EARTHQUAKE IN HAWKE'S BAY

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20170, 24 February 1931, Page 14

EARTHQUAKE IN HAWKE'S BAY

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WCty < ■<— * • HBAVY FALL OP BAIN. (mpso absocutios' zsuuuuu.) NAPIEB, February 23. The -weather to-day was fine after 10 o 'clock, when heavy rain ceased and % a howling westerly made things most unpleasant, blowing into the partially demolished buildings. The sea is calm, and the indications suggest s storm, which, however, appears to be passing to the south. Only two minor shocks were felt to-day. . % Beorganisation and repair work ; are the people's chief duties, progress being fairly rapid. Much attention is being paid to houses; but there is much work to be done yet before any number of residences can be made fit for use. REFUGEE CAMP TO CLOSE. (IWI MSOCUXIOX XXUCCMUU.) PALMBBSTONN., February 23. Th« Awapuni Bacecoarae Camp, which dealt with upwards of 500 refugees during the evacuation period, will probably be dosed on Wednesday. A, hundred refugees are proceeding to Stratford to-morrow. There are •till 1100 at the Show Grounds, thoughts numbers are gradually being diminiflhicds SHOCK AT OTAHUHU. (not* issoauLXXoir Tiumic.) . AUCKLAND,. February 23. It hi reported from Otahuhu that several minor earthquake shocks were f|lt there thia The first, at 5.15 o'eloek, lasted for seven seconds. " . j C TOPBCTORS , ' S DAW ' , «T* ' chief- Inspector. who, with 41r - ft A. Cte»;ef;tkfa Sanitary Jnipectfrrs' department,' id WKMier, that they aw .» tbnjwie&Bv with aiukmfe ? r

MAYOR'S FUND. * _ /

LIST OF SUBSCRIPTIONS. The following additional subscription# the Mayor's fund-for the relief of sufferers by the Hawke's Bay, earthquake acknowledged:— '

£18,834 11 6 RANGIORA MAYOR'S FUND.

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' LIST . The following additional contributions to the fund beipg raised by the Cpmmercial Travellers' Association for „the relief-of sufferers by the earthquake •fljfe acknowledged:—■ 4" > , 1 £8- d. 1 Previoiwly acknowledged 1123 12 3 6- ®Pgoy and Co., Man- , / ' Mr A. 6. x Daviijion' : ... ... 27 8 1 j-Q lt 10 0 ■ f^Xi: f! . £llsllO 4 JfN" . " - , k — " M LYTTELTON LIST. /, The following is' the Lyttclton subscription list:— £ a. '. ' Previously acknowledged 313 6 3 ,Mr Alex. Gardiner .. -,4 0 0 1 '-Jiytfelton Club and members £5 1 6 ~ 'Class',. \, , 6 5 0 1 11-. 1 , - pollectiotf (including . ££ Gs 4d from stand by »< reliant) • ... 7114 5 * t ' , £4lO 12 GIFT OF £IOOO TO FUND. a : MfocuTiow nuuwiv > , i . February 23. ' Provincial Council of the\ licensed Victuallers' Trade has g&» .to * the' Hawked ' fcny Earthquake Fund, which now totals - IASHBURTON DONATIONS. - tjhe (ki jeljef Fuijd;'' - •ipia.'takifa bp n 'ot„ Bering, on. Sunday,' 'tpe iqjElwy&td,"Flomlcr llwbyterian two Huifdays SLpa^N.V^, ntro of the NW. hfolpo Association s,held'last 'Wepa go|«aa lo the Jiawkq'a Bay, eipthquako relief fund, tflspqnse to . i>ifw t' M}J 0 , »/guj»wft;-,wjtbra', l r bda€H. . A dance arranged l>y the Surf Club aifd ' ComimitteV 'di aid of the 1 was, held la < ■tentorial Hall on Satnyday t present were' ' E," Belby, S. Hamilton, A. 1 PgVL 'Metcalfe, S. Heine tortinier. 1 >J&, Pjimatoflf 8, Parker, < a, 1 ,M,, Otley - (Australia!), *« < M.?., S. Hdmil- 1 fef&jfe -lake., £j,„srand f B. Briggs, "j Hartig«n,'C, Heine {Grey* i 1" 1 Mtjaic \tras supplied hy Mt j . hand. jKisa M. £ Wa«lAus i tjalift l ' played as extra. CMessrs BJ5?;3»d S. W. Bjow-n mere iLC.'s. f Salliv»n J J M.P,, wanked the i •fP* th'enr support, aud described c and >oi«a of whaf had T 'towns. ( 11 IJWPfIPSCHOOL" . picnic. J Girls' '' hay© decided to forgo a ftnuual picnic this jcar and to v ''iwmey assisting a a 4s#t§Me %j?» She district affected' b bMapfaftytaqWO.' report tp thin. • MMHBMpliiaaß p'the'Canterbury .Col* t<

BULLER SHOCK COMPARED.

JtfEED FOR WISE BUILDING. MR H. F. BAIRD»S OBSERVATIONS An interesting comparison of the Efawke's Bay and Murchison earthquakes, together with much' good advice to builders, was given by Mr H. F. Baird, chief assistant at the Christchurch Magnetic Observatory, on his return thiß week from Napier. "Considering the cabled reports ot seismologists together with the investigations I have made both after the Buller and after the Hawke's. Bay earthquakes," said Mr Boards "it seems to me that at the worst phase the Hawke's Bay shake was shorter and more violent than the other. However, the Buller shake was much more prolonged and caused much more ly spread damage. Possibly the Hawke's Bay shock originated at a greater depth." Observations made it appear that the centre of the worst disturbance lay seaward slightly to the north ot Napier.- The absence of mountainous country made it difficult to compare the earthquake with that at Murchison, but records indicated that, although shorter, it was more severe. At Murchison there was an uplift ot - 15 feet, while at Napier the greatest uplift that had been established was seven feet. From personal impressions of the effect of different kinds of earthquake waves, he consi'dored that most of the after-shocks came from a dis- . tance of 35 miles from Hastings. ) Lessons ill Building. "That wise building practice is ot ) paramount importance in New Zealand is the point to which I\ gave morffc > emphasis in an address oriy the Buller ) earthquake," added Mr Baird. "My > Tecent visit to Hawke's Bay has con- > vinced me more than on this point. One of the worthy objects of ' the Seismological Society, of America comes to my mind. It is embodied in a 'statement emphasising an underV standing of the facts that earthquakes * are dangerous chiefly because" we do not take adequate precautions against their effect where it is possible to " ensure ourselves'against damage by J proper studies of their geographic distribution, historical sequence, acti- ' vities, and effect on buildings:" Mr Baird emphasised the need for : adequate building regulations in areas ' likely to be affected by earthquakes. From his observations, he was sure that with ferro-concreto buildings the risk | of losing life was nil. The damage to brick buildings spoke for itself. Weaknesses of Architecture. . "Excessive window space; porches, and such other sacrifices tp strength were much too prominent in the ground floors of many buildings. Unsupported, heavy gables wero also too often' to bo seen. Poorly-tied roof trusses had frequently collapsed, while evon in wooden houses badly braced buildings had often bat--1 tered one part against the. pthor until the whole had disintegrated and almost » collapsed." 1 Freeh, an Austrian geologist, had suggested that tho Byzantine style of 1 church architecture was-,developed part' ly in relation to the:*' pronounced 1 selsmicity of tho eastern Mediterranean. 1 Zn particular, tho qse of lateral halfdomes buttressing a central' dome was an effective solution to the problem of stability in land subject, to shock. ; v Recurrence Unlikely. ' Of earthquake) generally, Mr -Baird said that it was well to remember that fortunately Now Zealand was less disturbed seismicalty than were Japan or South Italy. History showed that tho possibility of a devastating earthquake recurripg in identical places within a perio't of a few centuries was verj remote. One of the few instances'where such a recurrence had 1 been known : was on the Bozo Peninsula, Japan, where ono disastrous shock occurred; inl7o3,and another in" 1923. Tho was another area where shocks were liable to recur after long intervals. Mr Baird left for Wellington on tho ovening of the earthquake. Most of .the survey was mado by air, aqd he. Btreaped the importance of the valudblo apd reliable information which [iidak Squadron-Loader Isitt and cother pilots at Hastings. Befdre' Hhstings, he " Established, a Jagger; fceismo•graph >4t the house oft. rMr .Henry % Dedenne,, who had both: the capability < an 4 the enthusiasm fo u instrument.' '/ TRAMWAY BOARD'S GRANT. , T" 1 , J lt was reported to the ChHstcliurch Tramway JJoard .at >itp meeting, yesterday that tBo grant of £JOO mado to -.the Earthquake Belief not out of the ordinary, revenue account," but from eaje of p&wer to .tlie, Government. , - , <1 % 1

£ s. d. Previously acknowledged 18, 712 14 3 Majestic, Golf Links—Tak-. inga for Monday 4 1 3 JfcB*'Tennis Olub' -'1 1 0 Children 'of View Hill School ■3 0 0 Nukiwai School, Botherham 1 0 0 J.J.Brookes ! .. 2 0 0 Kisselton: School 1 .0 0 Mr and Mrs Hurst Seager 20 0 0 Canterbury"- . Orchardists' Co-op., Ltd. " .. 25 0 0 Mr aijd Mrs J. H. Gibbs 2 2 0 Gaffer . 1 0 0 Misses M. and F. NolanDance '.. ., 18 13 6 J.A.S. .. 0 10 0 Ray Moore ?s Benefit Dance 8 10 0 D.M.B. 1 0 0 Staff of Self-Help Co.-oi).. Ltd. 32 1 0 Greta Valley School 0 17 6 A.W.S. .. 1 0 0 H. McEwon .. , 1 1 0

• ■ . . ■ £ a. d. Previously'acknowledged 441 7 6 Mifla M. H. Hamilton ... 1 0 U Wheeler and Thompson, „ Ltd. 2 2 0 Pupils- Southbrook School 3 8 1 J. Brosnan ... ... 2 0 0 "W.'Stalker ' ... 2 "2 0 Kangiora Dance Orchestra ' 11 18 0 H. T. Oats ... ... *10^ £464 12 7