URGENT HOME REPAIRS DONE
(New Zealand Pre WE LI All urgent repair houses damaged by last been allocated and mos’ The emergency committee set uo in the Town Hall closed its office tonight. Many of the claims handled by the committee concerned houses which had their roofs lifted off by the wind and were damaged further when rain entered. Tarpaulins were lent by the Railways Department to cover open roofs until builders could do repairs, said a committee spokesman. He estimated that there were 4000 claims in the Greater Wellington area, of which the committee handled more than 1000. Other claims were handled by the Earthquake and War Damage Commission.
ess Association) LINGTON, April 15. ■ work to Wellington t week’s storm has now it of it completed. It was announced today that the storm ripped open a Wool Commission store at Gracefield, soaking at least 4000 bales of wool.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31655, 16 April 1968, Page 1
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