THE EARTHQUAKE AREA.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20198, 28 March 1931, Page 6

THE EARTHQUAKE AREA.

REFUGEES RETURNING. A SOAKINC! BAIN. (FBBBB ASSOCIATION TBLEQBAU.) NAPIER, March 27. •Rail* continued through the night, the total fall being 1.33 in. Indications suggest an improvement. • numbers of refugees are Still returning. Light steady rain commenced at WaifQP yesterday morning, and continues, doing -an immense amount 01 good to the parched countryside ancj breaking up a disastrous drought, Many houses are not yet repaired and have developed leaks, but only slight (fcma&a has been done. Preparations for the new sewerage system in Napier South are now in hand under Mr G. A. Hiart, Wellington City Council Engineer, and an early Btftrt <W the work is expected. The Town Commission has decided to proceed immediately with tho demolition of the dangerous buildings in a hope that Parliament will ratify it, even if the cost will be deducted from the building loan, as no erection can take ftlftGS before the. site is cleared. It ig lipped by Mr Barton that a commencement of new building lines will be I made in a, month, as the new lay-oqt of tho city is well in hand. EFFECT ON FINANCE. ' « CVMO9 ASSOCIATION . TZLEOEAM.) HASTINGS, March 27. Th© Mayor's Relief Fund totals ££7B9 JQj, 3d. .fjio latest donations j»rej Ta Awamtytu £250, Bunnythorp© £2O,- Standards lit. and IV. Whaka* School concert £l6 10s. The effect of tho earthquake on Hastings finances is shown in tho fact that out of £60,154 of rates levied for all purposes only £22,33tJ has been only £7OO was outstanding on March slat, Tho Couuoil expected payment of £90,000 M ef the disaster, i h \f' ' Y * CAMP CLOSED. (rBKSS AfISOCTATIOM MUtaaAM., PALMER3TON N., March 27. <Jhe last of the pnco large colony of earthquake refugees Jeft by the Napier Qgpress to-day for Hawke's Bay. Less than 100 remained last night, and the relief camp dosed this morning, after feeing in existence for Thp Jx>tftl opft pf at the Falmerston North cpwpg is under mm, This fa flue largely to the expf food era and hp,Te been dealt with in this .? 6^tr , e .* fPKfi deitih h&4 occurred In , the Pftlqierston North Hospital ef FenaUa Knight. <wto pS .«**«£ a" Showgrounds camp. NEW BRIGHTON RELIEF FUND. £ s. d. Previous aeHMWledged ... 50 2 Q flbWflrt. ■ North Brighten, e-q Mrs Sngesby ..50 Q Mr L. W. Besley ... 110 £56 3 6