FIRE AT TAPANUI.
A fire broke out at Tipnniti ear'y on Monday morning and completely destroy d Messrs Mo-inev and Qn n’s priva’e offi-vs, and Messrs Ferguson an 1 C • ’s premises The fii.e is suoiiose 1 to le Ihe wink 'f an incendiary The night was calm, and the people worked well, or otherwise 'he best part of the town would ha\e been destroyed. The insurances were a* follows: Ferguson and Co., L2IOO, of which amount we understand about, tluee-fourths are in the National Office, and the remainder in the Victoria Office. They estimate their loss at about 1.1030 ; n excess of the amount insured. Mooney and Qniu were insured in the Union Office for 1,50. and for LIOO in the Victoria Office, Tiieir loss is also considerable. The tie was not extinguished till three in the afternoon..
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Dunstan Times, Issue 882, 14 March 1879, Page 2
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