FIRES.

Temuka Leader, Issue 902, 10 January 1882, Page 2

FIRES.

■ Auckland, Jan 6. Biffins’ auction mart was completely gutted by fire this mor-inir. 'Hie insurao‘os are as s :—kt-wV in tv.,- Nr. - ' .. t ’ ’*

A. five-roomed house was burnt at One--hunga last night. The insurances are • £250 on the house in the South British,, and £iop on the furniture in the Standard. Napier, Jam 6. J The inquest on the fire at Blackburn«-j rope factory ended, in a verdict that ■* \yas set on fire, and that it was over insured” . Christchurch, Jan. 7. t ' Two veiy destructive fires took place; i here e.-uly this morning; One had; y its origin in the top story of the- j Union Bank of Australia, but it was. extinguished when it had only charred; the ceiung- of. the. lower story. While # - this was going uu.another fire broke out;, in Mr Reese’s Sawmill,.whichi was com-.; pletely destroyed. Reese’s premises ancsf stock are insured in. the New Zealand office for £2750. The estimated damage : is £2OO. The insurances iu the Union. Bank are : Union office, £2OOO ; Imperial, Royal, and Northern, £ISOO eacli; ; London, Liverpool and Globe, £1300;, total, £7BOO, Dunedin, Jg,n 6. A. seven-roomed boarding-house i’ui Cumberland street was destroyed early this morning. Mrs' Crawford, the occn-. pier, was insured in the South British £IOO. The house belonged to the Elba. Mr Mantell, and was insured for £IOO in the Northern.