Serious Bush Fires
THIBTY MILES OF COUNTBY IK FLAMES. (PBB UNITKn' PBKBS ASSOCIATION) .. New Plymouth, March. 3. The bush fires are still raging, with"no> sign sof abatement. The ainoTmt of dataage''done cannot be estimated, but; it isexpected to exceed that of the Stratford fire. In several localities all ine-im of communication are cut oflv The loss its pasture, fences and cattle is great, besidesa considerable number of homesteads.' A. telegram was received by the Mayor, ask- . ing that assistance be seat from New Plymouth to the homeless settlers at Egmoht village. Expresses" were at oncedespatched to bring them to tows. The Borough Council held a special meeting* to devise some means of rendering aid. A settler and his wife are missing, and! fears are entertained for their safety. Thefires extend from Stratford to Sentry Hill . the whole forest between thieve points, a distance of over thirty miles, being apparently in flames. Several - county bridges have been burnt. Strenuous exertions are being made bythe settlers to save their dwellings, and they are kept constantly at work battling: with the flames. ' _ . ;
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Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 107, 4 March 1890, Page 2
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179Serious Bush Fires Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 107, 4 March 1890, Page 2
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