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I I Auckland. Balclutha. Christchurch. Dannevirke. Dargaville. Dunedin. } Eltham. Feilding. Foxton. Gisborne. Greymouth. Hamilton. j 1 Brigades, total strength of .. 84 14 43 20 20 50 17 20 15 25 20 24 Fire-stations — Residential ...... 5 1 4 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 Non-residential .... 1 .. .. .. 1 •• •• 1 •• •• 5 1 Fire-alarms — Circuits (C), boxes (B) .. .. 35 (C), 294 (B) .. 21 (C), 166 (B) 2 (C), 16 (B) .. 15 (C), 157 (B) .. .. .. 4 (C), 58 (B) .. 4 (C), 41 (B) Automatic, private .... 74 .. 46 .. .. 40 . . .. .. .. I 6 Telephones (points) .... 20 3 8 2 4 7 3 3 4 4 8 2 Motors — Hose-and-ladder tenders (h.p.) .. 5 (40) 1 (22) .. 1 (40) 1 (20) 1 (38) 1 (22) 1 (20) 1 (22) 1 (30) .. 1 (20) First-aid, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. 3 (65, 50, 38) .. 3 (40, 40, 25) .. .. 4 (70, 3, 60) .. .. .. 1 (50) 1 (22) Pump, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. 1 (110) .. 2 (70, 30) .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 (36)Trailers . . 1 (60) First-aid, pump, hose-and-ladder 1 (50) .. 3 (50) .. .. 2 (90, 45) .. 1 (30) . . .. 1 (30) 1 (40) (h.p.) j General utility .. .. 2 (25, 20) | 1 (20) .. .. 1 (20) Petrol-electric, ladders (height) . . 1 (87') .. 1 (85') .. .. 1 (85) Fire-engines, steam (g.p.m.) . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 1 (400) Hose-carts, reels (hand-drawn) .. ..12 2 1 .. 2 2 .. 1 5 2 Ladders — Motor-traction (height) .. .. 1 (65') i .. 1 (65') .. .. 1 (80') Extension (height) on motors* .. 2 (22')*, 2 (35')* 1 (24')* 6 (20 to 45)* 1 (35')* 1 (35')* 2 (20'; 4 30')* 1 (34')* 2 (30', 30'}* I (26')* 2 (35', 24')* 1 (35')* 3 (50', 35', 300* Single, coupling (total feet) .. 18 (300') 3(57') 16(160') 4(82') 1(25') 1(25') 3(61') 5(61') .. 3(66') 5(120') 3(36') 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), 2 (H) 2 (H) 4 (M) .. 1 (H) .. 1 (M) masks (M) Hand-pumps ...... 5 1 8 2 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 Hand chemical extincteurs .. 10 2 10 2 .. 9 2 2 2 4 2 3 Portable standpipes — Ratchet valves .... 19 .. 1 .. 1 12 1 .. .. .. .. 2 Double heads ...... .. 2 19 8 j 2 7 3 6 3 7 9 2 Single heads ...... 7 .. 1 2 1 .. .. .. 4 1 6 Hose — Rubber-lined (diameter) .. 1,400' (2|") .. 1,900' (2f") 100' (2J") .. 200' (2J") .. .. .. .. .. 500' (2J") Unlined (diameter) .. .. 400' (4"); 1,600 (2J") 15,182' (2f") 3,500 (2*") 1,600' (2J") 15,550' (2*") 2,500' (2J") 2,400' (2±") 1,500' (2J") 3,500' (2J") 3,000' (2£") 3,500' (2J") 12,100' (2f") Rubber, first-aid (diameter) . . 1,080' (f") .. 800' (f") .. .. 700' (f) .. 180' (f") .. 180' (f) 180' (}") 180' (}") Water - supply (P=pumping; P and G G P and G G j G G G G P and G G P and G P and G G = gravitation) Pressure, average, noon-midnight .. 40-120 65-70 95-105 80-85 j 85-95 80-140 75-90 85-105 53-120 86-114 45-85 40-45