SPECIAL. TEIIELGRAMS

Waikato Times, Volume II, Issue 88, 21 November 1872, Page 2

SPECIAL. TEIIELGRAMS

'£: 0. TH E "WAIK AT' O' THE S." Auckland, Wednesday, 8 a.m. A disastrous firei took place this, morjiing, property amounting to over £,'50,000 destroyed. The Post Office, Telegraph Office, Custom, Ho&sdy. and.Provincial Government Buildings destroyed. Only a few documents and papers saved. Buchola's. stora-aiid bo.nd v fcfoherjk and George's, stores,. Fort street, destroyed. The Bank 01 Australasia narro'wly escaped. About, 15 other stores partly burned. One ina'ii nearly killed, and two iireinen injured, Insurance not ascertained, I T;he Government Buildings,, dosfi £25j.000 y , not., insured. Remainder, reported insured.. The lire originated in Franz Sclierff 's-StorS, Fort street. This telegram was sent vja. Me!r<&r at '6 0 clock this moriiing,' 1:2.5 p.m. The corJ"Cct list off l insurances- are- as follows :— Norwich, Union,£-1,000 ; Scottish Commercial, £1,000; South British, £ 1,200; Victorian, £0,000; New Zealand, £.7.00.;.. Koyal, £3,000; Northern, £2,500. Total, £14,900. The telegraph is working, temporarily at the Custom House liotel. The Post, Office at Brittomarfc Barracks a.ud Customs in the. Harbour Board office. The. firei is iio'w thoroughly, under control. 5.&0 Up.m.. The provincial records in. Record Office,are all l destroyed. The. Treasury books and cash were saved, but,all, spoilt in Milner's safe. The books were charred, but saved,'.in a safe manufactured by Mann, oj London. In the Waste Lands office many v-alttabl&■ irifepij. and records werS lost..