EARTHQUAKE IN HAWKE'S BAY

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20172, 26 February 1931, Page 8

EARTHQUAKE IN HAWKE'S BAY

>\ 'W r 'TQW»S- ' ", ' i W f '*** j i * '*/ ji \ t t WATER AND DRAINAGE h f *■ i 11 serum's, j\ j »B. T. FLETCHER TELFORD'S / experiences. ... ?&m the Hawke's Bay' earthquake, are*' Dr. T. Fletcher- Telford, Medical -Officer of Health for CanW*bury pn'd the West Coast, who returned to ChrisV ebwih yesterday after an absence of - three weeks, of which > period nineteen days were spent by . - of the.work of restoring the water supply" systoins? l>wwgnt ■ threJi mtereffting maps on whieh are detailed this progress made in the restoration of essential services. Shown in red on the first map were -the 'areas in Napier and Port Ahunri in-whieh tho' buildings', after the earth; SifcTwore .destroyed by-fire; and w woe the buildings deployed by the cafctbanake. Ttfe second map detailed made iu ;<t%- restoration ''"" £We sewerage. This showed that in cernotably the ; port 4m *X;,tion of the southern part of tfap- £ lietfTi night pan service will require to Ililttßtablished because the-sprtace of Ss has. been so broken w*'im the other portions tao sewers ■ i^jxs '• rift* the' process,-'at" different dates, iSSU restoratro* of the water buu«ty tt the first period hein ff up to leb

JBg7-.%•v/W'" , It ■ APPEAL TO .METHODISTS. RESOLUTIONS OF - CONFERENCE. j L ijssocijtiioii T*tioaA>i()' ' DUNBDIN, February 25. Tlie Methodist Conference at'Dunedin ,this afternoon ..'discussed earthquake relief'atfd passed t the .following resolutions:' — ' ' -'"That the conference expresses its appreciation ;of the .promptitude and Hberality-'.of our Churches and people throughout the Dominion in contributing to the general,.earthquake, fund. "That to -meiri. thtfspecial .that ba\e.'e arismi'h,, tSrougV' the , disastrous' resolves shat there be established, a Methodist earthy quake relief fuud 3 Jhe °bjeot of whg shall be to sustajn the work of God in -thi;: stricken area,, • ■ , ' , ""that' an immediate appeal be made •to <&r:Methodist people for liberal as.to our impoverished circuits their great need. _ | "Thatj.the earthquake relief moneys irtfiv held by circuits and the chairman ITpaid into this fund. .The conference further Qommends this appealllto the Trust .Boards throughout the i>

The chairman of the flawko s By Manawatu <listrir-t said that rehabilitation of tie earthquake area was a conneiioual' responsibility, as manj the members were practically ruined, •mil the- circuit's resources were prat£lh nil From £IOOO to £I2OO needed for immediate relief, to saj nothing of what would be required I.IUI ( for tlio * restoration of propel ties. f. f ' NATIONAL LOAN. ,', SUGGESTION TO PRIME 1 MINISTER. (THBSS iSSOCU-TIOH TILEORAM ) WELLINGTON, February '25. r "If the people of New Zealand aTO times as generous as, they t»vo •ever been in regard to donations, siion a sum would only help to deal- with pawojial losses aijd other expenditures tailed in swing to the welfare of the Stliousamlß Of. iiVoplß VU-y are bow homojfcn and Wrkless in Hawke's Bay, Sod Mr' A. .Juil, M.P. for Waijf&tan who hjCts forwarded to tlioPrime ffi&ter (the Bt. Hon. &-W. Forbes) consisorisj&* G °ltJt¥& 'W m ' Mr JuII." compares the catastrophe S'iM W«Ke9t». «iat its WMWII „.l-SST-*«A. ~«Tmil«irlv. Hfi

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AID FOR LOCAL BODIES.,

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(PltXSfr ASSOCIATION. • TILMBAM.) * WELLINGTON, February 25. Acting on the recommendation of the Building Regulations Cqmmiitee, the -Piime Minister, the Rt. Horn G. • Forbes, -called for . the •emowi rf two quaiifi6d engineers from the Public Works Department to be made avail--able at'orice to assist the local authoriHips in'"Napier and Hastings to cope with the immediate .problem of reconS,tl Th(Hocal authorities* u re(|uire c spurt, assistance -,to euable a decision to Be reached immediately I .^ lC ,°; t ' H ng wliiclr buildings must be completely de • niolSh'ed and which , may be passed as sufficiently safe to ; allo\v reconstruction j i0 ' 'TL C BuTldmgVegula tions C°ramittee 1 i« already engaged 111 h ®. P^ cP 'to be of the emergency regulations to foe submitted to Parliament dining Uie coining seaMon, the Pnme Mm >- - tor stated this evening, x Ut 18 -' n tended, however, that the committee -hould then, continue 'ts vvork in u e- ' . iiaration' of »i more complete get ot ieg;iiations for inclusion in the building by-laws' to ;be applied throughout the dominion.".'., ,V . . . In resDonse to representations by tiro profession that there- were not sufficient architects on .the Building Rei pi!lotions Committee, the Government Ims appointed Mr W. M, Page, architect, of Wellington, a member. 11ns appointment was announced this even- • iu« by the Prime Minister. ,

RELIEF EXPENSES. HEAVY CLAIMS ON FUNDS.

lISKS3 AbSOUVnON TELKGRAU.) j WELLINGTON, February 25. Several meetings of tho sub-commit- I tec of tho Central Executive sot up to | ■ v administer the Earthquake Belief Funds i have recently been held. The Prime Minister, the Tit. Hon. G. W. Forbes, stated this evening that in view of the limited amount of funds and numerous jmd heavy claims againßt them, he has drawn the attention of local committees to the great necessity for economy in the purchase of stores and granting Telief generally. . . . Maior-General Young is investigating the use of the camps at Palmerston North with 'a view to seeing how much longer they need to bo used, and effecting -economies. no also has authorised to imago a more equitable distribution of refugees, and direct their? tomoval to other towns, payment* for travel to 'be limited to persons re-. turning direct to their homes or moving under th(f direction of Major-Gen-eral Young. ' GRANT to earthquake relief ; .... vjrMJS I "wANGANUI, February 25. 1 * What xettMton of tha Bush Fires, (1918) t, Jfc i deefHow'frfatw^ i last evening^lt that the 'fund had been left witfi a sntfe of £323 - .<ut.*#.H£.!&.Zb&iSte22i.

of £3OO Is to 'lie"given to the national fund, and after expenses are paid the remainder is to go to the fnnd. "•-/ '• ? y SHAKE AT WAIROA. ' OHUMS , WAIROA, 'February 25. • A;'severe Carfchqttaico was experienced 'here shortly before'noon to-day, building# rocking - alarmingly.. , Several heavy; jolt*-were JEefcHasfc night. HOSPITAL BOARD'S .POSTPONED, ' j^- - 1 "■ v-.' f «■ ■' '~'- , laet meeting of the Board', «l dreadful catastrophe has happened at . NapW' '»*& the chairman (Mr HI J t lO'tley)' at the eoirimencStoeni of yester- 1 . of. the North Canterbury ''l'.t* *> * TI- —i

rJiOspital Boaird. He j&ovea mm * »«.»» o£ .confluence should be jont to the i peopled \b! rNapier and " 'j&e Board* unanimously .approved lus i'i I ?¥Ser. rthe' Jloipltal Boards' aiinotmoed the postponement tv .'biennial conference, which wM te> have been held fet Tjmarji in March, ■ ioftpwiflg the national emergency created > ■ ! dSßTewtiont hah made ■ >' of Health wVote , 4 tbi Board, to proyid? such em- , \ a's.it ayild for Ooatiafs. from i * ithfl earthquake - area. The Hoppita! , ■ iCoWmlttee of the Board also reported 5 the receipt of letters froni the Deputy I f 'Direptpr-General' asking /hether the ] e ' :&nrd'cbald absorb its Staff medical , the earthquake area .a«d * Curses of the Napi« Hospital who were . 'irf the course of their training. The * lottery have ' be'eir ' referr - to the 'Medical,- Superintendent. f IHVBERT \ CARTER RECITAL. WAWfTHOUiKE RELIEF.

On Sataiday week. March 7-th, at ' the Radiant HctlK. Mr Hubert Carter, .New Zealand's pppular, tenfcr Vocalwt, assisted"Messrs Ernest Empson as 'Sqlop -piftnitil, and Mi~>Qar.old Beck » a «>lo\"cellfet, .will'give ft varied'vocal recital.' The retital- is tW .outcome ot a.. t._ rnntac tn «tIXU£

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