LOSSES IN ’QUAKE

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 9 March 1934, Page 9

LOSSES IN ’QUAKE

PAHIATUA INVESTIGATION MINISTER TO VISIT TOWN. WORK.' OF CLEARING DEBRIS USE OF RELIEF' LABOUR (By Telegraph—Tress Association.! PAHIATUA, March 9. The Hon. E. A. Ransom has advised the Mayor of Pahiatua, Air Wilson, that ho will meet local residents on Monday afternoon to discuss the losses due to Monday’s earthquake. Further tremors slight in extent have been experienced. A. White’s cordial, factory was damaged to> the extent of £6O. Some back country settlors are suffering hardships, coqking in the open. Advice lias been received from the Commissioner of Employment that relief labour may ho diverted to clearing ii]i dangerous debris and fallen chimneys, provided that the work shall not in the meantime extend to persons or concerns to whom such assistance is not an urgent necessity. A little more excitement followed a false alarm of fire last night. A small outbreak occurred near a damaged kitchen chimney in a private residence this morning, but was quelled bv the occupants) with a garden hose beforo the brigade arrived. A warning Inis heen given against lighting fires in rooms with dangerous chimneys. Some idea of the losses of Pahiatua business firms as aj result of the earthquake was obtained by a “Pahiatua. Herald” reporter. A,s the result of his inquiries he was able to form a rough estimate of structural and stock damage, but it is pointed out that the ultimate loss in some eases may exceed the estimate given. The list compiled is ns follows:

W. H'. March, ironmonger—Reconstruction of premises, estimated to cost £500; stock loss fully £200; total loss 700 Club Hotel (T. Revov licensee) —Personal loss of proprietors, about • 100 W.F.0.A., Ltd. Damage to stock, £200; cost reconstruction in damaged section of promises £l2oo' 1400 R. P. Badger, stationer —New building necessary, costing (about) £850; stock ruined by debris and rain to the extent of £250 1100 Yates 00., grocery store—Shop demolished (owned by P. E. Wingfield); stocks ruined value 500 Wingfield’s stationery shop (next door) —Cost of repair of his two shops 400 H. Taylor, tobacconist—Damage, £500: stock loss £SO 000 L. T. Russell, tobacconist —Estimated loss 10 Piirnev Mills, second-hand dealer —Stock loss, £7O; building, owned by S'. Judd, also Mayfair Hall, adjoining, cost of repair of both buildings; £250 ... 020 A. East, tea rooms-—Building repairs, £100; stock losses, £3O 130 Troeadero building, owned by Williams Estate H. Beale’s fish shop—Cost of repairs, £300; personal losses, £4O 7i v: 340 Oxley’s buildings—- Brick wall crashed through part of the roof of the Money’s Worth Store, inflicting stock damage and damage to buildings 450 G. O'. Oxley, jeweller—Losses ... 300 W. T. Brown, chemist—Losses 75 L. Hartley, draper—Total loss near.lv 1000 Y. O. 'Young, fruiterer—Stocks valued £250 completely ruined ; cost of repair of this and power board building roughly £IOOO 1250 Y. O. Young’s other fruit shop on the opposite side of the street —Stock loss 50 Hannah and Co., boot .shop— Cost of repair 150 A. G. Timms, chemist —Most of the building in bad condition; Stock loss 50 W. 11. Purdie, dentist —Estimate of structural loss at present impossible, but will be many hundreds of pounds ; premises owned by St. Clair Jonnneaux, Opotiki; stock loss *>> u G. M- Burt, music .shop—Boss (about) 80 W. Hall Watson, dentist—Loss slight; damage whole building probably •••••• 600 Commercial Hotel —-Loss fully £150; stock loss £3O ISO Community Stores, grocers Stock damaged • • - u A. J. Fail-weather, jeweller— Stock damaged 40 L. T. Herbert grocer—Loss (estimated) Donald’s Garage—Loss IUU Post Office Hotel—Not move than £5 or £6. Rutland Hotel JJotal loss Wong: She, fruiterer—Shop owned bv K. J. McKennv; cost of renewal £750; fruit lost £2OO 900 This list is probably not complete; other shopkeepers suffered to some extent, but the most severe eases have been given. PALMERSTON NORTH DAMAGE. PROBABLY 800 CHIMNEYS. PALMERSTON N., March 9. Evidence of the large number of chimneys requiring attention aftei Monday night’s ’quake is accumulating. To date 200 applications to the City Council for reconstruction and repairs, involving an average of two chimneys each, have been lodged. It is anticipated that the total number of chimneys affected will reach 800. An inspection of the court buildings reveals signs of the stress to which they were subjected. It is anticipated that officials of the Public V orks Department will be asked to make a survey. It appears that there has been a shifting of the. outward wall. One corner is also cracking. Along the wall base, outside and inside, and at several corners it is possible to thrust a pencil between the cracks. Similarly cracks have been found in the brick‘work of other old buildings where formerly they were not diseern•ihie. All modern buildings, including brick, withstood the severity of the movement.