Original Correspondence. A HINT TO THE TIMID.

New Zealander, Volume 4, Issue 259, 22 November 1848, Page 3

Original Correspondence. A HINT TO THE TIMID.

To the Editor of the New Zealander. Sjh —.Since my last communication I have heard it Vumou'rcd that no more public buildings of scoria are to be erected in Auckland, in consequence of the recent earthquakes at Wellington. If this be true, then it appears Vfi have more Governor Eyres in the country than we thought of. I have already stated, that from natural and other appearances there it no probability of our bring visited liy such calamities in this portion of New Zealand. I have now to dirt ct your attention to a fact, showing, perhaps, more concluiively to the fearful than any geological or philos>phical speculations, that this is not an earthquafty diitrict. On the atoria lan-1 may be seen, in every direction, stone walls of great age, built up in the moit rickety manner by natives between their old kumera plantations before the introduction of potatoes. Many of the<e erection* (with remain* of rude huts) are probably centuries old. N >w had a veru slight shock occurred at any period since thrir errction, they would have been thrown down, aud would have met with A Skttlkr.