EARTHQUAKE IN HAWKE'S BAY

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20171, 25 February 1931, Page 15

EARTHQUAKE IN HAWKE'S BAY

m; spa- 1 .--- ~ f: ,AT NAPIER. : I and showery, WEATHER. OP WOMAN FOUND. issocusio* tbleobak.) NAPIER, February 24. rod remains of an elderly a found outside the Majessite this morning, her is oold and showery, itherly wind. The sea is vers are normal. k of the City Council this sided that the half-holiday ie observed on Thursdays, s night on Saturdays, dally stated that it will JO to reinstate the borough ;t is expected that rein)f one chimney in each run into £30,000. id electric-light extensions progress. ; shock to-day, moderately felt at 8.30 p.m. 3 are being experienced by s owing to the dry spell, inds are causing the fruit 1-protected from the winds attend to export work, but of the present conditions :h •damage. 1 Being Dispatched. rillimns and Kettle's big which was badly damaged inal shake, was blown into ,his morning, exposing the stely to the weather. It that there were no casualengaged inj bales of wool are being to the Home market as possible, in order to ,make 'MOVEMENTS. • IN . HAWSE'S jAawpw that have taken place in ■S|||fr«}of the land in Hawke's Bay in i£»£gtwane of the recent earthquake are iatemting in the light of geological history of the ■SBem jet out after the Bast Coast WMBBpfit nf "lflo4. by Mr H. Hill, fa a. paper read to the Philosophical Institute, of the area of the Bay, I the Jiahia Peninsula to |HBfflHraniiqnpetß,'he maintained, had in i been above' sea-level, and i MBwP PTt of ths Bast Qpast disMPffenhad come a period of subthe coast, and of elevaSfflHHk£k» direction of the Changes had taken placejjMHHHß&Qe feature* of the country aßflMflHfepui rising mountains in the subsiding eoastal ,region. 'this movement the. present area an 3 other areas sepalnatolsnd and washed by I The«SSß^iiS^|yl^ I land, accompanied by the volcanic disI tnrbances that.had continued in the IT centre of the island, and thecoaseqapt general change?, ,had > resulted in 1 ' the ||«zistiag statej,df what was recognised ■liw the river system of. Hawkins Bay. Ijgfhere had fdrmerly been a |§Hieh might be named ihe Great Waipnrapa—flowing southward across ,-the ifpay ana, and to 'which -the present Bgsfww had been tributaries. * Thiß main KpfW» however, haddisappeared, and BraKfomsr tributaries, now flowing Hflfeftanrii directly tothesea, had conir IMlisfal to build up tie lower eoastal HMp^ s TMa action had been rapid, and. continued, so that , considerable HBwMiti had been observable even inthe Arrival of Euro* Pft* of rgWfctogß. 1 t! Hnkl^.images had been most notice' the area ofwhich HastingH was ■mpNb' Heretaunga. Plain, ',ln Empjjritkties, before t{ne establishment of j the plain' had wtfcroddeh with an£ had, been so ramiand a9 IMBmp iil»raSiaßto» HBWiillaa fata been an area long after ttP' setile in the the plain had been »Wjr by the -deposition of ■nfQT'tte various it HHMW » pr6spe)rous : area, though AQrJqM,i* eve? ft?. mw» -.woiud •- have * mttlementa Hplpt. HARBOUR. - Hjß DANGEROUS - SHOALING Hffjft 1 * DISCOVERED. , HBl^sp, issocunoa mmu.) B AUCKLAND, February 24. shoaling of a dangerous nature at Nitpie* iiy the Gov■ll steamer Matai, "which reached Mwfeittd from the East ' Coast lightHgljWfvations showed that bed of ■pfwdstead had risen in, parts from but in peaces soundings gave BHWfine depth of water as is. shown on BMfclwtrts. Nothing Jeps than 33 feet of BHpwu found from two miles oj£ the'. a mile from the breakHBjMlng to Captain J. Burgess, ■HMP:O{ the Matai, Investigations HHRlkat the-abehorage'in ihe. road-' H|j jtut as safe for ovepseaß ship* & was before the earthquake. jaBpyrTERY SCjttEME. ' Hw NOT SUPPOETED, HBpMUM uspcunon mktent'i February ftythat such a scheme was one, the' couiibil< of the Chamber of Commerce this ' decided support the

BILLETING OF CHILDREN.

efforts of chamber of

COMMERCE.

EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES FOR ' REFUGEES.

An appeal to the public for help in redeeming its promise, made a few days after the earthquake disaster in Hawke's Bay, that Canterbury would do its share in securing educational facilities for secondary school children from the affected districts, will be made by, the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce at a public meeting at 4 o 'clock on Friday afternoon. The Mayor, Mr J. Archer, will preside at the meeting, Which will be held in the Chamber of Commerce Hall.

Messrs H. S. E. Turner and A. O. Wilkinson, president and vice-president respectively of the Chamber, discussed the matter with the Mayor yesterday. It is hoped that a good attendance of the public, as well as of members of the Chamber qf Commerce, will be obtained. The billeting of the pupils in Christchurch will be the primary consideration, many of the local secondary schools having already intimated to the Chamber that there will be no difficulty in the provision- of froe tuition. Mr H. S. E. Turner stated to" a Pbess reporter yesterday that the Chamber of Commerce had already arranged for the tuition of two, or possibly three children j but the Napier Education Board advised that a large number had not yet been provided for, and, in furtherance of its promise, the Canterbury Chamber was faced with the probability of having to find homes and schooling in the City for 30 or 40 children He had no, doubt, however, that many people Who were in a position to do so would be only too glad to .help in "he emergency by providing temporary accommodation for the pupils. The Chambet of Commerce, said Mr Turner, had offered £IOO towards the cost of'clothes, books, and other expenses. No doubt there would be people who would add to this sum in the event of more being required. At a meeting of the St. Andrew's College Board of Governors, held last evening, it was decided .to pfcov- i'e education, free of all tuition fees, to five boys from Hawke's Bay.

PUPILS FROM HAWKE'S BAY

' The secretary of the Hawke's Bay Education Board is endeavouring to trace the refugee primary school children from tliat district who are attending other schools in other districts, and teachers in Canterbury are requested to: send to the office in Christchurch the names of any such pupils who may be attending thbir schools. UNEMPLOYMENT. PROBLEM AT HASTINGS. ' Si*. (SSVSS fcttQCUTIOa tblkgsau.) ■: >jpj£TlNGS, February 24.' -I "of x the magnitude' of the unemployment ■ problem facing Hastinjgs, the following measures have been adopted by the governing authorities: .Registration of, all labour is to be >dpfie through a registration office. , Absolute preference in all cases is granted to local residents. ; All labour on a remuneration basis is to be engaged through the registration office,. where full lists' ot ail tradesmen are to be kept. In the event of shortage of any t,tradesmen," tlie Trade Registration Offioer will apply to, the head office oi the jqnion concerned in Wellington for the, .required number of men* ; *ln the eveiit of any registered man obtaining employment,he is to, notify tm Officer at once, so that ''his name can be removed from t£g list. ,

REBUILDING OF TOWNS.

, DEFINITE; PROPOSALS FOR PARLIAMENT.

i ' usocwno* tiukhux.) ' ; K Wellington, February 24. ' Members of the Government pre turn- . ing- their attention to the problem of hew best to meet the cost of rebuilding the''business: portions of Napier and Hastings. A , preliminary meeting was heldi this morning. *' The Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes, stated afterwards that it Was n6t known yet how much 1 .money ■ TOJuld be required, but as soon as that W%9 ascertained a decision would be reached, as to the method of raising the' necessary money. He would have aefinite proposals to submit to Parliament during the emergency session. ADVICE TO NAPIER. , WIDENING THE STREETS. opa*s» Msocunox nutoaAii.) ATJCKLAND, February 24. Senator J. Moran/ of the Irish Free State, who arriveel y the Marama, said that he might be abl|9 to give,some advice regarding the reconstruction of Napier arid dther towns affected by the earthquake, and' he eould show those . responsible that thore was a comparatively cheap way of widening the thoroughfares. They had rebellions in Ireland in 1916 and 1923, and most of Dublin's valuable property >was destroyed. In, J916 Senator Moran got a Bill through 4 tha British Parliament known as tlie Reconstruction - ' BRIDGE EVENING. * The bridge,evening,'organised by Mr W.- Shaclde on Monday evening, resulted in a-contribution to the earthquake fund of £l2 10s, which amount appears in, The..Fiufes .list this morning.' The function* was held in the large ditiiug room of the • Farmers' Co-op., which was -kitydly lent for the ""occasion, and a-'number of lady members of the clerical staff gave their services in handing round "refreshments. The prizes were given so that practipally tlie whole of" tbev'roceeds go to .the earthquake fn»d> tables were engaged, and the prizes wege wou bv Mrs McCory and Mr S. A. Orchard fon jbhisjiis{hest;B«pre t and Mi's, .Vine aSq4 Mrs Fohyth for having the smallest score made against them.

MAYOR'S FTJiID.

LIST OF SUBSCRIPTIONS."

The following additional subscriptions to the Mayor 'a fund for the relief of sufferers by the Hawke's Bay earthquake are acknowledged:'—

£19,029 10 0

RAKAIA FUND

The following additional subscriptions to the Earthquake Relief Fund have been received at the South Rakaia Road Board's office: —

£ll3 12 1

£SO TO RELIEF FUNDS.

CRICKET ASSOCIATION'S CONTRIBUTION.

The Management Committee of the Canterbury Cricket Association decided last evening to make a subscription of £SO and the proceeds of collections from all grounds on each of the three days of the final senior matches to the Earthquake Belief Fund. It Was stated that many of the cricket organisations in Hawke's Bay would be seriously affected by the earthquake, but a .suggestion that the Association's contribution should be devoted to those bodies if necessary was not favourably received by the committee. Mr C. S. Thompson said that : there were several means whereby the Association might assist the Hawke's Bay snfferers. "We have a team going to England this year, and a large number of* the guarantors for the tour come from' the affected districts, Many, as the. result of tHe Sarthqtfake, will not be able to fuMl their engagements, and ,it is a question whether the Association | would not best help the position by re- ! some of these guarantors of their cdmnutments." The question of assisting ,the NeW Zealand Council to an extent fufther than was originally intended was for the Management Committee to decide. A further way of helping to ■ relieve the distress caused 'by the dis? i aster might be to assist the many kindred sports bodies who had lost a great deal of valuable equipment and property. The Association might'assist byarranging a special match in aid of the fund. .' "

After briefly reviewing thr financial position of* the Association, Mr Thompson suggested that a collection bo taken at the grounds during the club matches. Mr W. L. King pointed out : that no doubt all cricketers had already contributed - through the medium of the general fund and firms' collections.

Mr W, H. Winsor moved that the takings for the first, two days of the final senior matches be devoted to the relief funds.. Mr F. A. Jarrett moved as an amendment that in view of its financial position- the Association make a contribution of-£6o'to the fund.

Mr Simpson: The collections would be subsidiary to the Association's con-tribution-in any case. (Hear, hear.) Mr Jarrett said he moved the amendment only because he was'not in favour of the collection.

Mr Winsor withdrew his motion, and Mr Jarrett's amendment was carried. A motion by Mr Thompson that the collections from the senior final matches bo devoted to the relief fund was also carried. An amendment by Mr Winsor thr '. the subscription be reserved for the help of the cricket bodies, who, he said, had suffered severely and would have no recourse to relief from the general fund, was lost. -

The committee also passed a vote, of Sympathy with the sufferers in the affected districts.

; TOTAL OF BRITISH FUND.

{vxtikd ' rasss - associatiok—bs bluctbio TBUSGBAPH— COPTBIOHT.)

(Received February 24th, 7.5 p.m.)

LONDON, February 403. v The New Zealand, earthquake' fund totals £36,995.

ASHBURTON RELIEF. The final meeting of the executive of the . Ashburton Earthquake Relief Com mittee was held last' evening, Mr F. W. Watt presiding. The secretary (Mr A. Prentice) reported that the total sum collected through the executive was £ 524 7s 3d, while there were several small amounts to come in.

The chairman commented on the satisfactory results, mentioning that approximately £UOOO had been contributed through other sources, which was evidence that' the Ashburton county had done its part. The only expense in connexion with the collections was £1 15s ror badges,. It was reported that there were several refugees from the earthquake area in Ashburton, and the matter of' giving necessary assistance was - left to Mr Prentice and Dx/H. 8. Billcliff. It was decided to communicate /with the Mayors of Napier and Hastings asking their opinions as to the channel through which the money should pass for relief, and also if produce of any kind would be preferable to.money.- r , A vote of thanks was .passed to all jvho had assisted With the appeal

MUSICAL RECITAL. In connexion with the offer of Mr Hubert Carter to give a vocal recital for the Earthquake Fund, Mr H. Gladstone Hill said yesterday that the idea had' grown to such ah extent that the various musical societies in the City had given the recital their imprimatur, and members wouJd tickets in order to swell the relief fund established by the Mayor. The recital would be under the patronage of the Mayor, and would be held in the Radiant Hall on Saturday, March 7th. Messrs Harold, Beck and Ernest Empson would assist Mr Carter, while Miss Lillian Harper would bo the .accompanist. STREET COLLECTION. Mr Gladstone Hill stated yesterdaythat the total amount in the Mayor's IJund which could be attributed to •'■he street collection effort was now approximately £2400. This was undoubtedly a record for New Zealand, but a more pleasing record was the fact that, according to a report received from the City? Treasurer, the total expense paid out by the treasurer for the collection of this large sum of money was 15a 2dl

& 8. d. Previously acknowledged 18,834 11 6 K.W.L.-S. ... .. 25 0 0 6 Mrs W. T v Cooke 0 10 Staff Dominion Motors, Ltd. 5 4 0 E.M.S. 0 5 0 Suckling Bros. ,. ' .. 2{f 0 0 Hospital Board's staff (fourth instalment) .. 4 2 6 Staff B.N.Z., Christchurch 31 16 6 E. H. Jecks 5 0 0 L.A. .. .. 0 10 0 Soutlibridge Town District (first instalment) 92 18 0 Staff Silver Service Eitz Tearooms 2 10 0 Eev. C. E. Ward , 1 1 0 Canterbury Centre, New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association ' 1 1 0

& B. a. Previously acknowledged 105 16 7 Ralcaia railway staff— D. Finlay .. 0 10 6 M. V, Brown . 0 5 0 A. Eule 0 5 0 E. B. Osborne .. 0 2 6 M. V. Daly ... ... 0 2 6 J. B. Hillyer 0 2 6 C. Eyan 0 2 6 James Stewart 1 0 0 Mrs J. McP. Barclay and family 2 2 0 Mr and Mrs T. A. Richards 2 2 0 I.O.O.F., No. 85 1 1 0