SAWMIL FIRES.
SEVEN IN FIVE MONTHS. CONSPIRACY TALKED* OF. [.PEP. PRESS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, March 15. Seven fires luivu occurred within five months in sawmills in the Auckland provincial district, resulting in the completp destruction of tiie plants and stocks of timber. The mills concerned October 16. While Pine Co., u? New Zealand. Naumai. December 2nd, Ragnail Bros., and Co.. Auckland. .1.-Hiiiary sth, Ellis and Fnjrn.iiul, Ham.Tiiunary I2Ui. Leaf, Maungaturoto. ° .March lOih, Northern Timber Co., I' ii;■! ' V eumstauee is that in every instance the mil! was engaged in , Ihe mannl'ii' lure of iuittcr boxes or the production of timber lor that purpose. At present ilie expert of butter for troops is a matter of such enemy agem .e-s for the iute-iruption of supplies. The origin of ail the fires is mysterious, iu; a remarkable fact U that within an hour or so aflei the suspension of work for the day.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 19 March 1917, Page 8
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