’QUAKE DAMAGE

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20958, 4 December 1942, Page 4

’QUAKE DAMAGE

WELLINGTON BLOCKS 20 DEEMED DANGEROUS NUMEROUS AFTER-SHOCKS (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Dec. 4. Up till a late hour yesterday afternoon, more than 20 complaints had been received at the Wellington City Engineers' office respecting buildings deemed to Be dangerous through damage caused by the earthquake on Wednesday. , The majority were buildings which had been damaged or - strained on August 2, In some Instances'complaints were labelled “chimney in a dangerous condition” and in one case only, was there a report, of a chimney having fallen through the hoof. Some buildings reported : dangerous were known to have suffered from the wrenching they received in June, and August, but through no fault of the owners or the city authorities it had pot been possible to secure sufficient skilled labour to do the necessary 'repairs. Numerous after-shocks t are being recorded at the Dominion Observatory and there were 114 registered up to 8.30 a.m. yesterday. Six of them were quite perceptible. A noticeable tremor was felt shortly after noon yesterday and another at ,5.17, p.m.. The epicentre of the siesmic movement has not yet been definitely determind. .. ~