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

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Hastings. Hawera. Hokitika. Invercargill. Kaiapoi. Kaitangata. Lawrence. Levin. Masterton. Milton. Mt. Iloskill. Napier. Plymouth. Oamaru. Brigades, total strength' of .. 20 20 30 21 14 12 12 16 20 14 i 18 37 25 I 17 Fire-stations — Residential ...... 1 1 .. 1 1 .. .. 1 11 1 2 11 Non-residential .. .. .. .. 5 .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1 Circuits (C), boxes (B) .. .. 4(C), 30(B) 2(C), 20(B) .. 4 (C), 36 (B) .. .. .. 1 (C), 6 (B) 6(C), 16(B) .. .. 3 (C), 26 (B) 2 (C), 28 (B) Automatic, private .. .. .. 1 .. 9 .. .. .. .. 1 Telephones (points) ....3 1 4 2 1 .. .. 3 2 2 1 6 3 1 Motors — Hose-and-ladder tenders (h.p.) .. .. 1 (35) .. 1 (35) .. .. .. 1 (22) .. 1 (20) .. .. 2 (20, 30) First-aid, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. 2 (35, 30) .. .. .. .. 1 (22) .. .. 1 (25) .. .. 1 (35) .. 1 (40) Pump, hose-and-ladder (h.p.) .. .. .. .. 1 (60) 1 (22) First - aid, pump, hose-and-ladder .. 1 (35) .. 1 (75) .. .. .. .. 1 (45) .. 1 (30) 2 (65, 40) 1 (65) 1 (40) (h.p.) General utility .. .. .. .. .. 1 (20) .. .. .. .. .. •. .. 1 (20) Petrol-electric, ladders (height) Fire-engines, steam (g.p.m.) .. .. .. 1 (380) .. 1 (300) Hose-carts, reels (hand-drawn) ..2 2 5 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 Ladders — Motor-traction (height) Extension (height) on motors* .. 2 (35', 25')* 2 (35', 35')* 1 (36') 3(50', 35', 30')* 1 (30')* 1 (20') .. 1 (24')* 2 (30', 35')* 1 (16')* 1 (30') 3(60', 35', 35')* 2 (50', 35')* 2(30', 35')* Single, coupling (total feet) .. 2 (35') 7 (121') 3 (59') 2 (55') 3 (24') .. 2 (49') 3 (63') 5 (65') 1 (25') 1 (10') 10 (261') 6 (100') 2 (41') Jumping-sheets .. ... . . 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 1 Smoke jackets (J), helmets (H). 3 (M) 1 (H) .. 2 (H) 3 (H) .. .. 2 (H) 2 (H) .. 2 (M) 8 (H) 2 (H) 1 (H) masks (M) Hand-pumps ...... 12 2 2 3 1 4 1 1 1 1 •• 2 2 2 Hand chemical extincteurs ... 2 2 .. 8 2 .. 2 2 2 3 2 8 10 1 Portable standpipes — Ratchet valves .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1 2 .. .. .. • • 1 Double heads ...... 5 3 5 2 .. .. 1 1 3 2 3 12 7.4 Single heads ...... .. 2 2 8 .. .. .. 2 3 .. .. 2 1 1 Hose — Rubber-lined (diameter) .. 300 / .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50' .. .. 500' (2^") UnHned (diameter) .. .. 2,500 (2£") 3,000' (2J") 2,500' (2f") 6,500' (2$*) 3,000' (2f") 1,600' 900' (2¥) 2,000' (2J") 2,350' 1,700' 2,000' (24") 8,500' (2*") 3,950' 2,400'(2£") Rubber, first-aid (diameter) .. 180' (J") 180' (£") ' .. 160' (f") .. 120' (1") .. .. 120' (J") 100' (f") 120' (f") 360' (f") 200' (f") 180' (f") Water - supply (P = p u m p i n g; .. P and G G P and G River and G G G G P and G G P and G G G G = gravitation) sumps (partial) Pressure, average, noon-midnight .. 126-135 30-70 75-100 45 .. 70 65-80 90-100 80-85 60 45-60 65-139 110-125 90-100