TOKO DISTRICT.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13635, 19 February 1908, Page 2

TOKO DISTRICT.

The district around Toko seems to have suffered little, or no damage the last day or. two. 4 lot- of felled, bush is burning. , It is understood that the fires of Jaaift week destroyed twelve months' cutting at the New Pljsmoufh Sash and Opor Company's Toko. mill, and it was. feared that further damage would result if the wind increased.

TONjOAPORUTU .DISTRICT. Telephonio oommufiication reoeived from our Tongaporatu correspondent thisjnorning j« to the effect that the gale which sprang up about 4 o'clock

yesterday afternoon has spread the fires immensely- Smoke envelopes the whole countryside. Although; there is no destruction, house property yet reported^ rnaiiy^ homesteads and otlter buildings' are in imminent danger. On Mt. Messenger Mrs O'Sullivan's hpuse was threatened .and she; had to leave it* and come into Tongaporuju. The telegraph wires were down just south of Tojigaporqjbtj,b»t. repairs we^e^^ot^ . ed by a local resident early, thas morning It .is reported that considerable damage- has been done to the lines be* tween Tongaporutu and Mahoenui. j Settlers have/been gathering their stock in the clearings. ' Nurab^ f»ay e been turned on io the roads and driven to- v wards the Valley. This morning. the 5 wind has abated considerably: > Our corresftpndenfc adds 4>hat it v is reported tliat^M> Batfey has lost 9Dp head of sheep at his Mahoenui run: The report of last week that vMr Blanchard, Okau, had Jost 400 head of , sheep was . incorrect. The) lops, our correspondent hears, was only between 10 to 20 head.