PAEROA BARNING FATALITY.
[per press association.!] AUCKLAND, Feb. 20. An (inquest on the body of G. Preston, who was .burned to. death in the boardinghouse fire at Paeroa yesterday, was held this afteraooai. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that the fire was accidental, and that the outbreak originated in or near deceased’s room. The insurances were as follow: £BOO on the .building, £SOO on the furniture, £l5O on the billiard tables, and £4O on the piano. The loiss must .be at Least double the amount of the insurance.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3455, 21 February 1912, Page 2
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91PAEROA BARNING FATALITY. Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3455, 21 February 1912, Page 2
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