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New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6578, 16 December 1882, Page 4

A Li.ssux is conveyed by the lire at Onehunga yesterday, which has nonbeen three times repented, bin without effect. Onehunga, a clo3ely built wooden town possessed of municipal powers, has material for a good water supply, no appliances for extinguishing lircs, and no desire apparently to deal with a question of such importance to the borough. Three times recently have iires swept away sections of the borough, and no aiJ was available. There are several inexhaustible springs at Onehunga. It was once proposed and put forward as the source of the c;ty of Auckland water supply. Why does not the Onelmng.i borough utilise the supply at their door 3 ? They have already a small pumping engine and a smaller reservoir to supply the- shipping. A larger engine and p. larger reservoir would supply the whole borough with a good pressure supply. But, we presume, the roiu-iindor of Onehunga must be burnt down before the owners of property take the. m<>*t simple precautionary step to check a lire. Each of the tires that have Jately occurred could have been stopped before much damage had been done if water had be.*:i available, but ;i3 it is all present were merely spectators.