BIG FIRE AT NEW PLYMOUTH.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11252, 10 May 1904, Page 5

BIG FIRE AT NEW PLYMOUTH.

The Moturom Freezing Works Destroyed. ■ Nothing Left but a Heap of Debris.

(Per United Press Association.) NEW PLYM;OUTB,.Ma>SIO. The Moturoa Freezing Works, owned by the Taranaki Dairy Companies, was totally destroyed by -fire this morning.' The fife was observed about 2 o'olosclc "Sirth'e Boilerhouse. .It- had already such a -hold that the appliances on' the' jjrentises were' v 6f little use. The fire spread^' rapidly;, and in two hours the. works were cointpletely destroyed, nothimj i4 being left at- daybreak but a heap of debris and a chimney stack. There were abQUt'-^QOO/bdkes , of butter iv the works, and' 'these "wTßre-'(l<wtroye|[i , but a few boxes in the grading room' w"ere saved. A large quantity was shipped on Monday. • , ■ • ' • ' • ."' " f The insurances on the ' b'uildinga-tate ' <£4600, divided as. follows-:— Alliance, J6250, Commercial Union' £I3QQ f Lb'ndon,' Liverpool and Globe „£2oQ,; London and Lancashire .6500, New Zealand JB7SO, Norwld^i Union dC7SO, Phd3nix" Sun .^350; machinery divided •as followB :' *-~ Commercial Union iJISOO, London,-Liver-pool and Globe J250, New- Zealand. JE&kl, National J750, Phoenix Sorith'British £1000, Standard Sun \* • At June 30* last •", theXbuildings. • were valued at £6991 and machinery at' jE72ot>. The plant and stock- destroyed bring tie Companies' loss -up to ' aboiit £5000. .' -.-■ ' s " ! This time last year;' there ; were 35»d&0. boxes of butter in the works. ' -•.■'■ ' f Whatever insuranqea- o^i" ; the; butter. w;e«e held by the factories of. buyers are Jiot -yet obtainable.' • v%%/ «^£VT"'.- v . - ■'• '

obtainable.