REMOVING ALL TRACES

Hokitika Guardian, 9 August 1929, Page 3

REMOVING ALL TRACES

, ~i, MURCHISON’S RECOVERY:' (By Telegraph—Press Association). X'ELSON, Augustus. Apart from scarred hillsides big slip in the Matakitaki Valley Murchison-.is, traces of the damage done by the Irig earthquake. The road -from Nelson- to-Murchison is generally speaking in, .first-class,/.or-der. At one of two points, however, Avhere temporary deviationsiJiayedtyeen put in around broken fridges/ care must be taken in negotiating, rough surface. Reconstruction woHc in the toAvnship is fast proceeding,'’.and the Avreckage of Hodgson’s store . and the tAvisted appearance of one or ;two houses are the only remaining/outAvard signs bof 1 1 the shake. Thev -yrjork of putting a new front in the/Bank of NcaV ■ Zealand is well, forward;,'?';

Lake Morel is the most striking achieA'ement of the big shake arid , the general acceptance of the new . condition was 'demonstrated yesterday, by the appearance of the lake ,of .a vowing boat containing a party of ' bqys. The lake is a And will no doubt take Jts in,Wfche near future as,.one of thri Nelsori:,district’ g beauty, spots. >v j }io ,I .[<?■■ . , The rapidity. Avithv y’hich,.th£ liflgSTqf communication, in ,the„yidhi|yi of?Mur-. chisori have been restored..i§ ift tribute to the Public Works Dei)arttnent, •.