Letters, memoranda and reports associated with repairs to dwellings in the Hawke's Bay County. The documents are bound in the top left corner, with cardboard covers. The number 83 is stamped in the top right corner. The title on the cover reads: Repairs to Dwellings County: a) Applications sent to or from other committees; b) Applications from Māoris referred to Native Department (Mr Flowers) Hastings; c) Other unimportant general matters. The documents include:

Application for Financial Assistance Not Exceeding £100 For Purpose of Re-imbursing Owner for Re-Instating Dwelling Damaged by Earthquake with house owner and street number; Letters from Earthquake Relief Committee and Reconstruction Office, Tiffen Park House; Estimate of Cost of Repairing Damage to Dwelling; Handwritten description of repairs required; Receipts, invoices, and estimates from builders, joiners, carpenters, bricklayers, plumbers, electricians, drainlayers and other contractors; Handwritten letters from applicants and other miscellaneous documents.

File/Application: 61 E O Rumpler, 60 Chaucer Road.

Letters between Secretary, Public Trustee and Mr G A Griffiths, Twyford, Hastings, dated 8 August 1932, regarding no application received.

List, owners who state they lodged an application before 15 August 1931, but of which there is no record in the County Office, undated.

Copy of letter from E Reed, Building Overseer, Hastings, to the Reconstruction Officer, Napier, dated between 3 September 1931 and 18 September 1931, regarding inspection of dwellings conducted in Hawke's Bay County, with application numbers, names and addresses. Receipt numbers 22, 25, 26, 31, 32, 36, 37, 38.

Handwritten list by E Reed, Hastings, for the Reconstruction Officer, Napier, dated 6 November 1931: Reimbursement Claims: inspection of dwellings conducted in Hawke's Bay County, with application numbers, names and addresses. Two pages.

Handwritten list by E Reed, Hastings, for the Reconstruction Officer, Napier, dated 14 November 1931: Reimbursement Claims: inspection of dwellings conducted in Hawke's Bay County, with application numbers, names and addresses.

Handwritten list by E Reed, Hastings, for the Reconstruction Officer, Napier, dated 20 November 1931: Reimbursement Claims: inspection of dwellings conducted in Hawke's Bay County, with application numbers, names and addresses.

Copies of four letters from the Secretary, Hawke's Bay County, to Mr S A Wellwood, Southland Road, Hastings; Mr J Masterson, Havelock Road, Havelock North, 4 June 1931; Mr R W Hansard, 28 Fitzroy Road, Napier; and Mrs A E Scott, Avenue Road, Greenmeadows, dated 9 June 1931, regarding applications.

Letter from T Aitkenhead, Otane to sir, undated, regarding tender for chimney reconstruction.

Copy of letter from W E Cooper, Secretary, Hawke's Bay Earthquake Relief Committee, to Mr T Brownlie, Puketitiri, dated 11 May 1931, regarding applications for paid accounts. Receipt number 35.

Letter to Mr T Brownlie, Puketitiri, from W Tucker, Chairman, Hawke's Bay County Relief Committee, Napier, dated 6 May 1931, regarding reimbursement application for paid account.

Form, receipts, estimates and letters associated with: Application for Financial Assistance for Purpose of Re-Instating Dwelling Damaged by Earthquake: Isabel Hale, Rissington.

Form, receipts, estimates and letters associated with: Application for Financial Assistance for Purpose of Re-Instating Dwelling Damaged by Earthquake: Mr W Heaps, Avenue Road, Greenmeadows.

Form, receipts, estimates and letters associated with: Application for Financial Assistance for Purpose of Re-Instating Dwelling Damaged by Earthquake: Mrs G M Lyons, Greenhill, Hastings.

Form, receipts, estimates and letters associated with: Application for Repairing Dwelling Damaged by Earthquake: Mr P McGahan, Otamauri, Hastings.

Form, receipts, estimates and letters associated with: Application for Repairing Dwelling Damaged by Earthquake: William Cowper Smith, Eskdale.

Form, receipts, estimates and letters associated with: Application for Repairing Dwelling Damaged by Earthquake: Carlile, McLean, Scannell & Wood.

Form, receipts, estimates and letters associated with: Application for Repairing Dwelling Damaged by Earthquake: Mr R H Lanning, Meeanee.

Memorandum for Mr C Lassen, 909 Frederick Street, Hastings, from The Secretary, Hawke's Bay County, from dated 9 June 1931, regarding essential repairs to dwellings: applications for financial assistance with names and addresses listed.

Memos, telegrams and letters between Head Office; and Mr Coad, Napier, Hawke's Bay Earthquake Relief Fund; Public Trustee, Wellington; The Earthquake Relief Committee; Mr W Tucker; The Provincial Secretary, New Zealand Farmers' Union, Hawke's Bay Branch; Mr Schierning, Secretary, Hawke's Bay County Earthquake Relief Committee Napier; Mr N P Ericksen, Greenmeadows; Mr C C Lassen, 909 Frederick Street, Hastings; dated between 8 June 1931 and 23 September 1931, regarding Repairs to Dwellings.

Minutes of Meeting, Hawke's Bay County Earthquake Relief Committee, held in the Hawke's Bay County Board Room on Monday 4 May 1931 at 11am.

Memorandum for The Reconstruction Officer, Hawke's Bay County Relief Committee, from Assistant Engineer, Public Works Department, Hastings, dated 20 June 1931, regarding Restoration of Artesian Wells, County Properties.

Minutes of Meeting, Hawke's Bay County Earthquake Relief Committee, held in the Hawke's Bay County Board Room on Monday 25 May 1931 at 11am.

Copies of letters from Secretary, Hawke's Bay County, to Mr T Arkens, Wilson Road, Hastings; Mr Phil Drummond, Willowbrook Road, Puketapu; Mr B Kennedy, Kotemaori; Mr P Cohen, 303 Hastings Street, Hastings; dated between 17 June 1931 and 8 July 1931, regarding Repairs to Dwellings.

Form, receipts, estimates and letters associated with: Application for Repairing Dwelling Damaged by Earthquake: Mr P Cohen, Frimley Avenue.

Copies of letters from Secretary, Hawke's Bay County, to Mr W H Hartree, Puketapu; and Mr J S Dunn, Dumore, Napier, dated between 24 July 1931 and 25 August 1931, regarding Repairs to Dwellings.

Form, receipts, estimates and letters associated with: Application for Repairing Dwelling Damaged by Earthquake: Mr J S Dunn, Dumore, Napier.

Form, receipts, estimates and letters associated with: Application for Repairing Dwelling Damaged by Earthquake: Louisa Noell, Napier.

Form, receipts, estimates and letters associated with: Application for Repairing Dwelling Damaged by Earthquake: Mr John Robertson, Haumoana.

Form, receipts, estimates and letters associated with: Application for Repairing Dwelling Damaged by Earthquake: Mr John William Flanders, Maungateretere

Form, receipts, estimates and letters associated with: Application for Repairing Dwelling Damaged by Earthquake: The Reverend Paul Aubry, Catholic Presbytery, Meeanee.

Form, receipts, estimates and letters associated with: Application for Repairing Dwelling Damaged by Earthquake: Mr Denny Boshier, Mahora, Hastings.

Form, receipts, estimates and letters associated with: Application for Repairing Dwelling Damaged by Earthquake: Mrs E M Adams: Fairhaven, Bay View.

Form, receipts, estimates and letters associated with: Application for Repairing Dwelling Damaged by Earthquake: Mr W W Brooks, Avenue Road, Greenmeadows.

Form, receipts, estimates and letters associated with: Application for Repairing Dwelling Damaged by Earthquake: Doctor R Cashmore

Copies of letters from Secretary, Hawke's Bay County, to Mrs Edith G Nichol, Bay View; Mr J McHardy, Bay View; dated between 15 June 1931 and 31 July 1931, regarding Repairs to dwellings.

Form, Authorisation for Public Works Department to enter dwelling to undertake repairs: King Georges Hall.

Forms, and letter associated with: Application for Repairing Dwelling Damaged by Earthquake: Mr Harold A Russell, Little Flaxmere, Hastings.

Forms, and letter associated with: Application for Repairing Dwelling Damaged by Earthquake: Mr John Carr, Bay View.

Forms, and letter associated with: Application for Repairing Dwelling Damaged by Earthquake: Mr Roland Tucker, Napier Road, Havelock North.

Forms, and letter associated with: Application for Repairing Dwelling Damaged by Earthquake: Messrs Dampney Brothers, Elands, Taupo Road, Napier.

Forms, and letter associated with: Application for Repairing Dwelling Damaged by Earthquake: Mr John Mason, Solicitor, Napier, for M Perry, Otatara.

Forms, and letter associated with: Application for Repairing Dwelling Damaged by Earthquake: Mrs Rachel Millicent Reed, Brooklands, Napier.

Copies of letters from Secretary, Hawke's Bay County, to Mrs E E Lemmon, Poraite, Port Ahuriri; Mrs E Cato, Napier; Mr James Tait, Napier; Mr E D Holt, Bay View; Mr A H Bull, Otane; Mr J J Faulkner, Silverstream, Otane; Mr M H Dixon, Raike's Avenue, Te Awamutu; Mr H M Stewart, Hastings; Mr W J Cushing, Clive; dated between 26 May 1931 and 29 July 1931, regarding Repairs to dwellings.

Forms, and letters associated with: Application for Repairing Dwelling Damaged by Earthquake: Sara Stewart, Fairfield, Haumoana.

Forms, and letters associated with: Application for Repairing Dwelling Damaged by Earthquake: Mr A J Merritt, 403E Southampton Street, Hastings.

Forms, and letters associated with: Application for Repairing Dwelling Damaged by Earthquake: Mr E W Tuner, Ōmāhu Road, Hastings.

Letters between Secretary, Hawke's Bay County and Mr J M Wright, Pakowhai Road, Hastings, dated 11 November 1932, regarding no application received.

Copy of letter from Reconstruction Office, Earthquake Relief Committee, Hastings, to Mr Schierning, Reconstruction Officer, Napier, dated 30 May 1931, regarding list of applications for financial assistance with names and addresses listed.

Memorandum for Mr Read, Public Works Department, Hastings, from The Secretary, Hawke's Bay County, dated 1 June 1931, regarding applications for repairs with numbers, names and addresses listed.

Memorandum for The District Engineer, Public Works Department, Napier and from The Secretary, Hawke's Bay County, dated 1 June 1931, regarding applications for repairs with numbers, names and addresses listed.

Memorandum for The District Engineer, Public Works Department, Hastings, from The Secretary, Hawke's Bay County, dated 2 June 1931, regarding applications for repairs with numbers, names and addresses listed.

Memoranda for The District Engineer, Public Works Department, Napier; The District Engineer, Public Works Department, Hastings; from The Secretary, Hawke's Bay County, dated between 2 June 1931 and 1 September 1931, regarding applications for essential repairs to dwellings: Applications for Financial Assistance with numbers, names and addresses listed.

Four copies of letters from W E Cooper, Secretary, Hawke's Bay Earthquake Relief Committee, to various recipients, dated between 12 May 1931 and 18 May 1931, regarding applications. Receipt numbers 49, 61, 52, 40.

Forms, and letters associated with: Application for Repairing Dwelling Damaged by Earthquake: Mrs Akonga Mohi, Bay View.

Memorandum for the Reconstruction Officer, Hastings, from the Secretary, Hawke's Bay County, dated 8 June 1931, regarding Essential Repairs to Dwellings: Applications for Financial Assistance.

Letter to Mr C Lassen, 909 Frederick Street, Hastings, from the Secretary, Hawke's Bay County, dated 8 June 1931, regarding Essential Repairs to Dwellings: Applications for Financial Assistance with names and addresses listed.

Letters and memoranda, to the Reconstruction Officer, Hastings, from the Secretary, Hawke's Bay County, dated 8 April 1932, regarding application of T Gillespie, Puketapu.

Letters and memoranda, to the Reconstruction Officer, Hastings, from the Secretary, Hawke's Bay County, dated between 9 October 1931 and 24 February 1932, regarding applications for repairs to dwellings, with names and addresses listed.

Two lists, Approved Applications for Which Contractors' Accounts Have Not Yet Been Received, dated 15 December 1931.

Contract, Earthquake Relief Committee to loan sum of seventy five pounds to Pelichet, McLeod and Co Ltd, undated.

Letters and memoranda, to the Reconstruction Officer, Hastings, from the Secretary, Hawke's Bay County, dated between 16 May 1931 and 24 September 1931 regarding applications for repairs to dwellings, with names and addresses listed, including Te Roera Tareha, Taradale; Mr Jack Wairoa, Haumoana; Mr Whetu Pohio, Little Bush, Puketitiri; Mrs Paku Iria Karauria; Kahu Akonga; Hami Tutu and Tarawhiti Tutu; C Pompey and W Rewi, Tangoio; Ture Gillies and Turoa Renata, Waimarama and the Maraekakaho Hall.