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Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 157, 19 June 1886, Page 5

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FAKMS3S.S EUINHB. Maketu. Thursday 7 p.m. Two more shocks of earthquake have occurred— or* at hali-past three, and one, very severe, at half-past six. The night is now fine and clear. White Island is apparently quiescent. The fanners will be ruined, as all the cattle feed is destroyed. Another very sovere shock took place at a quarter past seven p.m. The following is the report of the effect of the eruption in the Te Puke district : — We had, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., on Thursday, total darkness, dui-ing which time it rained sand and ashes, which rain afterwards changed to mud and covered the whole country to a depth of two to four inches. The gvas3 is completely covered up and all rough feed broken down and buried. The bush around is in the same* condition, We have wired to Government to assi&t in some way by sending hay to Tauvanga, and unless something is done bpoedily tor the settlers it means complete i uin for many. There is not one mouthful of feed within forty to sivty miles. A largo number of settlers are depending on their dows for a living.