DAMAGED CARGO

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 85, 5 January 1926, Page 8

DAMAGED CARGO

THE FIRE ON THE MANUKA

By TBLBGHArn— Press Association

Dunedin, January 4. The unloading of the cargo of the Manuka (on which a fire occurred last week) commenced to-day from No. 2 * hold. About SO tons were consigned to Dunedin, most of it being either burned •’ or ruined. The fire evidently started in some photographic films Four cases of motor-cars were stowed in the hold, 1 and one was burned. Fifteen cases of i miscellaneous goods were burned, and ' several hundred bags of rice and flour ' were ruined by water. Rubber goods, mostly tires, were burnt to a cinder. The wooden bulkhead dividing the hold . and bunkers was badly charred. It was fortunate that the seat of "the fire was discovered, otherwise the coal in the bunkers would have been ignited and the ship would probably have been i- damaged structurally. The passengers are being transhipped to the Moeraki, which will leave Dunedin on Friday. The Manuka will go ■ to Port Chalmers to-morrow for repairs, ■'and then lay up indefinitely. SETTLER’S HOME DESTROYED. Bi Telegraph.—Press Association. Taumarunul, January 4. A fire completely destroyed, a residence and its contents, belonging to a ( Hikumutu settler, Mr. A. H. Barker, ■*on Sunday afternoon. Mr. Barker and his family were away at the time of the outbreak. The insurances are not available.

Be prepared. See that you have ade- < quate insurance on your house and furni- •’ ture. Consult the Mercantile and Gen-

eral Insurance Co. Ltd., Panama Street. It is a local company with all its capital invested in New Zealand, ' therefore prompt settlements.—A dvt.