TAUPO NERVOUS.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 June 1922, Page 4

TAUPO NERVOUS.

’(QUAKES DAY AND NIGHT. SOME SHOOKS VIOLENT PEOPLE FEELING STRAIN. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Rotorua, Last Night. Mr. H. Tai Mitchell has sent the following letter to the Postmaster-General: “I have just returned from Taupo, where earthquakes are occurring day and night, some being violent. The people, particularly the women, are feeling the strain badly. I suggest the post offices at Taupo, Wairakei and Ornanui be kept open at nights and that car proprietors be instructed to keep cars in readiness as a measure of precaution. This would comfort the residents in the affected areas should the worst happen.” THE TREMORS LOCAL. ROTORUA NOT AFFECTED. THEIR ORIGIN A MYSTERY. Rotorua, Last Night. For some four weeks Taupo has experienced many earth tremors. During the first two weeks the tremors were not unduly noticed, but during the last two weeks severe and continuous shakes were experienced. Visitors unaccustomed to tremors have made exaggerated reports, but lately the residents, especially the women, are feeling uneasy. The manifestations are essentially local and are only tremors, not sustained earthquakes. The origin and direction of the travel of the ’quakes are in doubt, and many theories are advanced by the people of the district. The tremors are essentially local, nothing having been felt at Rotorua. Residents of Rotorua who visited Taupo on Thursday state they felt severe tremors, some nearly equal to the Tarawera earthquakes in 1887. The disturbance appears seismic and not ! the usual thermal action. No expert advice has yet been given as to their origin and therefore it cannot be stated whether the position is serious or otherwise. INVESTIGATIONS TO BE MADE. SCIENTISTS VISIT THE TOWN. Wellington Last Night. Regarding the disturbances at Taupo, in accordance with a suggestion of the Board of Science and Arts a brief investigation of the earthquakes now occurring is to be made by Mr. Morgan, Profeasor Marsden, and Dr. Adams. The members of the party left Wellington to-day and have taken with them in- ! struraents with which they will discover ! the direction of the tremors, and if possible whether there is a likelihood of a considerable outbreak. With reference to the suggestion in the Rotorua telegram to-day that telegraph offices in the district should be kept open at night, the PostmasterGeneral will leave it to the scientists to decide whether this is necessary.