 1,750 1,850 2,250 2,050 2,350 2,400 3,000 Waihi .. .. 710 822 651 837 583 622 734 Waipukurau . . .. .. .. . . .. 495 320 Wairoa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 491 467 Waitara.. .. 200 120 220 234 263 198 237 Wanganui .. 4,800 4,450 7,050 7,400 8,150 6,000 8,000 Wellington . . .. .. .. .. 18,715 25,400 26,400 Westport .. I . . .. 550 630 570 500 500 Wbangarei .. | 550 1,000 1,016 1,018 890 800 1,130 Totals .. i 74,754 89,052 90,541 98,372 121,412 110,476 136,816 I I I