Wastage by Fire Showing a Decrease
GREATER CARE BECAUSE OF DIFFICULT TIMES.
Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Last Night. “For the last two years fires in New Zealand have shown a mailed reduction as compared with the tremendous wastage by fires that had taken place previously in the Dominion,’’ remarked Sir George Elliot at a meeting of the South British Insurance Company. . “There can be little doubt that this improvement may be attributed to the greater care being taken to avoid preventable loss during the difficult times through which we are passing,’’ said Sir George. “It is indisputable that a vast amount of fire wastage lias been due to sheer carelessness in one form or another.’’
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7298, 27 October 1933, Page 6
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115Wastage by Fire Showing a Decrease Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7298, 27 October 1933, Page 6
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