An alarm of fire was given to the Central Station from Kaiwairra at 1.55 this morning. The members of the brigade proroiptly responded and discovered that a small stack of timber was alight. The Pro wn.« soon mipprecsed. and tho dymvige done was comparatively email Thf Government, his completed rtif purchase of throe nreas of native land, two areas of 10,680 acres and 2092 acres in the Wharepuhunga block and nno'-h'" o ( WV> ncroo in fhe 'Rancfitoto Tahua Hook, all in the King Country. The Wharepuhunga land is n"t far from the place whom the headworks of the Arapuni hvdro-eleetiic scheme will bo established. All tho land is open fern country. Tho next step towards releasing this land for set* tlemont is to gazette it Crown land, and this will probably bo done this week.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10547, 25 March 1920, Page 6
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