FIRES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 115, 7 February 1908, Page 8

FIRES.

4 THE TIMATMj CONFLAGRATION. , Iby association!) . ■ ,-i-i ■ v... . ~Timaru, February 6. . The insurances on 'tbg destroyed Canterbury . , Farmers' • - Cooperative' Store : total £56,620,," distributed; .as follow :--0n the building;, '£4000.1 in.,.,the.iFarmers' Insurance, !;Chnst«h'urch,South.--British, £7000. Furniture and fittings, £1500 in,the North Queensland; £120 in , the.-. -Farmors' Insurance/ Chnstchurofi: v/t.Stock,;; Royal, • £8000; Far-mors'..-Insurance',,-Christehurch, / £2000; National,. £2500; Norwich. -Union, £2000; Phcenix, .'£4ooo ;■ .Alliain'co,-.^i'£Booo;'' Standard, £150Q; Royar Exchange,• 1I i£4500; Northern Assurance,/.£4000:', Neiyiyjiealand Insurance, £6500.;' Nprth'British,,! £1000. V The total damage is estimated at £70,000. ■-i •■-The : oxccutiyb;,bf •the- Canterbury .Farmers' .Co-operative. Association:,inet to-day. ". After tho/,;mooting---the .Chairman informed a rethat tho'-.lflss ..would • be small,- as the on /the'-building, and stock .would •just abbut.covcr, the damago..' Arrangements have. bpen iUiade,for 'carrying on the business, in ■alh'its' branches,. as ' the Association' possesses- anoth'ori-set of- buildings close to those destroyed. were purchased last night,- and/,business, is proceeding- to-day.

Walroa, Fcbmafy 6. A- fire was discovered at 11.30 this morning in:a,stacl£-of:,;wpol.,iii a, yard near tho Hawko's Bay Karmors'- Building at North Clydj. 1 Bnorgotic measures wero' taken ■' to :put'but.'thQ' firo, "{i'ndttlibiadjoihiiig buildings iVo'ro/ saved, biit/'4? ;b valued ••^|'iK!Po:i';;;.^Sy > ;werp - 'insUPfeiJ:v'Had''thicr firo ocpurrtKi-f, in'lihi>" night'/-iiothixio;" could have Majesty's .llieatrti:';; ,Th-o.,thWry,' is ; f hat.ithe fire was caused -by.'spoiitanpoUs combustion. '/: '' :