WORK IN HAWKE’S BAY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17502, 26 February 1931, Page 9

WORK IN HAWKE’S BAY

REBUILDING PROBLEMS P.W.D. ENGINEERS TO ADVISE CPpr Press Association.) WELLINGTON, last night. A ('tin <t mi t)| ( , la'coitiincPilation of llio Building Regulations ('onimittee, tlio Triiiio Minister has called for tho services of two ounlifiod engineers Horn tlio I’uhlic Works Department, 1" I"’ maile availahle at ouoo tn as-

s's! local aulliorit ies in Napier and 3Tiisti jijjs to .-ope with the immediate problem of reconstruction. Local authorities urgently require expert assistance to oimlile a decision to lie readied immediately indicating tvltich lmildiiifirs must he coinplefely demolished, and which may he passed

as sufficiently safe to allow reconstruc tion to lie carried out.

The Building Regulations Committee is already engaged in the preparation of omorgecy regulations to he submitted to Parliament during the coming session, the Prime Minister stated this evening. It is intended. however, that the committee should continue its work in preparation of a more complete set of regulations for inclusion in the building by-laws to he applied throughout the Dominion. In response to representations by the profession that there wore not sufficient architects on the Building Regulations Co in mi t tee, the Govornment has appointed Mr. W, M. Page, architect, Wellington, as a member, The announcement of Mr. Page’s appointment was made last evening by the Prime Minister.