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TABLES. 1. Summary of Fire Calls, 1926-27.

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nu- Bush and t-, , „ , District. Fires. Chimney Rubbish False Out of Fires. Fireg Alarms. District. | xuodls - Auckland .. .. 224 28 22 101 21 396 Balclutha .. .. .. 3 4 .. 1 1 9 Christchurch .. 162 35 57 69 31 354 Dannevirke .. .. .. 9 1 1 3 1 15 Dargaville .. .. .. 4 .. . . .. .. 4 Dunedin .. .. 140 94 48 86 1 369 Eltham .. .. .. 2 ... .. .. 2 Feilding . . . . .. 11 .. . . .. .. n Foxton .. .. .. 5 .. 2 .. 2 9 G-isborne .. . . 30 4 1 1 4 40 Greymouth .. .. 16 1 .. 1 .. 18 Hamilton .. .. 22 5 6 4 2 39 Hastings .. .. 26 3 4 2 4 39 Hawera .. .. .. 7 5 6 5 1 24 Hokitika .. .. .. 8 .. .. 1 .. 9 Invercargill .. .. 44 16 11 21 2 94 Kaiapoi .. .. 12 1 1 .. .. 14 Kaitangata .. .. .. 3 .. ,. .. .. 3 Lawrence .. .. . . 2 .. .. .. .. 2 Levin .. .. .. 6 .. 1 2 .. 9 Masterton .. .. 21 7 11 1 .. 40 Milton .. .. .. 1 4 .. 1 .. 6 Mount Roskill .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. 3 Napier .. .. 25 7 8 3 .. 46 New Plymouth .. 27 9 7 .. 10 53 Oamaru .. .. .. 6 3 1 1 1 12 Ohakune .. .. .. 9 1 2 .. .. 12 Onehunga .. .. 21 3 2 4 5 35 Otaki .. .. .. 4 1 1 .. .. 6 Pahiatua .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. ... 1 Palmerston North .. 48 12 24 19 4 107 Petone .. .. .. 9 2 3 6 .. 20 Port Chalmers .... 5 .. 4 .. 1 10 Pukekohe .. .. .. 6 .. 2 5 ., 13 Rotorua .. .. 13 8 2 5 .. 28 Taumarunui.. .. .. 9 2 .. 1 1 13 Tauranga .. .. .. 7 .. 1 .. .. 8 Te Aroha .. .. .. 8 .. .. 3 .. 11 Te Awamutu .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. 3 Timaru .. .. 26 5 9 2 .. 42 Waihi .. .. . . 9 .. 3 .. .. 12 Waipukurau .. .. 5 .. 2 1 1 9 Wairoa .. .. 10 1 .. .. 2 13 Waitara .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2 Wanganui .. . . 49 13 38 24 4 128 Wellington .. . . . . 218 61 188 163 3 633 Westport .. .. .. 4 .. 2 .. ., 6 Whangarei .. .. .. 5 2 1 .. .. 8 Totals .. ..1,291 340 471 536 102 2,740