The Volcanic Disturbance.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2332, 28 June 1886, Page 2

The Volcanic Disturbance.

UnitkdPress. Ashooiation.

.;;-;.' Tatjranga, this day. It is stated that the recent volcanic eruption and- alteration in the thermal system will produce climatic changos'in the Lake district, and that in all probability it will be colder there. Two new streams of springs appear to have broken out in the Ngw ranges, as ?they were pouring over, the road where water was never known before. To Ngae is ruined, the deposit of• "mud being too deep to admit of recovory of its vegetation. Birds have been seen in shrubs dead sitting as they had been' killed by mud showers. The banks of fences on the roads are all torn up by piga in endeavoring to get food, AH the way down from Rotorua to Tauranga an the eastern aide ot the track is to bo seen caroaiies of horses and cattlo at intervals.

! Mcßae and Humphries, left for Auckland this morning. Their present intention is to proceed to Wellington and lay their cme before the Government on the ground that the salvage party for rewiring their goods was ordered back. Yesterday. • morning Whakarewnrewa geysers were playing up gradually, and springs wm active; Tikitere was also throwing up a good volume of steam. Botonmhana must be pretty active again, as a. column of steam clouds was seun here a distance of over 50 miles away.