ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2813, 12 February 1908, Page 34

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.

THE INSURANCES

CHRISTCHURCH, February 3.

The whole of the retail stock carried by Messrs W. Strange and Co. is insured for .1 total amount of £97,000, and all the firm's buildings in High and Lichfield streets for £32.500. the risks being spread o^er 24 different offices. The building belonging to the firm that was destroyed by the fire (previously the warehouse of Messrs Ross and -Glendining) was used for the following purposes :— The topmost storeys for the display and storage of furniture, and the ground floor for millinery and mantle showrooms, packing 1 room, and manager's office. The insurances on this building total £6000. made up as follows: — New Zealand. £1000. Victoria £1000. Royal £1000, Northern £1500, London and Lancashire £1500. On the stocks in this building the insurances totalled £14.200, made tip as follows: — London and Lancashire £2500, Alliance £3000, London and Liverrool and Globe £2000, South British £1000, Sun £1000. Norwich Union £2000, Yorkshire £2000, Royal £700. The insurances on the stock carried by Messrs Aehbv, Bergh. and Co. total £25,000. and on the building £4000. Of the total of £29,000 on the stock and building, the following are the approximate risks held by the companies mentioned: — Royal £2000. North British £5000, Royal Exchange £2000. Commercial Union £2000, Queensland £2500. National £1000. Phoenix £1000, Victoria £2500, South British £2000. Insurances on the White Hart Hotel total £16,700, distributed as follows: — Royal £5500, New Zealand £3000, Alliance £4000, Victoria £500— all on the buildings, Royal Exchange £1000 on the old poition of the building, and £700 on the stock in the bar : and the Norwich Union and North Queensland £1000 each on household furniture. The buildings, stock, and fittings of Messrs Bcath and Co. were insured for £28.025, but this does not include the insurance of p'ateglp-s. The following cornpanics hold flip risks: — Commercial Union £3550. Norwich Union £1700. South Briti-h £5800 London and Lancashire £2000, Alliance £3000 .South British £2075. Rnval Exchange £3500. Yorkshire £2000, Victoiia. £1500, Atlas £4900. The insurance on Mr C'hAoml's photographic studio »j- £1750 on I lie stock, plant, and furniture in the Ro\al. On the Bank of Australian Iho tot?] insurances amounted to £10 000, made vi) as follows — Liverpool and London £5000. Royal £2000, Phoenix. North British, and Guardian each £1000. The estimated damage i<= £400. The total insuiances on the D.1.1, premises and stock arc £81.500. r-aHlv constituted as follow:— Stork. £52.000; buildings, fittings, etc.. £6500: plate-clips windows. £200:' lifts and motors, £750. The offices affected are:— Rovai. £8000: Sun. £5000: Guardian. £4000; New Zealand £3000: Liverpool. Tendon, and Globe, £2000; Yorkshire. £3000; Commcicial. £2500: Royal Jvc chance. £3500; Northern. £2000: National. £1000 : Victoria, £1000: South Biitjsh. £1000: Standard. £1000; United. £1000: Norwich. £750: Alliance £1500: Inipenal, £1500; Lloyds, £3R.250.

On 1 1n- Xew 7i,:l md ('lothinir Fatten v lhe iiKimiiii" iota!- £17.300— building. £850 (National £550 -ui<l South Bi iti-h £300): stock, £1V»O lN.fciv ZeAkjid £12,500.. SJauU*

British £750, Standard, £800, Royal £500, State £1900).

Benjamin and Co.'s building was insured for £3330 (Alliance £1580, Noithern £1580, New Zealand £170).

The insurance on Freeman's building is £7000 (Royal £5000. New Zealand £1000, Guardian £500, Vietoiia, £500).

Tribe and Co.'s stock js insured for £165 J (New Zeala.-id £500, Victoria *<.bO, Liverpool, London, and Globe £500, Royal £200).

The New Zealand Insurance Company hold all the risks on Hulbcrt's buftdmgs — fittings and buildings, £2400. plate-glass windows. £100; pictures and fittings, £800; —total, £3300.

At a meeting of the committee of the Canterbury Fire Underwriters' Association yesterday. Messrs Thornhill Cooper and W. Kirk (the association's fire inspectors) were appointed adjusteis for the companies interested, and Messrs A. L. Parsons (New Zealand Insurance Company) and A. C Nottingham (Royal Insurance Company) were appointed a committee to a-ssist them. February 9.

The subjoined lists give details of the net risks held by the various insurance companies over the properties destroyed and damaged by the recent fire. It is to be noted, however, that the figures do not disclose the actual amounts to be paid over to the various firms interested, as in practically every case the companies have divided their risks by reinsurances, and the totals ghen indicate only the net amount of their holdings, minus the reinsurances. In many instances reinsurances were effected with Home companies, and the amounts of these are not disclosed. The gross amounts to be paid over by the companies, it is estimated, will exceed £300,000. lhe net risks hold by the seveial companies named are as follows : —

Royal.— Ashby, Bergh. and Co.. £2000 on the stock: Hallenstein Bros., £500 on the stock and £250 on the fixtures ; Strange and Co., £1000 on the building and £700 on the stock; Hulbert and Slaymaker, £500 on the stock; "White Hart Hotel, £5000 on the building; Freemans (Ltd), £5000 on the building; Malcolm and Co., £3500 on the stock!; Clifford, £1750 on the stock and furnishings; D.I.C, £8000 on the building and stock; Oakey. £400" on the stock; Reynolds and Kinvig, £500 on the stocS. Victoria.— Gill Bros.. £500 on the building; D.I.C, £270 on the building and £730 on the stock; White Hart Hotel, £1000 on the building; Ashby, Bergh. and Co., £2500 on the stock and £1000 on the fixtures, etc. ; W. A. Tribe and Co., £450 on the stock ; Strange and Co., £1000 on the building: Malcolm and Co.. £1000 on the building and stock; D. Benjamin and Co., £500 on the stock. Reinsurance, £2000; net risks. £6950. New Zealand.— Strange and Co.. £1000; Tribe and Co., £500 on the stock ; Freemans (Ltd.), £1000 on the building: Tucker, £2400 on the stock and fixtures and £600 on the stock in the strong-room ; Hulbert and Slaymaker, £^500 on the building and £POO on the fixtures and fittings; White Hart Hotel, £4000 on the building; Wardell Bros., £1750 on the buildinz and contents of bacon factory ; D.I.C, £2500 on the building and contents; Hallenstein Bros., £1250 on the stock; D. Beniamin and Co., £170 on the building.

Alliance. — Strange and Co., £3000 on th<* stock; Hulbert. Slaymaker. and Co., £1000 on the stock; White Hart Hotel, £4000 on the building and £1000 on warehouse at the rear: D. Ben'»nin and Co., £1500 on the building anrl £2500 on the stock ; D.I.C , £1750 on the building and £4750 on the stock; Beath and Co., £2000 on the stock.

South British.— Hallenstein Bros.. £R75 on the building and stock; D.I.C, £1000 on the buildins: and stock: Strange and Co.. £1000 on the stock: Tribe and Co., £750 on tho building : Malcolm and Co., £1000 on the stock: Ashby. Berch. and Co., £1000 on the stock : Hulbert and Slaymaker, £220 on the building a,nd £650 on the stock ; Freerrans (Ltd ). £250 on the stock; White Hart Hotel.- £SOO on the build in sr.

Liverpool and London and Globe. — Malcojm and Co., £35C0 : Maine Bros.. £2000 (£3OOO reinsured): Tribe and Co.. £500; D.TC, £2000: Gill. £SPO: Sfr-an<?e and Co.. £2000: makinsr a total of £10.500. The company also holds £5000 on the Bank of Australasia, which was not seriously damaged. Norwich T T n''on — Whito Hart Hotel, £1000; Wardoll's Bacon Factory. £2000; Strange and Co.. £2000: D I.C. £749 19s 2d: Black and Co.. £17P0. Total— £7449.

Commercial Union — Ashbv. Bergh. and Co. £2000: D.I.C. £2500; Beath and Co., £1500. Total— £6oso. Sun.— Stranw aiTi Co., £1000 on the buildinc:: D^T C . £SGO on Ihe buildinar.

National.— D. Benjamin anrl Co., £1000 on the stock: Gill Bros.. £2000 on the buildimr and £250 on tho fithn<rs: Fallenstoin Bros. £550 on tho buildinir: Sorensen's. £800 on the huld.nt;: Grott Bros., £3000 on the stock and filiin"s: Walker and Co., £1000 on tlio stotk: D.I.C. £730 on the slock and £270 on the hnildincr; Ashby. Bei-Bh. and Co.. £1000 on tho slock: Hulbert and Slavinakoi. £275 m the" fixtures and £400 on the r-tocV.

Atlas.— Wardpll Brcs. £4100 on the building and '-lock; D. Benianiin and Co., £1000 on (he scock.

.SYMPATHY FROM SIR J. H. WARD

His Worship t lie Mayor received the following telegram fiom the Prime Minister, the Right Hon. Hir J. G. Ward, io-ditv: — H's Worship the Mayor. Chr'stclmroh. -- I heatd with the deepest recret of the disasl rous fire that has occurixd in your ci.v, and by which a large minibei of \our fellow-citizens bn\e suffered a sovpio financial lo^s In addition, the thiowiuor out of work of v lartro number of omplovpos is ,i most '•crioiis mailer, and I tender mv earnest swnpathv, both to t'*o employers and the employees. I feel sure, however, that those concerned will, with the chiirattenstie pluck and cnorftv of oui-'hcodl. 1 , make the lies) of a bad "job arid qu ckly overcome the difficulties brought jil'out by the groat disaster. — J. (1. Ward