HURRICANE AT THE ISLANDS
•iU»i-r«D Pms«' Amooi'-stiok.) AUCKLAND, Feb. 17. Captain Ross; pf' Tyridall 'and Ross, states that their buildings and- contents, at;Niuafou, valued at £SOOO, .were destroyed by the hurricane. Their loss must be heavy. The natives do not depend 'oji natural products for .their food, which is largely supplied' by trading vessels. The last cargo of provisibns was-landed.\-.'in' November,'and' is sufficient for the needs of the natives for some time'yet: Captain Ross'' thinks that the • estimate of ' eight years as ' the ! period during ' which " loss of the copra - crops 'will*" be felt ll is somewhat exaggerated: Thoughthe plantations have been destroyed; root crops will be coming on.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 20 February 1915, Page 2
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