GOVERNMENT TELEGRAMS.

Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 23, 14 June 1886, Page 2

GOVERNMENT TELEGRAMS.

The following mossages ha.v'o boon ro--ceived by the Defence Dopartmont :"~ Rotoeua, 12th Juflo', Tho body of Mr. Bainbridge has just bean' brought in, also those of two native women and a alula. Mr. Harry Burt has just airivod from the neighbourhood of Galatea, and states that the whole regidn, in a oirolo fronr Tarawera Mountain to Lake Kerowhakatu, thonoe to Lake Okaro, thenoo round to mountains enclosing Rotomahana, say diameter of ten miles, has subsided, and is now a soothing mass. The country adjaoent is ront in all dirootions. He had a torriblo time coming through. Ho wont round by Paoroa and got a native namod Aporo Apratia to accompany him thenoe. Have seen the latter, who corroborates Mr. Bart's statement, and says that flames, smoke, and steam are being constantly projected to an immense height. Tho wind has changed to the southward, and tho clouds are now coming this way, but there is* no debrie falling. Jlr« Peroy Smith, Assistant SurvoyorGonoral, has arrived. — H. D. Johnson, G.A, Hon.- Commissioner, A.C., Wellington. — The first inqnest is over. Verdiot, "That Charles Albert Haeard and threo of Ms children and his nephew accidentally came to thoir doaths by the falling in of tlio roof of a house upon which had accumulated a quantity of volcanic earth, thrown np aa eruption on the morning vf the 10th instant at Wairoa, Lake Tarawera." — W. A, Riloy, Inspector. 13tti Juno. Tho body of Edwin Bainbridge was found covered up by -dibr is underneath the fallen verandah of M'Rae's Hotol. Ho was a native of Nowcastle-on-Tyne, where lr'K parents still reside. Ho had ovidontly muo with instant death. Mr. Stewart and his survey party, accompanied by Constable Cavanagh, left for Rotomahana this morning. An eruption supposed to be still going on, but not so> violent. We cannot, however, soq it for Bmoke, but thercare frequent rumblings. The following message received by theSecretary to the Post Office, has been kindlj? placed at' our disposal:— , Rotorua, 13th June, 7.30 p.itf. Tho Postmaster, Whakatane, has just rc~pOrted the following;—" At 11 a.m., a native who esoaped from fiuawaMa, on the Whakatane side of Lako Tarawora, stated that from whore he was he could soe the settlement of To Ariki, between Rotomahana and Wairoa, destroyed, killing Samuel Brown and abont 40 natives. Another native warned Mr. MoPherson, Matata, and George Creek, Whakatane, that Lake Tarawera had risoii 30 or 40 feet, and also that before tho late eruption it roso. This last information was received by Mr. Gordon, from Mr. Creek,, at 3.30 p.m., but I cannot find out if tho risingoccurred to-day. Mr. Gordon also states Whakatane settlers intend watohing tonight for flood or other disturbance. The native who warned Greek left immediately for other settlements. Please instruct." A later telegram received by Mr. Grayconfirms tho sad news that the Terraces arer no more. - Tho Undor-Socrctary for Crown Lands, Wellington, has received the following i — Rotobua, 13th Jnne, C.40 p.m. Slight shook of earthquake was felt here at fivo minutes past 11 ' this morning, and. shortly afterward volumes Of smoke and' steam were seen rising from a new craterThe natives think tho eruption is at Owhaki,. southward of Paeroa Range. The disturbance appears to be spreading toward Taupo. Thpre was less activity at Tarat wora to-day, and a clearer viow could beobtained, Thore aro numerous centres of -activity. Two boats were taken out to-day, and an attempt will be mado to-morrow to reach Morea and Te Ariki. Somo of Mr. Stewart's party have returned. I am told thoy got within about ten chains of Rotomahana, and could see that all the country between it and Lake Okaro is in commotion. Thoy could not sco the Terraces. Mr. Stewart is stopping at Kaitoriria to-night, and will probably return Jo-morrow. Mr. Popo and Captain Mair have arrived. The bodies of tho Hazard family and Mr. Bainbridge were interred this aftornoon. Mr. M'Arthur and others came from Auckland to attend the funeral. — H. Dunbar Johnson. The Premier received. from Mr. W. M. Berry, at Botorua, last night, the followingtelegram :—": — " Have just returned from Kotomabana. Party penetrated by way of Kakaramea ; got to back and windward of the: volcano. The Terraces are gone. The whole base occupied by them and by Botomahanais now a series of great volcanoes, and agrand and terrible spectacle. Huge boulders and showers of ashes are being thrown' up by them. Tarawera, as far as we oould see it, was free from volcanio disturbance.We could not see the site of tho White Terrace for stnoko and steam, but it cannotexist. The Pink Terrace looks as if it had. fallon in. For forty miles round tho country' is covered with stones and ashes thrown out. All tho natives about Botomah'ana, must have perished." The Nativd Minister, on seeing in Saturday's telegrams a statement to the effect that the natives ware complaining of tho Government apathy in taking measures for their relief, wired at once to Mr. Johnson, the Government agent at Rotorua, on the subject, and has since received the following reply: — "Since receipt of your telegram! visited the Tnhurangi hapu at Tamo Takapau, and told them about the complaint that had been made. They statod that there was no truth in it; they were ' perfectly satisfied with your arrangement. Mr. M'Rae has been instructed by me to supply necessary food out of salvage stock to the few natives at the Wairoa, and have appointed Kawana Hemara, who is a reliable man, to act as my almoner here when required. At present the Tuhurangi survivors are guests of the Ngatiwhakane. Wi Kepa, the principal chief of the Tuhurangi hapu, starts for Paeroa this morning. I communicated the contents of yoW' sympathetic to the natives generally." Rotobua, 13th June, 8. IS p.m. Rood here through bush ¦'lip good order. Got fine view of disturbs, ices. Top of Tarawera shows fumaroles, bat greatest outburst of steam is from between Tink Terrace and Wairoa, anew warm lake forming there. I am off at daylight with Captain Mair toTarawera xone, where many, natives are stiH. missing.. Sending narty by land to sonth of Wairoa. Eruption seems to have been quito local, and now. subsided. Hope to send amount of news to-morrow evening if back in time.— James Hector. The Hon. the Colonial Treasurer receirod the" following telegram yesterday morning:— ¦ ' TiOTORtJA, 13th Jnne, 8.25 a.m. Sir Julius Vogel, Wellington.— Wind has veered a littlo to S.E., consequently the dark bank of cloud has shifted over towards us, and is passing along slowly overhead. Great volumes of'eteam are arising from RotonnfrhHTm. Lake, but .it is whiter than yesterday, 'and does n»t look so angry. Ruawhia should be quite clear to view •this morning, as the 1 weather is lovely. I noticed 4 considerable -amount of anxiety amongst residents Jasjb evening 1 . Could hardly account, for jsauße,"but. it appears someone rode in her* from Wairoa vi great state ezcitenvrat, horse nearly baked, and eiroulkted rup«7nr another eruption was to be expected, were roaring

nnotißly again. Though noticed sligh' qnakingß during tho night, I am glac to Miy rumour did not oventtiato. Stil tlio idea oxists that another eruptioi may at any niomont occur, and should wim] 1)0 blowing from craters wo would noi o-icapG so free as wo did at last orupiion. Honoa general feeling of insecurity. Hotels are full of vißitors, attracted by volcano. — It. J. DaiiHoy, Postmaster, Rotorua.