ENGINEER'S SURVEY

Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 29, 3 August 1942, Page 6

ENGINEER'S SURVEY

) MUCH NEW^WORK SUFFERS

- iThe City- Engineer, Mr. Luke, said that .'the = Corporation was,, investigating the; possibility;, of obtaining additional help for repair .work through the -release of labour'from other sources. The work; "required; skilled labour, and it was felt-desirable for men to be released; arid go >back temporarily to .the mastert builders who had previ-. ously employed;them. • Where mem resided -in Wellington, it would overcome the : accomrhbdation difficulty. Un's^illed labour was not required^ except' for *. chimney}'work, v llt was}difficult to assess.at present the extehti<tq: which repair: work {carried put Rafter the /.earthquake h&d suffered, b,tit many "green".'; chimneys' had collapsed. ■■-■■' . .■: ~ ■ , ! It> was providential that yesterday morning's Shake;did not last as long as that of June 24; Mr.\Luke commented! Had it /lasted a little longer, the result might hayeXbeen!very /serious. W.orfc necessitated^ after, the/previous shock

had: progressed well, and this was particularly , fortunate. in the. case of, the brjick -in "•'' Manners -Street. on v the southern "side, which had. been tackled •'. in^ good, .time. . / '; ; DANGEROUS PARAPETS. -;• It; was that- another, campaign: • would have; to .be undertaken for.:the removar of .parapets: " Sdme : of jtiijem; sevefe'ly/damaged by this, earthquake had- been 'the subject; of notices served ;on •buildingvl owners- years ago ;advising their removal. > Treble - the inumber ■ ofi business -premises were, now:ldamaged; coittpared i With the -first earthquake. -It had ;i been ■ estimated after the last quake 'that •' 10,000 to 12,000 chimneys \vere. damaged in* Wellington. This ••. number / would now be greatly: increased., v-^!:: '•• Mr. Luke, added: that the Town Hall had:; had;a severe bracking,. but was /quite'safe.:-?-.. •:•■:■ ■■;?./;■■'■'■ ■■■'..'■ ''