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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 15 July 1929, Page 5

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WESTPORT RETAILERS, ... (By Telegraph—Press Association) - . WELLINGTON, 13th July.. In formation that retail. jin , Westport were being pressed tlement of their accounts bv the whole- "'.'. Sale houses has been received -fry-: Mr • H. ,E. Holland (Bullet'), -who aske'd. the Prime Minister, in the House of Re- . preventatives, whether he would take : steps to persuade the wholesalers, jto ' refrain from demanding payment.while the effects of the earthquake were still being felt.. Mr Holland said that .the : effect of the' demand on' the ■ Vettfilers was to place pressure on the retailers', customers. The Prime Minister (the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Ward) said he would be glad to make representations- to .the wholesalers as suggested. The situa-. tion was one calling for patience, and he hoped the wholesalers would be lenient to the retailers until stable conditions had been restored. MILD TREMORS IN NELSON. , During the week-end there were £ev- ; eral mild tremor s in Nelson, the-most noticeable being just before six o'clock on Sunday morning, at-7J3. p.m. -on Sunday and a. little-after; 3 o'clock this morning. ... . . ._... OFFICIAL REPORTS ;\ The Chief Postmaster (Mr Gi s\ ". Hazletoh) has received the following report from the Takaka Postmaster : . • Takaka, 10:20 a.m.: "Shakes in most instances preceded, by loud rumbling noises experienced at following time? since midnight Saturday, 12.11 and 12.13' a.m., severe 5.56 a.m., 7 a.m., 10 a.m., 7.14 p.m., 9 p.m., 10.56 p.m., and this morning at 12.5 a.m., 3.6 a.m. severe and 9.20 a.m. Tremors still continue, Weather still dull and raining. Floods subsided. Postmaster, Bainham, report's* many shakes experienced in that locality-" ■ ' ... .' TIMING THE SHOCKS According to Dr. C. E. Adams-, Government Seismologist, experiments" are v now being made in the! timing of the shocks, and observations at Westport, Greymouth, Hokitika, and elsewhere Are co-ordinated for this, .purpose (states "The Post"). Some, valuable information, it is hoped, will be deduced from-these experiments, which are be-' . ing entered into with zest by .officers of the Telegraph' Department. As an example, he mentioned a shock which was felt at Westport at 3 a.m. on Sunday, 23rd June. Immediate telephonic communication with Grey month - was made, and'the clerk >at the latter place was able '• to. run twelve paces before be JVlt the shock. Clnistchurch was rung"up. but the. shock had already been felt there; but Christehureh had time to ring Auckland before the tremor bad got so far north, which was quick telephonic work, commented Dr. Adams. The most fruitful source of investigation at present, thinks Dr.' Adams, will be that done by geologists, especially when the Karamea district is investigated. , MR G. C. 'BLACK TO LECTURE AT AUCKLAND ; Mr (i. ('. Black, M.P. for Motueka. will deliver a lecture in the Town Hall_ Auckland, on Tuesday on behalf of the Auckland committee to augment the earthquake relief fund. The Hon. H.. Atmore lias provided Mr Black with an excellent series of lantern slides,. many of which are from photos he took at Murchisoii'. Mr Black will meet the Governor-General at Murchison on 23rd Julv.