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Te Awamutu. Timaru. Waihi. Wairna. Waipukurau. Waitara Wangan:ii. Wellington. Westport. Wliangarei. Totals. i I I 1 ; I I I Brigades, total strength of .. 13 21 16 14 17 15 34 82 21 20 1,065 Fire-stations — Residential ...... 1 1 j 1 1 .. 1 2 3 1 I 57 Non-residential .... 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2 4 1 .. 28 Fire-alarms — Circuits (C), boxes (B) .. .. .. 6 (C), 27 (B) ; .. .. ..I 9 (C), 87 (B) 18 (C), 117 (B) .. 2(B) 155 (C), 1,253 (B) Automatic, private .... .. 2 1 .. .. .. 22 68 .. .. ; 264 Telephones (points) .... 3 3 j 7 I 1 j 3 11 4 4 149 Motors — Hose-and-ladder tenders (h.p.) .. 1 (20) .. .. 1 (20) .. j .. 1 2 (60, 20) 6 (30, 35,40, 1 (35) 1 (22) I 40 40, 55, 60) First-aid, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. j .. .. J 1 (20) j .. .. j 1 (20) | .. .. .. .. 23 Pump, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. .. 1(60) I .. .. .. i .. ' .. 1 (70)' .. ' .. 11 First-aid, pump, hose-and-ladder .. 1 (45) j .. .. .. .. 3 (60, 45,35) .. .. .. 20 (h.p.) General utility .. .. .. j 1(20) .. .. .. .. 1 (20) 2(20,20) .. .. 11 Petrol-electric, ladders (height) .. .. .. .. ; .. .. : .. j .. 1 (85') .. .. 4 Fire-engines — Steam (g.p.m.) .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. | .. , .. 1 (650) .. .. 5 Chemical (gals.) .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. j .. I .. .. .. .. 3 Hose-carts, reels, hand-drawn .. 1 1 2 1 1 I 2 .. 4 3 1 68 Ladders — Motor-traction (height) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ! .. 1 (60') .. .. 4 Extension (height) (on motors*) .. 1 (35')* 2 (60', 35')* 1 (30')* 1* 1 (30') 1 (30')* 4 (60'; 3,30')* 7 on motors 1 (28')* 1 (50') 84 Single, coupling (total length) .. 2(26') 8 (205') , 5(105') .. 3(50') . 1(30') ; 6(77') 14(145') 2(47') 2(45') 176 Jumping-sheets .. ., .. .. 1 j .. j .. .. | .. | 2 2 .. ! .. I 28 Smoke jackets (J), helmets (H), .. 2 (H) .. 2 (H) 2 (H) .. 2 (H) 3 (H) .. 2 (M) : 5 (J), 44 (H), 9 (M) masks (M) Hand-pumps ......il 2 1 1 .. .. 3 14 1 2 94 Hand chemical extincteurs ..I.. 4 ; 3 2 21 7 15 2 2 148 Portable standpipes — I I Ratchet valves .... 1 j 4 7 • • 2 .. 62 Double heads ...... 1 4 I 5- 3 2 j 3! 6 11 5 4 193 Single heads ...... 1 .. .. 1 1 ..12 21 4 2 89 Hose — Rubber-lined (diameter) .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. 630' (2J") 3,000' (2j") .. .. 2,788' (2 V*. 7,330' m Unlined (diameter) .. .. 1,500' (2J») 3,000' (2J") 1,500' {21") 2,000' (2$') . 1,300' (2J") i 1,500' (2V) . 13,500' (2|") 10,800' (2f), 3,000' (2V) 2,000' (2J") 137,780' (2J*), 7,050' (2V), 1 36,550' (2|-*), 1,500' (3J*) 1,500'. (3J")> 386' (4") Rubber, first-aid (diameter) .. .. 120' (f) .. .. .. .. 600' (f) .. .. .. ; 5,380' (J*), 320' (1") Water - supply (P = pumping; G G G P and G P and G G G G G G G = gravitation) Pressure, average, noon-midnight .. 60-110 70-75 90-100 100-105 50-60 100-120 ! 100-140 120-135 90-125 150-165 j ' I I