FORESTRY FIRE
REPOROA OUTBREAK
A fire which destroyed approximately 100 acres of State forest plantation in the vicinity of Reporoa, Rotonia, occurred lastlSaturday and occasioned soino anxiety. However, gangs of men were quickly rushed to (lie scene and after several hours' strenuous work succeeded in suppressing the outbreak. Upwards of 100 men wore, engaged m the tusk of dealing with the fire, which is believed to have been caused by the careless use of matches among scrub on the edge, of the plantation. The trees destroyed were pinus radiata, but were not at an advanced stage of growth.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19133, 30 September 1936, Page 6
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98FORESTRY FIRE Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19133, 30 September 1936, Page 6
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