DISASTROUS BUSH FIRES.
' "IK THE FORTY-MILE BUSH. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE DONE. By Tel-yxnph — ■) ' ~*a association. PAHIATUA, Last Night. Extensive , bush fires, have been jVa'ging in the Akitio district..: '* -x strong westerly bre'ezjß'oii Mbndny evening caused them to spread very rapidly, and early yesterday morning almost all the< country .tween-I}he. "summit of - the Puketoi Mr Ostyke's/.i.'a.nd the Puketoi district, was a mass of names.
Passengers for Ponguroa by the coach had a very tidying time between Mangatiti ami Makuri, the dense smoke being most unpleasant. ■
The driver of the coach states that it,was only, possible to see for about, a chain;ahead, so. thick and .blinding was the smoke.
,; Luckily only,one burning tree, fell across the road, but this did riot stop traffic. Fires; commenced on the top of the hill at Makuri yesterday afternoon, and rapidly spread right across through Mangatiti to Range Road last night. The mailman uad to ' turn back, and Mangatiti is practically isolated, the telegraph line being down between there and Makuri.
A whare was burned down yesterday afternoon, and the Mangatiti bridge was in danger, only being saved after considerable effort.
. The residence of Mr W. Bagley, on the Range Road, was burned down, and Mr T. Stone's house at Cross Roads was in danger. l'lie fires are still bad at Coonoor, where the old creamery belonging ■"to Mr S. Bolton, which has not been in use for some time, was destroy-
The fire has been through Mr Cameron's property on the Pongaroa Road,, and will do a good deal to clear the land, though the incidental damage has probably been done.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10199, 30 March 1911, Page 5
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265DISASTROUS BUSH FIRES. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10199, 30 March 1911, Page 5
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