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Te Awamutu. Timaru. Waihi. Wairoa. Waitara. Waipukurau. Wanganui. Wellington. Westport. Whangarei. Totals. Brigades, total strength of.. .. ' 15 24 16 16 16 j 16 32 81 21 20 1,091 Fire-stations — i Residential ......1 1 1 1 1 | 2 3 1 1 57 Non-residential .... 1 1 .. .. .. I 1 2 5 1 .. 35 Fire-alarms — Circuits (C), boxes (B) .. .. .. 6 (C), 27 (B) 4 (C). 16 (B) .. .. 1 (C), 4 (B) 9 (C), 87 (B) 18 (C), 117 (B) .. 2 (B) 159 (C), 1,265 (B) Automatic, private .... .. 2 1 .. .. .. 22 73 .. .. 277 Telephones (points) ....2 3 7 1 1 2 3 11 4 4 159 Motors — Hose-and-ladder tenders (h.p.) .. 1 (20) .. 1 (20) 1 (20) 1 (20) 1 (20) 2 (60, 20) 6 (23-55) 1 (35) 1 (22) 45 First-aid, hose-and-ladder (h p.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. !. '. 20 Pump, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. .. 1 (60) .. .. .. .. .. 1 (70) .. .. 12 First - aid, pump, hose-and-ladder .. 1 (45) .. .. .. .. 3 (60, 45, 35) 2 (45, 45) .. 1 (45) 27 (h.p.) General utility .. .. .. | 1 (20) .. .. .. .. 1 (20) 1 (20) .. .. 9 Petrol-electric, ladders (height) .. .. .. .. .. ! .. .. .. 1(85) .. .. 4 Fire-engines, steam (g.p.m.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 (650) .. .. 4 Hose-carts, reels (hand-drawn) ..1 1 2 12 1 .. 4 3 1 73 Ladders — Motor-traction (height) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 (60) .. .. 4 Extension (height) on motors* .. 1 (35')* 2 (60', 35')* 1 (30')* 1 (24')* 1 (24')* 1 (30')* 3 (60', 35', 35') 9 (on motors) 1 (28')* 1 (30')* 86 Single, coupling (total feet) .. 1 (25') 8 (205') 4 (96') .. 1 (25') 3 (50') 6 (77') 14 (145') 2 (47') 2 (75') 190 Jumping-sheets ...... .. 1 .... .. .. 2 2 .. .. 28 Smoke jackets (J), helmets (H), .. 2(H) .. 2 (H) .. 2 (H) 2(H) 2 (H), "l (J), !! 2 (H) 5 (J), 54 (H), 12 (M) masks (M) 1 (M) Hand-pumps ......1 2 1 1 .. 2 4 14 1 1 97 Hand chemical extincteurs .... 6 3 2 1 2 7 17 2 2 57 Portable standpipes — Ratchet valves .... 1 4 .. .. .. .. 7 .. 2 .. 61 Double heads ...... 1 4 5 3 3 2 6 11 5 3 91 Single heads ...... 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 2 21 4 1 90 Hose — Rubber-lined (diameter) .... .. .. .. .. .. 680' (2£") 4,600' (2f") .. .. 2,980' (24"), 7,900' 2,200' (3f") (2|») unlmed (diameter) .. . . 1,500' (2|") 3.000' (24") 1,800' (2J") 1,800' (24") 1,500' (24") 2,000' (24") 13,800' (24") 13,000' (2f"), 2,700' (24") 3,000' (24") 136,300' (24"). 7,000' (24") 39,582' (2f"), 400' (4") Rubber, first-aid (diameter) .. .. 120' (f") .. .. .. .. 500' (|") 600' (f") .. 120' (f") 6,930' (}"), 280' (1") Water - supply (P = pumping; G G G G G G G G G G G = gravitation) Pressure, average, noon-midnight .. 70-110 70-75 80-100 100-105 100-120 50-60 100-140 120-135 90-100 120-165