IN THE KAIKOURA DISTRICT

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11130, 23 November 1901, Page 9

IN THE KAIKOURA DISTRICT

Our Kaikoura correspondent writes that tihe new settlers along the Oars-Oonway road 'have more or less suffered through having their dhhnneya either cracked or knocked down, w<hich, in every instance, will mean re-building them. The settlers ait the Garway villages, on the seaward side of Hawkswood, are equally badly off. One settler, who lived.in ft cob house, had tie whole structure tumble down about tna ears, fortunately with no loss of life. In the meantime, howeviSr, he and his family have to accept the pleasure of camp lue by living in tents. Going up the Conway the Fernihurst dwelling (Mr John Pow's) has had chimneys displaced and a slight wrecking of part of the buildings, out Mendip Hills (Mr Arthur Rutherford's) dwelling, as well as all other buildings on the estate, are completely wrecked, and it is estimated tie damage on this estate will total £2000. Mr Rutherford and hde family, as well as those living at Hawkswood and Parnassus stations, have been forced to &ke to tents. -

Taking the direction, say south-east and northwest,, it would appear that tite dieturtiance oame from seatrard 'and travelled toward tihe higher lands, terminating at Mount Oookson, an extinct volcano at the ftead of the Whale's Back road on the main Kaikoura-Waiau road, thence following tihe course of the Mason river until reaming the Waiau. ..■••■ ' - KaikoTira Has luckily escaped with dam: age to about ten chimneys.