TOLOGA BAY.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1187, 28 October 1882, Page 2

TOLOGA BAY.

(FROM OL 11 OWN cor 3L’<)N I)ENT.) October 26, 1882. Yesterday morning at 4 o’clock, sleepers were forcibly awakened by a very sharp shock of earthquake, which continued for an unusually long time. Houses were shaken audibly, and more than one person was thrown out of bed. The vibration was from east to west. About one hour thereafter a severe squall of wind from the south continued for half an hour—for which we are grateful—fell all this afternoon, and the weather has become much colder, indeed, this morning we had a white frost on the ground. The comet is still visible high above the horizon before daybreak. The R.M. Court closed yesterday at 5 p.m. after a patient, diligent, and close session of two days.

The Resident Magistrate said in Court that at no place in New Zealand did he know of such a place as this for the length of time business accounts are allowed to stand over without settlement, or even a balance being struck. Many items are thus lost through i the statute of limitations. Mr Turton, solicitor, is in treaty with some of our inhabitants, and has announced his readiness to reside at Tologa. The long experience and well-known acumen of the learned gentleman would indeed be of much benefit in our little community. This day the village witnessed the exodus of all our courtier population. Both up the the coast, and down Gisborne way, the roads were well patronised these four days back. Fortunately the late continuance of tine weather had made them all that could be desired. Preparations are now being busily made in anticipation of sheep-shearing time. It is fully expected that this year’s clip will be a full one, and the increased facilities for exportation, alluded to by your reporter in last Monday’s Standard, meet with the i fullest appreciation of our wool growers. I Mr Matthew Scott, who has for six weeks ’ past been diligently plying his office us Pub- ! lie Vaccinator along the East Coast, reports i that the health of both races in his district 1 is good, and that during the lute severe ' winter, so far as he has been able to collect 1 statistics, the death rate has been low. ' Indeed in the numerous assemblage of people lately gathered at Uawa, it was pleasing to see tile faces of sundry respected ' old chiefs and also of some old identities 1 among the colonist race, all of whom looked i so vigorous as to beget u belief that they had really by some process renewed their youths, j Verily, this East Coast climate is promotive iof hale longevity. The absence of swamps ! and the prevalence of life giving sea breezes ; and ozone, sets it up as second to no other , district, oven in healthy New Zealand,