£3,800 A DAY
BIG FIRE-FIGHTING COST IN DROUGHT STATES MAW FORESTS ABLAZE WASHINGTON, Saturday. The effort to control forest fires due to the recent drought and other factors is costing the Government £3,800 a day. Fires are still raging in many sections. The drought, low humidity and lightning are the principal causes, coupled with the increased use of the forests by holidaymakers endeavouring to escape the heat. The States on the western coast are the worst sufferers from fires.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1059, 25 August 1930, Page 9
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79£3,800 A DAY Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1059, 25 August 1930, Page 9
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