HAWKE’S BAY FUND

Hokitika Guardian, 15 August 1931, Page 2

HAWKE’S BAY FUND

QUAKE COMMITTEE’S DISBURSEMENT (By Telegraph—Per Press Association) WELLINGTON, August 14. A total of £171,398 has been spent from the Hawkes Bay Earthquake Fund to date, according to figures quoted by Mr Jull, a member of the Central Committee, in the House today, when lie gave information for which the Government had been pressed for some tinje. Quoting in detail various disbursements up to tile end of last month, Mr Jull said that at the end of July the public subscriptions totalled £385,. 133, and, this amount having been deposited with the Public Trustee, it had earned £5,800’ in interest. The following payments from the fund had been made:—Food, clothing, sustenance and general relief, £80,209; repairs to dwellings, £82,097; Maori relief, £4850; sundry special funds paid out in accordance with instructions from the donors, £2309; grants for losses of personal effects, £460; tranport of refugees by other than Government services, £1411; sundries, £62. This left a balance in hand of £219,535. He said that various commitments had already been made. Repairs to house would absorb iv large amount, and the commitments in this respect not yet paid totalled £55,775. In addition there wedd, be heavy claims for reimbursement by the owners who carried out their ”'wn repairs Tho claims were due on July 31, i>m th. .)•><. 0 number made was not yet known, nor was the total number of claims made for assistance regarding personal losses known as yet. It would be necessary to set aside a special fund from which to make permanent provision in necessitious cases for persons incapacitated in the earthquake, and for persons who were dependent upon victims of the disaster.