MATAKITAKI DISASTER

Hokitika Guardian, 27 July 1929, Page 5

MATAKITAKI DISASTER

GRUESOME DISCOVERY. fßy Telegraph—Per Press Association.) NELSON, July 26. A portion of the body of Ronald Busch, aged 17, one of the victims of tho Mntakitaki landslide, which overwhelmed the Busch homestead at the time of the earthquake, has been found in the Mntakitaki River, about a mile from where tho home formerly stood. His father identified the remains by a hoot. RECONSTRUCTION WORK. ENGINEER’S REPOP.T. NELSON, July 26. Regarding the work of renewing access in the Murchinson district, the Public Works District Engineer (Mr L. May) stated to-dav that tho Glen-Tiope-Murchison road is now passable to vehicles up to six tons (including the weight of the vehicle.

On the Murehison-Rcefton main highway construction work is proceeding between the Six Mile and Eight Mile Creeks. In spite of the arrangement to take 50 refugees on this work only a few have, taken., advantage of the opportunity, and most of the labour has been obtained from outside. A stock track has 'been opened into the Lower Marina over the Doughboy and a similar track has been made up the Mangles and Nuggetv Valleys. A track right up the bank of the Owen River is made, and work on the track up the left bank is in hand. The Gowan Road track has been completed and work is in hand on the six-foot track to provide access to Mid-Maruia via Shenandoah. A start has been made on the work of opening the track through the Buller Gorge from’Murchison. The rate at which construction will proceed will depend on the settlement or otherwise of the country.