CHRISTCHURCH FIRE. INSURANCES IN DETAIL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 34, 10 February 1908, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH FIRE. INSURANCES IN DETAIL.

THE RUINS. [ITS lELESEVPH. — PEESS ASSOCIATION.] 'CHRISTCHURCH, 9th February. Appended are details of tho net risks held by the various insurance companies over ths properties destroyed at the recent fire. It is to be noted, however, that the figures do not disclose the actual amounts to bo paid over to the firms intere&ted by the companies mentioned, as in practically every caeo tho companies have divided their risk 3 by reinsurances, and tho totals given, indicate only tho net amount . of their holdin t q;s, minus the reinsurances. Reinsurances in many instances were effected wiih Uoi.ie companies, and the amounts of thc-.o pig not disclosed. Tho gioss amount:, to he paid over by tho companies it is estimated will exceed £300,000. Royal Office — Aehby, Bergh and Co., £/JOOO on stock; lialionstein Bros., £500 stock, £253 fixtures ; Strange and Co., £1000 building, £700 stock; Hulbcrt and Slaymiikor, £500 stock; Wlvto Hart Hotel, £5000 building ; Freeman's Limited, £5000 building; Malcolm and Co., £3500 stock; Clifford's studio, £1750 stock and furnishings ; D.1.C., £8000 building and stock ; Oakcy t £400 stock; Reynolds and Kinvig, £500" stock. Victoria.— Gill Bros., £500 building; D.1.C., £270 building, £750 stock \ \White Hart Hotel, £1000 building ; Ashby, Bergh and Co., £2500 stock, £1000 fixtures, etc ; Tribe and Co , £450 stock ; Strange and Co., £1000 building ; Malcolm and Co., £1000 builclin» and stock: D. Benjamin and* Co., £500* stock. Reinsuiances £2000. (fret risks £6950. * Zealand.— Strange and Co £1000; Tribe, £500 stock; tiieemanv' ,£IOOO building; Tucker, £2400 stock and fixtures." £600 stock in strongroom - Hulbert and Slayrnakcr,- £2500 building, £800 -fktuies and fittings; Whit» Hart Hotel, £4000 building; Wardell' Bros., £1750 bacon factory and contents; D.J.C., £2500 building and contents; Hallcnstein 8r05.,. £1250 stock; Benjamin and Co., £1700 building. Alliance.— Strange and' Co., £3000 stock ; Hulbert and Slaymaker, £1000 stock; White Hart Hotei, £4000 building, £1000 warehouse at rear ; Benjamin ( and Co.. £1500 building, £2500 stock; D.1.C., £1750 building, £4750 stock; Beath and Co., £2000 stock. South British.— Hallenstein's, £875 building" and stick; D.I p., £1000 building and stoeJ<} Strange- and 'Co., £1000 stock; Tribe, £750 buildingMalcolm and Co,, £1000 stock; Ashby, Bergh and Co., £1000. stock; Hulbert and Slaymaker, £220 building, £650 stock ; Freeman's, £250 stock ; White? Hart Hotel, £500 building. Liverpool, London and Globe.—Maicolm and Co., £3500; Maine,, £2000 (£IOOO reinsured); Tribe and Co., £500D.1.C.. £2000: Gill, £500; Strange and Co., £2000. Total, £10,500. The com .' pany also holds £5000 ou the Bank of Australasia, which was not seriously damaged. iCorwidi Union.— White Haft Hotel, £1000; Wardell Bros., -bacon factory, £200; Strantjs and Co.. £2000; 1) IC £749. 19s Zrt ; Death ami Co,, £1706! Total, £7449. Commercial Union.— Ashby, Bcrgh and Co., £2000; D.1.C., £25*00 ;' Beath and Co., £1500. Total. £6050^ ' Sim.— S,trang<? and £0.,'.. £JOOO building ; -p.I.C.v £5000 building - - National.— Benjamin, and Co., £1003 stock ; Gill Bros., £2000 building, £250 fittings; Ilaljenstein's', £550 , building ; iSoiTiison, £500 building} CJott Bros., £3000 stock and fittings ; Walker 'and Co., £1000 stock; D.1.C., £730 stock, £270 building; Ashby, Bergh and Co., £1000 stock; Hulbert and Slaymaker, £275 fixtures, £400 stock. Atlas.— Wardell Bros., £4100 building and stock ; Benjamin and Co., £1000 stock. / THE PREMIER'S SYMPATHY. His Worship the Mayor received the following telegram from Sir Joseph Ward to-day : —I heard with the deepest of the disastrous fire that has occurred in your crty, and by which a large number' of your fellow-citizens, have suffered a severe financial loss, 1 in addition to the throwing out of work of a large number of employees. It is p, most serious matter, md I tender my . earnest, sympathy, both to' {-he ployers and the employees. I feel' sure, however, that those concerned will, with the characteristic pluck and energy of our people, make the best of a bad job, and qmckly overcome , the difficulties brought about by the great disaster. CONDITION OF THE RUINS. The' ruins of the fire are still smoking vigorously, and occafiional . flames make their appearance amongst the. ruins in spite^ of the enormous, quantity of water that, has been pumped on the debris inside the scorched nnd shattered walls. The D.I.C. building seems £o contain still a good deal of inflommahle matter, as several , small fires could be &aen thi& morning. Probably it will be at least- a week before it will bq possible to start clearing away the asheq.' Some of the walls nt present standing are obviously in an unsafe condi- , tion, and they will nave to be pulled down as soon as possible. Tho White Hart frontage is fairly safe, but the front wall of Ashby Bergh and Co.'b building and the adjoining premi&es is cracked extensively, and several 1 piecea have fallen. The D.I.C walls. in both Cashel-street and Liehfield-street lia.vo been partially demolished, and the wall of Wardell's factory facing ' the .right-of-way has been pulled down, filling'tho right-of-way with bricks. Negotiations for rebuilding operations have been opened in several instances, but it will be some time before, any .definite pans are prepared. There iaj no doubt, however, that taltimatolyftho appearance of the city will bo 'improvod as a result of £he fire. The land covered / by the bunted buildings has increased enormously in valup "during recent years, and owners will takq tho opportunity to secure the maximum return from the land available. Thia'Vill moan larger buildings in several cases. Workmen commenced ' to demolish the front wall of Ashby, Bergh and Co. 'a place yesterday afternoon, and the proceedings afforded much interest to a crowd of spectators. The falling brickwork badly bent 'two new metallic ' circuit cables which had just been repaired by the Telephone Department, 'and severed from fifteen to twenty single telephone wires, causing them to £ixg almost to the ground for some distance along tho street. It i« proposed to pull the rest of tho wall down.