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Ohakune. Onehunga. Otaki. j Pahiatua. Pa pJo?th t011 Petone. Chalmers Pukekohe. Rotorua. Taumarunui. Tauranga. Te Aroh*. : L I -1 i : 1 • i Brigades, totalstrength of .. 14 18 18 14 25 19 11 14 20 21 16 16 Fire-stations — Residential ...... 1 1 1 1 2 1 .. ... 1 1 1 1 Non-residential .... .. .. .. .. .. •• 2 1 1 1 1 Fire-alarms — Circuits (C), boxes (B) .. .. .. 2 (C), 34 (B) .. .. 5 (C), 40 (B) 1 (C), 21 (B) .. 4 (C), 7 (B) 3 (C), 24 (B) . . 1 (C), 8 (B) 2 (C), 3 (B) Automatic, private .. .. . ■ . ■ .. .. 2 Telephones (points) ....2 1 1 1 2 2 .. 3 2 4 2 4 Motors — Hose-and-ladder tenders (h.p.) .. 1 (20) .. 1 (20) 1 (20) 1 (25) 1 (30) .. 1 (20) 1 (50) 2 (18, 20) .. 1 (20) First-aid, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. . • 1 (40) .. .. .. •. 1 (22) .. .. .. 1 (23) Pump, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. 1 (30) Trailer .. .. .. 1 (60) First - aid, pump, hose-and-ladder .. .. .. .. 1 (35) 1 (36) .. .. 1 (35) (h.p.) General utility .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •. .. . • Petrol-electric, ladders (height) .. .. .. .. .. .. Fire-engines, steam (g.p.m.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Hose-carts, reels (hand-drawn) .... 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 Ladders— Motor-traction (height) Extension (height) on motors* .. .. 1(35')* 1(26')* 1(24')* 3(60', 30', 22')* 1(35')* 1(26') 1(28')* 2 (35', 35') 2 (30', 26')* 1(34')* 1(30')* Single, coupling (total feet) .. 2(32') 2(25') 2(24') 3(50') 10(116') 5(40') 1(20') 2 6(91') 3(45') 2(55') 2(30') Jumping-sheets ...... .. 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 Smoke jackets (J), helmets (H), .. 2 (H) 1 (M) .. 1 (H) 1 (H) .. .. 1 (H) 1 (H) masks (M) Hand-pumps ...... 2 .. 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 Hand chemical extincteurs ..2 3 1 1 1 3 .. 2 4 4 .. 2 Portable standpipes — Ratchet valves .... .. .. .. .. 1 . . 1 1 1 .. .. 1 Double heads ........ 4 2 4 5 2 2 2 1 4 4 2 Single heads ...... 1 .. .. .. 4 5 .. .. 5 .. 1 Hose — Rubber-lined (diameter) .. .. 200' (2£") .. .. 50' (2J") 150' (2J") .. .. 250' (2J") Unlined (diameter) .. . . 1,350' (2*") 2,800' (2J") 1,800' (2J") 1,600' (2f) 6,000' (2J") 4,550' (2|") 1,000' (2J») 1,600' (2J") 1,750' (2|") 2,700' (2|") 2,300' (2|") 2,000' (2£») Rubber, first-aid (diameter) .. .. 160' (j") .. .. 120' (f") 120' (f") 160' (1") .. 160' (f") .. 120' (|") Water - supply (P = pumping; Creeks and P and G G G G G GGGGGG G = gravitation) races Pressure, average, noon-midnight .. .. 100 120-135 60-62 Uncertain 50-68 110-150 75-100 60-64 100-125 70-80 100-130