THE EARTHQUAKE AREA.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20180, 7 March 1931, Page 16

THE EARTHQUAKE AREA.

w < 'i.-'' J ' 1 •. PROTECTiQN FROM FLOODS. OFFER BT GOVERNMENT. HAPIEBj Hsircli-'tj,, .- An offer of £IOOO u » free grant; sad an advance of the remaining; £9OOO forthirty years at four and a half per cent. two years free of'interest) was made by the Hon. B. Maa- • ten to-day onthe Prime Minister's behalf to the Hawke'a Bay Bivers Board t» 'complete the'restoration of the protective banis, In the meantime the Board's' decision to stop- the work tomorrow stands, and the Prime .Minister's offer will be discussed at a full . meeting of the Board at the beginning , of next; week; v.Tbe Board, already owes , £BOOO for wages, v The , chairman (Mr .Morgan) asked Mr Masters if the Government would. . advance .the sum so that the men could be'paid. Mr Masters said he regretted ■ that >. the Board could not meet sooner. He undertook to eonvey the representations, ■ to the Prime Minister. Mr It. Girling-Butcher, of the Department of. Internal Affairs, who armed' in Nat »ier on February 3rd,, and took I over the eocrctnryship of the Citizens' Control Committee, leaves for Wellington to-morrow to resume his ordinary , duties. On the eve of his departure he waa met by members of the committee, who expressed their appreciation of his wonderful work in glowing terms, and presented' him with a ease of pipes and an illuminated address. Good progress is being made in the restoration of jrater and sewerage in Kapler, services now being completed to a large number of residential streets.. The Council' is now undertaking work where the'services were' most badly, damaged and progress will be slower. ' ' i " >' ' * , HUMAN REMAINS FOUND. (»>«■ Assocunoir, numv.) j" , !If [ .M&TmWf Match e. ' "K s .Human remains found' among the ; debris of Botch's building at .Hastings ' L *' this morning were identified as those * girl *? * er ■f" J. Of a Hastings, resident. ■ ~ oy two victims) ,r - fttindi this morning, but have ■' " *' " '