A FIRE MENACE
Tho loss and inconvenience sustained by farmers through the burning of tences near railway lines is to be the subject of investigation by branches of the New Zealand Farmers' Union states the Christchurch "Press." Tho executive-of the North Canterbury branch at its meeting on Wednesday received a circular letter from the Dominion executive asking for the quotation of specific cases of fences being hred by sparks or burning material from railway engines. "Can we obtain any specific cases?" asked tho chairman (Mr. J. D. Hall). Mr. H. G Parish: "Any amount. In our district there were nine fires in six weeks from this cause. I waited upon tho Traffic Inspector, and was told that all engines were equipped with spark protectors. Ho said also that engines were not to blame in all the cases. His advico was that farmcri, should report all casos at once. Mr. Parish said that sparks from the engines wero not the only cause of trouble. The emptying out of fire boxes on the track was responsible sometimes for fires. He had urged the railway people to instruct engine firemen to do their stoking as little as possible m dry areas, but rather where the paddocks and fences wero green.
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 133, 2 December 1929, Page 4
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207A FIRE MENACE Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 133, 2 December 1929, Page 4
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