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Table IV.—Showing Brigade Equipment and Personnel in Districts protected by Municipal Fire Brigades.

2—H. 12.

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Table IV.—Showing Brigade Equipment and Personnel in Districts protected by Municipal Fire Brigades. Brigade Equipment. Brigade Personnel. Fire-engine (M= Number nI , . , „ „ . ( Rateable ' of Street P Capital Value. en ™~" th pi r(! Fire Hose: Sleeping T M AlarmSn TP- Size of Hose on Station L J 0 ™' boxes. Trailer Pmnp; iU,d L ' a * th - at N * ht - * H = Hose Reel only). £ In. Ft. Akaroa .. .. .. 600 138,756 M, 1 .. 2£ 1,200 .. 14 Alexandra .. .. .. 650 83,400 H, 2 .. 21 800 1 13 Ashburton .. .. .. 5,450 704,760 M, 1 / n|}»,350 4 17 Blenheim .. .. .. 5,300 1,479,030 M, 2 | :'f\4,000 4 21 Bluff.. .. .. .. 1,670 362,400 M, 1 .. 2£ 1,500 .. 11 2 Carterton .. .. .. 1,920 498,258 M, 1 ; TP, 1 2£ 2,000 2 19 2 Clyde .. .. .. 280 35,000* H, 1 .. 2J 600 .. 14 Coromandel .. .. .. 600 60,000* M, 1 .. 2J 1,200 2 7 Cromwell .. .. .. 600 74,900 H, 1 .. 2£ 1,000 1 16 Devonport .. .. .. 10,400 2,884,827 M, 2 .. 2£ 1,600 3 15 37 Eastbourne .. .. .. 2,070 754,355 M, 1 .. 2j 650 .. 17 Eketahuna .. .. .. 770 147,218 M, 1 .. 24 1,000 .. 16 Fairlie .. .. .. 800 180,000* MP, 1 .. 2J 600 .. 19 Featherston .. .. .. 1,120 186,897 M, 1 .. 2J 1,200 1 15 Geraldine .. .. .. 1,000 190,348 M, 1 .. 2£ 350 11 Gore .. .. .. .. 4,260 1,019,981 MP, 1 ; M, 1 2J 2,400 5 17 Greytown .. .. .. 1,140 196,063 M, 1 .. 2J 1,350 1 19 Havelock North .. .. 1,100 314,698 M, 2 .. 2£ 1,700 1 18 Helensville .. .. .. 1,020 172,510 M, 1 .. 2£ 750 .. 11 Henderson .. .. .. 1,110 272,171 M, 1 .. 2£ 760 .. 11 Howick .. .. .. 650 219,615 M, 1 { 2j} 950 •• 9 HunterviUe .. .. .. 640 95,860 M, 1 .. 2i 750 .. 20 Inglewood .. .. .. 1,280 265,961 M, 1 .. 2£ 2,000 2 16 Kaponga .. .. .. 410 90,561 M, 1 .. 2| 900 1 15 Kawakawa .. .. .. 400 54,850 H, 2 | 750 _ n Kumara .. .. .. 450 24,841 H, 1 .. 2| 600 .. 36 Leeston .. .. .. 660 148,495 MP, 1 .. 2£ 1,300 .. 14 Lower Hutt .. .. .. 14,250 5,309,682 MP, 1; M, l{ 1 19 Lyttelton .. .. .. 3,740 710,150 M, 1 .. 2J 4,000 .. 13 Manaia .. .. .. 720 106,025 H, 1 .. 2J 800 .. 13 Manunui .. .. .. 850 64,448 H, 2 .. 2£ 1,000 2 13 Matamata .. .. .. 1,170 350,975 M, 1 .. 2J 1,000 2 11 Mataura .. .. .. 1,320 299,605 M, 1 .. 2 J 950 1 11 Martinborough.. .. .. 1,040 235,090 M, 1 .. 2k 700 1 13 Marton .. .. .. 2,850 802,766 M, 1 .. 24 2,200 2 16 Methven .. .. .. 750 100,000* H, 1 .. 2J 1,200 .. 12 Morrinsville .. .. .. 1,740 543,088 M, 1 .. 24 2,000 .. 13 Motueka .. .. .. 1,590 407,893 MP, 1 .. 2\ 600 .. 15 Naseby .. .. .. 200 13,023 H, 2 .. 2£ 1,900 1 15 New Brighton .. .. .. 4,860 1,112.040 MP, 1 .. 2£ 4,020 5 16 7 Ngaruawahia .. .. .. 1,260 221,375 M, 1 .. 2£ 1,200 .. 8 Northcote .. .. .. 2,540 603,379 M, 1 .. 2j 800 .. 12 Otahuhu .. .. .. 5,050 1,226,818 MP, 1 .. 24 1,100 4 18 Otorohanga .. .. .. 690 163,533 H, 1 2 j 900 .. 13 .. Paeroa .. .. .. 1,940 444,143 M, 1 .. 24 1,200 2 14 Palmerston .. .. .. 800 116,047 M, 1 .. 2j 900 .. 7 Papakura .. .. .. 1,780 484,024 M, 1 .. 2£ 1,400 .. 12 Papatoetoe .. .. .. 2,130 785,430 M, 1 2£ 1,000 .. 13 Patea .. .. .. 1,150 143,079 M, 1 .. 2£ 1,000 3 22 Picton .. .. .. 1,310 361,248 M, 1 .. 24 1,800 2 23 Queenstown .. .. .. 870 162,610 MP, 1 .. 2£ 800 2 14 Raetihi .. .. .. 1,080 208,096 M, 1 .. 2£ 2,550 1 15 Rangiora .. .. .. 2,180 571,590 MP, 1 .. 2£ 3,000 .. 19 9 Keefton .. .. .. 1,500 200,000* H, 3 .. 2£ 2,000 2 18 Richmond .. .. .. 1,160 259,834 H, 2 .. 2J 1,500 .. 16 Ross .. .. .. .. 450 19,801 H, 3 .. 2£ 1,500 .. 15 Roxburgh .. .. .. 430 72,445 H, 1 .. 2£ 800 .. 16 Shannon .. .. .. 1,170 161,125 M, 1 ..2 800 I .. -18 Stratford .. .. .. 3,590 1,011,964 M, 1 .. 2£ 2,400 I 2 20 4 Sumner .. .. .. 3,250 822,960 M, 1 .. 2£ 1,500 1 20 Tahunanui .. .. .. 760 174,656 H, 1 ..1 150 .. 16 Takaka .. .. ' 430 92,609 M, 1 .. 24 1,200 .. 6 Takapuna .. .. .. 7,000 2,422,523 M, 1 .. 21 2,000 1 15 24 Tapanui .. .. .. 290 38,400 H, 1 .. 2| 800 .. 14 TeKuiti .. .. .. 2,530 563,743 M, 1 .. 2£ 1,500 1 16 Temuka .. .. .. 1,900 381,480 M, 1 .. 2£ 1,200 2 12 Te Puke .. .. .. 1,030 307,710 M, 1 .. 24 1,350 1 12 3 Thames .. .. .. 4,710 638,965 M, 2 ..24 2,800 1 24 Upper Hutt .. .. .. 3,700 815,441 M, 2 ..24 3,450 .. 28 Waimate .. .. .. 2,300 492,095 M. 1 .. 2£ 1,100 3 15 1 Waipawa .. .. .. 1,190 259,325 M, 1 .. 2£ 1,500 1 15 Waiuku .. .. .. 880 257,360 M, 1 .. 2J 800 2 15 Whakatane .. .. .. 1,530 341,610 M, 1 .. 2£ 1,500 2 12 Totals .. .. 144,010 35,535,958 .. 105,430 J 76 1,115 89 * Estimated valuation. 2—H. 12.