MORE FIRES.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3715, 12 June 1883, Page 3

MORE FIRES.

Invercargill, This day. A barn and stable on the farm of John Baird, Centre Bush, Avas burned down on Saturday night. Three horses perished in the flames, and a large quantity of seed, and harness Avas destroyed. The building Avas insured for £300, but there Avas nothing on the contents, and the loss is estimated at £000 above the insurance. There is no clue as to the origin of tho lire. Ckristchurcii, This day. Tho folloAving additional particulars re the fire on Sunday morning have been ascertained; —The effects of the Young Men's Christian Association, Avhich Avere completely destroyed, Avere insured in the Norwich Union office for £180. The library consisted of fi\'C hundred A-olumcs, and Avas AA r orth considerably more. The Association are heaA-y losers. In addition to the above a good deal of valuable property belonging to members, and lent for tho use of the Association, Avas destroyed. The Rev. J. Crews had some £']0 Avorth of books and a magic-lantern burned, nothing of which is insured, Avhilo Mr J. M. Hej-Avood and others have lost various articles of value. Tho members of the Association intend, in consequence of the destruction of their old premises, to make a vigorous effort to {push on the erection of the proposed iicav buildings on their section on Cambridge Terrace. The estimated cost of this is £1000, about half of Avhich is either in hand or promised. Mr F. Hobbs, the lessee of the block, whose lease has some forty years to run, proposes replacing the premises burned Avith a handsome structure of a more substantial and imposing character, the plans for Avhich arc to be prepared as soon as possible. Dunedin, This day. At an inquest held at ArroAvtoAvn on the recent burning of some stacks of hay, the folloAving verdict Avas returned : —" That the stacks Avere maliciously and Avilfully set on fire Avith a view to defraud the South British Insurance Company." They Avere insured for £200, and Avere A-aluedat £70.