DANNEVIRKE FIRE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume L, Issue 175, 24 October 1917, Page 5

DANNEVIRKE FIRE

■••. -—'#>';; luJJ'''-'"--^' MEETING OF 'CITIZENS.

THE INSURANCES;

?nWTT»T> Prwsji AjMOOM^O*.)

■■>'DANNEVIRKE, Oct. 23. ■,;. t A meeting convened by the Mayor was held this afternoqn, - to,; consider steps to be tfiken to relieve the. ppsiiibq created, by the lire. ■ Over contributed : in - the room* :, > Me.s&is /Qv Hunter, M.P., Jonathan Holdeh, arid F. G. Gowper heading the list with donations of £IOO each, • • . irv -n ,-. There was no exaggeration about. Ihe report previously issued. It ia pracUcally"impossible to estimate thai. .iips*|6B. at present prices of stock, and 1 cost:Vp? l • • . "'.'■.'.' k ' <:"' The D.C.A. stock . was valued .ak £36,000; cost price, and was insured for £25,000/ while the buildini also inf. yoJvey.a Heavy lo&s,to the owners* ; ;<r.<: ' Andrews' Hotel was valued At. ...3318;.- ■ QOOj. arid - the.-': furniture 'arid:, effects ,'ajb £4.500. The building was, insured for £7710 and the effects for £3225. ; '',,„,.,.',■;'.., The Masonic . Hotel > building waa insured for £2250;: The loss is" considerably above> that ..amount. .- The Mr Ross, estimates his loss.saboye"the insurance^on stock and effects •at about ' £2000; ... ■-....■>.■ ■■■-. ■~\ .. ;•.■.£s, ■■■. McCallum, ieweller, a total lbds of about £I2OO. "■■ ,;/v, ' B. O. TJiomsen, tobacconist, , £SOO. ' T. J. Flynn, bootmaker, £££& A... 0; Webber, boksellbr, bviimirig ifisured for about £7OO, ■ arid •the stocß for.£iooo, .but valued- as,£2sott : ;: ;'/ : Pose, Ltd,, buildings valued"at; 'about £2OO0 J- uninsured. ~.,.> V" ..<■■ . ; .' t Jas. Neagle, .. saddler arid motor agent, 'is' -a heavy, joser. . . ; i' ~'; Dxummond and Hodder,., irbririib'rigerJß, building insured for £IOOO, "and stocfe valued at £3OOO, covered to the , extent, of:;£isoo. ..-.-:■,'■■. ■ ~ .'■.,■.'" -\;i;. r ,•.'.;;■ Collett and Son, stock,arid riiacbi'neiy .•< valued at between £7OOO and £#ooo, heavy losers. ~ ; •• < : ' '.';' < A- H. Hill, tobacconist, buildmft Val.' lued at £IOOO, insured for only £175. 4 f Armstrong and Morrison. ar&p&tfj ' f building valued - at £IOOO, insured 'for £500; stock worth £6500, insured fw £3500.. • .•,-■ '■■•'.'"' 'V L. P. Bartlettj bbbtmaker,\, stock valued at £2OOO, insured for £675,.: ■ Charles- Clarkj butcher > loss abbufc£Boo.. ■..•'• ' ■ " ■ l -:yr ■ ■*■ J. P. Engelbretsen, draper, insured for £BOO. valued at £2sooj;als<> lost personal effects valued at £250. '" These are the, principal ldsofs;" ' but' many more minor sums make tip a formidable total. . ._'•.", Many messages haVa" been rbceived by sufferer*', uianjr bf whom aro making terhpbravv merits to carry on. _ . ~.,/„..'