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Table I.—Miscellaneous Statistics for Fire Districts.

Table II.—Areas protected by Fire Boards.

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Firea ! Tmiiranopn Insured Uninsured Authorized Insurance Number involv- finances Insured Uninsured ExpenditureDistrict Popula- Rateable Companies of tag Loss PloDertv Bulldinss Building Total Fire for Year District. tion _ Capital Value. Premium Fire of 8 g loss. ending Income. Calls. Pro- Counts. Contents. "Toil. 13 '' £ £ ££.£££ Auckland, Metro- 183,100 69,582,451 209,029 1,003 237 1,673,022 28,482 1,937 30,419 42,000 politan Balclutha .. 1,710 336,182 1,744 10 2 1,415 708 200 908 400 Birkenhead .. 3,470 785,954 4,321 2 1 1,270 155 .. 155 610 Cambridge .. 2,330 673,250 3,013 7 2 1,900 1,105 20 1,125 549 Christchureh .. 94,600 28,446,750 99,908 526 133 726,267 76,473 3,578 80,051 20,840Dannevirke .. 4,470 1,437,253 5,575 9 6 1,615 169 26 195 530 Dargaville .. 2,300 532,777 2,944 6 3 6,427 214 .. 214 536 Dunedin .. 77,760 24,593,878 78,576 606 87 261,295 5,939 1,012 6,951 21,297 Eltham .. .. 1,900 380,812 1,846 .. .. .. .. .. 589 Feilding.. .. 4,740 1,509,598 5,112 13 3 5,850 67 67 760 Foxton .. .. 1,570 255,592 1,373 4 .. .. .. .. 407 Gisborne .. 13,950 4,096,755 20,323 32 12 33,185 3,601 104 3,705 2,847 Greymouth .. 8,500 1,516,955 8,329 20 9 23,925 4,150 .. 4,150 1,310 Hamilton .. 17,950 5,643,127 19,044 108 14 15,320 866 193 1,059 5,300 Hastings .. 13,650 3,946,780 15,198 54 11 12,545 1,873 40 1,913 2,675 Hawera .. 4,790 1,407,294 6,830 27 6 14,590 1,948 70 2,018 2,181 Hikurangi .. 1,010 125,065 790 2 1 100 4 30 34 218 Hokitika .. 2,750 508,098 3,625 4 1 300 45 .. 45 653 Invereargill .. 22,700 6,114,965 24,147 109 25 27,815 9,351 3,689 13,040 6,606 Kaiapoi .. 1,610 319,460 2,106 4 .. .. .. .. 578 Kaitangata .. 1,290 102,192 1,035 2 .. .. .. ., 260 Lawrence .. 640 57,845 532 4 1 300 45 45 100 Levin .. .. 2,790 787,597 3,636 10 3 6,717 3,613 .. 3,613 628 Maaterton .. 9,520 2,708,530 11,635 73 12 6,860 1,238 145 1,383 4,127 Milton .. .. 1,370 241,828 1,947 4 .. .. .. .. 215 Morrinsville .. 2,000 556,883 2,665 4 .. .. .. .. 514 Napier .. .. 16,050 4,517,322 23,548 88 17 36,227 8,517 7,868 16,385 5.100 Nelson .. .. 11,500 3,215,881 17,120 38 5 5,230 1,390 .. 1,390 3,281 New Plymouth .. 17,500 5,178,990 16,853 71 9 11,230 2,450 1,117 3,567 3,733 Oamaru .. 7,600 1,577,903 7,538 17 3 1,215 781 .. 781 955 Ohakune .. 1,400 100,784 998 9 3 250 150 650 800 370 Opotiki .. .. 1,520 373,046 2,116 7 7 17,080 410 15 425 510 Otaki .. .. 1,830 309,805 1,575 2 2 30 30 31 61 397 Pahiatua .. 1,760 410,653 3,124 10 3 3,135 821 .. 821 541 Palmerston North 23,600 6,984,001 28,554 156 34 79,360 1,915 541 2,456 9,000 Petone .. .. 11,250 3,169,740 14,175 51 15 38,480 1,605 245 1,850 2,726 Port Chalmers .. 2,050 305,311 1,716 4 1 550 34 .. 34 238 Pukekohe .. 2,690 888,919 2,750 8 1 710 30 30 790 Pnotorua .. 6,530 1,569,292 7,450 46 8 14,350 780 217 997 1,362 Taihape .. 2,210 428,483 3,363 13 4 5,900 33 .. 33 588 Taumarunui .. 2,780 635,166 2,871 10 1 .. 15 15 599 Tauranga .. 3,910 1,127,505 5,206 15 .. .. .. .. 620TeAroha .. 2,470 788,286 3,671 6 .. .. .. .. 354 Te Awamutu .. 2,580 836,858 3,356 10 1 115 2 2 536 Timaru.. .. 17,900 5,120,220 16,760 72 9 42,530 117 32 149 4,029 Waihi .. .. 4,000 318,570 2,698 25 4 375 342 3,675 4,017 635 Waipukurau .. 2,120 486,685 2,730 8 1 1,475 622 .. 622 450 Wairoa.. .. 2,620 580,277 3,476 18 8 7,507 2,117 325 2,442 690 Waitara.. .. 2,060 355,974 2,364 2 1 1,500 307 .. 307 295 Wanganui .. 23,500 6,165,803 27,988 162 27 43,804 5,163 568 5,731 9,241 Wellington .. 123,200 45,819,705 176,543 1,176 147 915,705 79,806 1,936 81,742 42,400 Westport .. 4,290 585,645 4,408 10 4 8,900 831 .. 831 740 Whakatane .. 1,960 536,417 2,650 5 1 800 427 300 727 540 Whangarei .. 7,610 2,557,301 8,777 1.3 6 7,372 2,961 2 2,963 850 Woodville .. 1,050 178,632 1,194 1 1. .. 10 10 352 792,070 251,791,045 930,855 4,696 892 4,064,548 251,685 28,593 280,278 208,052

I Fj , Insured | tlniDsured P r« ta - o 8 K;.«iri» sags- sgs ™ e^ j Property. Contents , Contents. £ £ £ £ Belfast (works only) .. .. .. 1 1 6,577 896 7,473 Christchurch Fire Board. Fairfield .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Hamilton Fire Board. Feilding (works only) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Feilding Fire Board. Hamilton (hospital only) .. . . .. .. .. .. .. Hamilton Fire Board. Hawera .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . Hawera Fire Board. Mangere .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. Auckland Metropolitan Fire Board. New Lynn .. .. 3,680 557,247 .. .. .. .. .. Auckland Metropolitan Fire Board. Palmerston North (abattoirs . . .. .. .. .. .. .. Palmerston North Fire Board. and aero club only) Cashmere .. .. Fendalton .. .. U.770 1,639,990 76 22 32,256 563 32,819 Christchurch Fire Board. Riccarton .. .. J West Harbour (works only) .. .. .; .. .. .. .. Dunedin Metropolitan Fire Board. 77 23 38,833 1,459 40,292