BRITISH BUILDINGS FIRE.
INSURANCE ON CONTENTS. The British Buildings in Queen Street, i which were damaged by fire on Tuesday night, are owned by the Auckland ElectricPower Board and are insured for £3500 in the office of the New Zealand Insurance Company. There are various offices in I the building and. the insurances on the j contents of these are as follows:—Mr. R. I' A. Singer's office, £4OO in the Queensland Office; the offices of the Hotel and Restaurant Workers' Onion, £7OO in the same office; Messrs. A. W. Robertson and j Company's shop, £ISOO in the Sun; I Messrs. Ross and Company's shop, £I7OO | in the National; and the British Hotel, £I6OO in the London, Liverpool and Globe. I ft is thought that the fire originated j in a small cupboard used by the caretaker | underneath the stairs between the first J and second floors. It is a coincidence (that a small fire was discovered there on Saturday, but some workmen soon extinguished it.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19251015.2.132
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19149, 15 October 1925, Page 14
Word Count
165BRITISH BUILDINGS FIRE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19149, 15 October 1925, Page 14
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in