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Taranaki Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 2195, 22 April 1874, Page 2

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PROVINCIAL TELEGRAMS. ANOTHER FIRE IN AUCKLAND. CALEDONIAN MINE TURNING OUT MORE RICH STUFF. CONTINUED SUCCESS OF THE HUTT RAILWAY. (ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN PRESS TELKGKAM A.OKNCY.) AUCKLAND. April 18.— A great fire occurred thiß evening, in Qneen-streefc. Marshall, fruiterer, King, chomist, Redfarn, photographer, Hurst, produce merchant, Cheal, hairdresser, Seymour, fruiterer, are already bnrnt down. The Soutliern Cross and Evaiing Star offices and Vaile's building are in great danger. April 19. — The fire was confined to the block of wooden buildings between Vaile's, the drapers, and the Southern Gross office, both buildings of which were brick. It originated in King, the chemist, taking down a bottle of turpentine, which broke falling against another vial. Chemical steam ignited at the gas, when the buildings wero a mass of flames in a few minutes. Hughes' oyster shop, Townsend, produce merchant, were also burnt down besides those mentioned last night. The Gross engine room was several limes on fire, and the exertions of those there saved it, though the wall wasdamaged by heat. The water supply was most inefficient. So far as has been ascertained, the insurances are — New Zealand, £1,500 ; Victoria, £1,500 ; Norwich Union, £1,200 ; Royal, £100 ; South British, nothing. April 20. — The insurances have been ascertained to be as follows : — Tho building owned by Mr. Good fellow is insured in the Norwich Union for £700 and Scottish Commercial, £500; Hurst's stock in the Victoria for £700 ; Marshall's in the Royal for £100; King's in the New Zealand for £700 ; Townsend's stock in the New Zealand for £500 ; Seymour's in the New Zealand for £200 ; Redfern's stock in the New Zealand for £100. Tho los* bydamage on Vaile's building and Southern Gross fall chiefly on the Norwich Union. The brig 'Albion,' loading with sleepers in the Kaukapukipaki River, got ashore on a rock coming out, and broke her back. She now lies with four feet of water in her hold. She is owned by Messrs. Henderson and Macfarlane, and is insured for' £2,000 in the Sydney Office of the Victoria Insurance Company. It is believed that the cargo of six thousand sleepers can be easily got out. The Grahamstown auxiliary screw steamer launched from the yard of Mr. Robertson, at Kauaeranga, has been named the 'Emmie.' She is two hundred aud eighty tons, and has three masts. She proceeds to Auckland to be fitted with engines, and thence to Lyttelton for a cargo of breadstuff's. Two hundredweight of specimens from the Caledonian mine ; shares advancing in price. The Thames Advertiser states that the specimens used by the Thames police to secure the conviction of Manning, were supplied by the Auckland association for the protection of mining interests. The Good Templars have lodged objections to twenty-seven publicans' licenses, but no petitions, the district not having been subdivided. James Crawford, master of the cutter ' Ellen,' endeavoured to take a cargo np to Captain Peacock's farm at the head of the Piako River, bnt the natives civilly refused to allow him to go up without paying " black mail," aud the vessel returned. The Cambridge settlers are subscribing for a presentation to Mr. Mackay at a public dinner, in recognition of his services to the Waikato District. The schooner ' Belle Brandon' has been sold to Mr. George Holdship for £1,650. The Poverty Bay Herald advocates the separation of the district from Auckland. Mr. Jordan, an Auckland contractor at Napier, has made a deed of assignment to his creditors. Potter's barn was burnt down on the 17th. It contained forty tons hay, and a quantity of valuable saddlery. Three race horses were got out with great difficulty. Loss, £400, uninsured. Mr. Stewart writes to the Poverty Bay Times, stating that it is nearly certaiu that a special small farn settlement will be formed in the Bay of Plenty. A hundred families, all with small capital, will settle therefrom the North of Ireland within ten months.