FIRES IN NEW ZEALAND
TUKIK I.XTIiA<UiDIXAUV PUFVALKNCE. By Telegyaph.—Pres9 Association. Auckland, Tu^sdav. Speaking at the Fire Brigade*' Conjerence, Captain: Covernmeut i'ire Inspector. referred to the extr.iordinaiy prevalence' of fires in New j Zealand. In Wellington. with a population of jiO.dilO. there, were l:j«) f in , s f ur t |,., twelve .months ended March hwt A"eoidin«r to Old World statistics a city ol HOft.UiM peo]»le would have no more hie*> Mian that 'number, while a Kuropoan town of liiumn inhabitants, under •>3 lire* would be expected. There wasi something wron^. H" 1 attributed Hie excess of fired in the Dominion, 'not mi much to incendiarism. as to carelessness engendered hv knowledge that lire- would not mean a loss, lie strongly commented upon over-insurance.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 38, 10 March 1909, Page 2
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122FIRES IN NEW ZEALAND Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 38, 10 March 1909, Page 2
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