THE EARTHQUAKE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13162, 27 April 1906, Page 5

THE EARTHQUAKE.

REBUILDING THE CITY. PORT WORKS TO COST £5,000,000. ■ By Telegraph.— Association.— Copyright. (Received April 27. 12.7 a.m.) New York, April 26. New wharves and depots for the water front at San Francisco are being designed, and they are to cost £5,000,000. FORCED LABOUR, PROTEST FROM THE MAYOR. New York, April 25. The- Mayor of San Francisco has protested against the'military compelling the citizens to labour in the streets like navvies. THE INSURANCES. ESTIMATE OF TOTAL LOSS. (Received April 27, 12.7 a.m.) New York, April 26. The total losses of the Arc insurance companies at San Francisco are estimated at between £30,000,000 and £10,000,000, and this money will be paid by 107 companies According to a recent number of the Coast Review, the risks held in the State of California (including San Francisco) by companies having offices in Australia or New Zealand were as follows : —Aaichen and Munich, £2,065,799: Alliance, £1,515,438; Atlas, £1,753,019; Caledonian, £1,731,408; Commercial Union, £2,181,640; LawUnion and Crown, £867,276; Liverpool and London and Globe, £4,013,289; London Assurance, £2.869.761; London and Lancashire, £3,742,020; Mamchefcter Assurance, £981,478; National Union, £729,680; New Zealand. £1,154,619; North British and Mercantile, £1,920,382 ; Northern Assurance, £2,216,242; Norwich Union, £1,441.020; Palatine. London, £1,320.066: Phoenix Assurance, £1,660,186; Uoval, £3,474,201 : Scottish Union and National, £1,141,855; State Fire. £652,456; Sim Insurance Office, £1,885,410; Union Assurance, £1.569,787: Victoria, £74,334.

NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE CO. LOSSES BY SAN FRANCISCO FIRE. The directors of the New Zealand Insurance Company have received a cablegram from their San Francisco manager staling that a, rough estimate gives the company's loss by the recent fire at £500,000. subject to a, reduction of £125.000 for reinsurances, and further redaction under policy conditions. GOVERNMENT AGENT'S REPORT. THREE-QUARTERS OF CITY DESTROYED. . [by telegraph.— fbkss ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Thursday. Mr. Stevenson Smith, New Zealand Government agent in Sun Francisco, cables to the Premier as follows: —"Oakland, Wednesday Three-quarters of San Francisco destroyed; many lives lost; 200,000,000 dollars worth of property lost ; all our Government records burnt."