FIRE LOSSES
INSPECTOB HUGO'S ANNUAL REPORT. , In his annual Fire Brigades' Report presented to Parliament, Inspector Hugo states that the total number of calls received by the brigades throughout the various fire districts was 864.. as against 777 for the previous year, an increase of 87. Of the 484 fires 12 are reported as due to incendiarism, 22 as having occurred on unoccupied premises, with a large increase in the- number of those returned as of unknown origin — 211 as against 144, an increase of 67. Again, as in previous years, analyses of the reports show a number of instances of over or excessive insurance. The two heaviest district losses occurred in Dunedin (£30,500) and Gisborne (£18,385). The ft>tal loss for the twelve months amounted to £120,057, as compared with £84,367 Jbp previous twelve months.
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Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 82, 5 October 1915, Page 8
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135FIRE LOSSES Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 82, 5 October 1915, Page 8
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