FIRE AT FOXTON.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1486, 8 July 1912, Page 6

FIRE AT FOXTON.

BANK PREMISES DESTROYED,

(By Telegraph.-8 D Qcial Correspondent.) chii l, Palmerston, July 7. Jwl} "Hotter rather serious fire hap. pened at Poxton on Saturday about a.m., when Uie local branch o? Rok of Now Zealand was destroyed. thi if„ffr tbmk , • s t ar . ted in tto front ol tho bujldmg, which is a two-storied wooden one, comprising the bank proper and the manager's residence. An easterly th« e{ffo n o£ tho flames Across the road in tho direction of tho post office.'' a buck building, and so relieving any anaety that migk have been fell llJb, a ?%,„l the Anglican Church, situated about 40ft. from tho bank on the other ado. TJw other adjacent building ««fl a Chinaman's shop of two storeys. which, being in brick, was practically ima™ £• • a d there, been anything liko a fire brigade there is little doubt that the tonic would only have been gutted instead of being totally destroyed. As it was the majority of those wko' attended the fire hod just to stand by and watch the efforts of a bucket brigade, which soon prayed to bo hopeless. It was impracticable to attempt to rescue anything from tho business portion of tho building, where tho flames had a strong hold, but a fow of tho personal effects of tho manager, Mr. Wifchell, were saved from tho' rear.

lho bank had been erected about six vears. Tho insuranoos were .£7OO on tho building and ,1!150 on the furniture. Tho latter risk was held by the New Zealand Office, and £1M of the former by the Slate.