THE GREAT OPUNAKE FIRE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1872, 4 October 1913, Page 5

THE GREAT OPUNAKE FIRE.

s LOSSES TOTAL £15,000. (By Telegraph—Press Apoodatlon.) 1 Hawera, October 3. As far as can be ascertained, the insurances in connection with tho lire at . Opunako aro as follow :—The hotel ■ building and contents woro insured witli • tho Northern Company, Wellington, for £•100. Tho Loan and Mercantilo Uom- [ pany, ■as agent for tho Union Assurance Company, would possibly bo f ed by a policy in that company. _ Mil- ' denhall had £300 on his stock in tho i South British Company. Cannell had a similar amount in tho samo company, r Nicholls had £25 in the Stato office on i the contents of his shop. Breach b building (occupied by Nicholls) was ml surcd for £150 in tho South British offico M'Gregor's building (occupied by Mildenhall and Marshall) was covered ' bv a policy for £400 in tho South Bn- } tish C.'K Jeffrios's buildings (occunicd by Holmes and Arthur) wero in--5 surcd for £520 in tho Queensland ofTico. • Other insurances were effected, but i ffore mostly done eithor direot witn head offices at Wellington or at WangaThe fire has strickcn the township of Opunake very bndly. It will take years to recover. Tho approximate loss is

; £15,000. i Mr. E. A. Eyro, of Takanuna, lint t been appointed town clerk of Takapuna a There were 42 applications. Mr. Arthur J. Grabham returned - from tho south yesterday morning. Tho death is announced of Mr. Jame: e Ritohie, of Dunbaok. an old And highlj , rwiwotod jiloutitj oi QtagOi