’QUAKE INVESTIGATORS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 704, 2 July 1929, Page 11

’QUAKE INVESTIGATORS

EXPERTS ARRIVE AT NELSON PROBLEM OF BUILDINGS Press Association NELSON, Monday. Mr. C. Reginald Ford, of Auckland, and Mr. H. F. Butcher, the Wellington City Council town planner, and Mr. Mitchell and the committee established some months ago by the New Zealand Institute of Architects to consider the question of the construction of buildings to resist earthquakes, who arrived in Nelson on Saturday in company with Dr. C. E. Adams, Government Seismologist, have already inspected many buildings, and are going on to Murchison tomorrow to complete their inquiries. Mr. M. Ougley and Mr. H. E. Fyfe, of the Geological Department, Wellington, have also arrived in Nelson and will accompany the party. Mr. Ford visited San Francisco after the big earthquake there, and made a study of the conditions there. Seen by a “Mail” reporter today. Mr. Ford said: "We have seen nothing to suggest any cause for alarm in Nelson or in other districts subject to earthquake shocks, providing buildings are intelligently designed with a provision for resisting the lateral forces induced by earthquake shock, and when honestly constructed under capable supervision it is such a simple and such an inexpensive matter that no responsible person building should neglect these precautions. Dr. Adams remarked that, after investigation, the first estimate of the general intensity of the shock must be somewhat reduced in the Nelson district. j THE MAYOR’S FUND Contributions to the Mayor of Auckland’s earthquake relief fund still continue to pour in. The following' sums have been received late yesterday afternoon and today:

NEWMARKET’S FUND

NEARLY £2OO RECEIVED The following further donations have been received by the Mayor of Newmarket to the earthquake relief fund:— £ s d

PAPATOETOE HELPS

TOWN BAND’S CONCERT The Papatoetoe Town Hall was filled to capacity last evening when a concert, organised by the Papatoetoe Town Band was presented. The whole of the proceeds are to be devoted to the Earthquake Relief Fund. Mr. T. R. Smytheman, chairman of the Papatoetoe Town Board, presided, and expressed his pleasure at the unanimous response to the band’s appeal. The programme was contributed to by the Papatoetoe Town Band, Dr. J. J. Valentine, Miss Litherland, Messrs. Walker, Fryer-Raisher, R. Henderson, Burton and Jarrett. A “movie” burlesque was presented by Misses Doreen De Ath, Lulu Hunter, Joyce Knight, Messrs. C. Mahon, W. McFarland, M. French and P. French.

The gross proceeds of the function amounted to £45 6s 3d, which will be donated to the Paaptoetoe Town Board for inclusion on its list. FUND OPENED IN FIJI (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) Reed. 10.30 a.m. SUVA Monday. The “Fiji Times” has opened a fund for the relief of New Zealand earthquake sufferers, the colony appreciating the help given by the Dominion on many occasions, especially in the typhoid and influenza epidemics. Funds to relieve suffering in the earthquake area are now coming in satisfactorily at Wanganui. During the week-end an effort by the Wanganui Garrison Band resulted in £195 being raised. This amount is expected to be increased to £2OO. Another effort is being launched under the -auspices of the City Council. The Mayor’s earthquake fund at Timaru has now reached £l,OOl 16s 9d. The first instalment of £ 500 of the earthquake relief fund inaugurated by the “Ashburton Guardian” was today forwarded to the Prime Minister. The fund now totals over £BOO. The Oamaru Harbour Board has given £IOO toward the earthquake relief fund.

Amount previously acknow- £ s a leaded 4.873 17 5 Donaghy s Rope and Twine Co., Auckland .. .. 50 0 0 North Memorial Baptist Church 0 Staff Auckland Transport Board ‘JO 4 0 Somervell Presbyterian Church Pupils Richmond Road School 11 0 Otahuhu Presbyterian Church 10 10 0 S, Finch Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Blakey .. St. James’s Church 22 17 8 2 0 Employees Auckland Gas Co., Wyndham St. Branches . . Employees Auckland Gasworks, 30 10 0 Beaumont St Auckland Gas Co.’s Clerical and 23 15 0 Showrooms Employees’ Union 20 0 0 Employees Checker Taxicab Co. 7 0 0 Clarke and Matheson, Ltd. 21 0 Employees Clark and Matheson 7 13 t; Yugo-Slavs, Auckland 10 10 0 Kumarite 1 1 0 Auckland Basketball Assn. .. 3 !>3 0 Twa' Macs 2 2 0 S. Bradley Staff SUN Newspapers Ltd., 10 0 0 11 1.4 St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church Staff of Ambury’s, Ltd 4 b lb 0 0 Staff of Auckland Grammar 10 1 1 0 0 Ur. J. F. S. Richards 0 Auckland J’s.P. Association .. b 0 10 10 Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Offer .. .. 0 Start ot Alexander Harvey and 17 0 0 Mangawai Rugby Football Club Thos. Cook and Sons, Auckland 25 0 0 Employees of Pukemiro ColN Z Perpetual Forests, Ltd., and Smith Wylie and Co., Ltd. .. •* •• Manukau County Council .. . ; 50 0 0 Employees of Henderson and 10 0 Pupils of Kowhai Junior Il.S. 10 10 0 12 0 2 R. E. R.eedman Staff of Messrs. Cross and u 100 0 0 Staff of D.S.C. and Cousins and 0 0 H. V, Bayly Kenneth MacCornuck 5 5 0 1 1 0 Takapuna Methodist Young 0 Men’s Bible Class A. B. Donald, Ltd J A. and E. In gall 2 o Mt. Albert Tennis Club 10 w. F. Tucker and Co 3 10 0 0 M. and .T. Robinson Bros.’ staff 10 Elierslie Staff .. .. 6 1 10 1 0 0 Total £5,867 11 6

Already acknowledged . 130 13 6 "VV. Hughes A. P. Wickens Newmarket Rugby Football Club . . . . League 2 0 O. and E.G 1). F. Mainland J. H. M. Carpenter, Ltd., and Staff S 2 0 C. and A. Odlin, Ltd. . K. B. J. Bull and Co. . . Employees of X>. Mount, Ltd. .. 4 5 8 F. Appleton and Staff . . NIrs. F. Appleton . . . . G. Appleton, Junr. . . - Progressive Church of tualists Spiri7 0 Sympathiser 0 E. Evans Newmarket Seed Co. . . Mrs. J. Kuhn R. Philpot 1*0 Svmpathiser 0 Total , .. ..£195 18 a