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5. Summary.—Personnel, Plant, and Appliances— continued.

Hawera. Hokitika. Lawrence. Levin. Jlasterton. Milton. Plymouth. Oaniaru. Ohakune. Palmerston Xorth. Petone. Brigades, total strength of .. 21 Fire-stations — Residential .. .. .. 1 Non-residential Fire-alarms — (C.) circuits, (B.) boxes .. .. 3 (C), 14 (B.) Automatic, private Telephones, points .. .. 3 Motors — Hose-and-ladder tenders (h.p.) .. 1 (35) Chemical, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. Pump, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) First-aid, pump, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) Electric, ladders (height) Fire-engines — Steam (gallons) Manual (gallons) Chemical-engines, hand-drawn (gallons) Hose-carts, reels — Horse-drawn Hand-drawn .. .. .. 3 Ladders — Motor-traction (height) Extension (height) .. .. 2 (35', 28') Single and coupling (total length).. 3 (85') Jumping-sheets (square feet) Smoke-jackets (J.), helmets (H.) .. 1 (H.) Hand-pumps .. .. .. 2 Hand chemical extincteurs .. 2 Portable standpipes — Ratchet valves .. .. 1 Double heads .. .. .. 5 Single heads .. .. .. 2 Hose — Rubber-lined (diameter) Unlined (diameter) .. .. 3,000' (2J") Water-supply (G. = gravitation) .. G. Pressure, average, noon-midnight .. 50-75 30 5 8 1 (380) 2 (80, 60) 5 J (40') 3 (59') 2 5 2,500' (2|') G. 100-105 ] 12 1 2 2 (49') 1 1 1 l,206'(2i") G. 65-80 12 1(60) 1 3 1,100' (2-|") G. 105-125 30 1 1 5 (C), 12 (B.) 1 2 1(25) 1 (350) 3 1 (35') on motor 5 (65') 1 4 I 2,500''(2£") G. 85-90 16 1 1(50) 1(50) 3 (56') 375' (2") Wells and tanks 29 2 1 2 (C), 22 (B.) 5 1 (20) 1 (60),400gal. 4 1 (50') on motor 6 (108') 1 (12' x 12') 4 1 10 6,60(i'' (2 i") G. 120-135 20 1 1 3 1 2 (20'! 25') 1 (16') 1(H.) 1 1 3 2,800' (2J") G. 75-100 23 2 1 4 1(25) 1 (55), 350 gal. 3 1 (50') on motor 8(97') ; 1 (12' x 12') 1 5 4 5.000' (2J") G. 80-100 17 1 2 (C), 10 (B. 1 1(30) 1 1 (40') on motor. 7 (62') 1 (8' x 8') 1(H.) 2 i 6 4,300 V (2J") G. . 55-65