[By Telegraph.] [UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 25, 16 June 1886, Page 2

[By Telegraph.] [UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Botorua, 15th Juno, 8.30 p.m. A Maori woman rcsouod from Waitaiigff liaa told a Wairoa native tbat sho and her' husband were in a largo houao at Waitangi. Tho house foil, and her husband was killed. In the morning oho tried to got to, Kaiura. She was struck badly by falling mud, bnt staggered on in a dazed state in too direction of YVairoa till found by some natives, but has bo rocollootion whoro. Sho is in a very woak state, and fears aro ontcrtainod that sho mil not survive. Tho natives will try and get her to tho Botorua Hospital by way of Kaitereria. Tho natives from different settlements aro coming in daily to hold a tangi ovor tho loss of the Tuhuoranga pooplo. A number camo to-day from Woi-iti, bringing draya witli potatoes and a quantity of beef. To-morrow anothor hapu will come in. Mr. Johnson, Gavernmont Agont, saw the Tuhorangi survivors to-day as to any roliof whiclrinight bo needed. Thoy aro at proßCiit supplied with food by the Botorua nativos, being their guests. As thoir land at Paoro» and Oraki is not in cultivation they will require Government aid, and will no doubt got it till crops can como in. Mr. Foirbrothor telegraphed to the Tabernacle people of Auckland, representing tho condition of tho survivors from Wairoa as to clothing. Ho has roceived a telegram from Mr. Knight, stating that olothing and blankets will bo forwarded to-day by the Oxford route. The contractor for tho Botorua Water' works, Mr. Cullon, has reported to Mr. C, Malfroy, Government Inspector of Works, that there appeared to bo a larger volume of water in tho Puarenga stream than formerly, and as there was no rain, ho was unable to account for tho phenomenon. There is no appearance of hot springs or mud holos. There are only about a dozen men on the works, the rest having cleared out since tho eruption. The Ngatipiko have a tohunga or priest, who came np to Taheke tho day before tho eruption. He mode a remark to tho nativos, it may be by way of banter, that so many lios had been told at Taheke Land Court by Tuhorangi that it was likely an earthquake would swallow thorn up. The to» hunga's reputation has increased since, as by a curious coincidence his prediction camo off. Auckland, 15th Juno. There seems now no immediate chanceof tho cattlo and shoop starving in Whakatane and Opotiki districts, as grass is gyring - ing through tho fall of tho dust. llotobua, 15th Juno. Captain Mair got into Botorua via. Kaf teroria lato this afternoon with Ma boat'screw. He was met by Judge Mair, who had been holding a Native Lands Court at' Taheko, ana adjudged tho great Tahoko' block in favour of the .Ngatipikira, giving the claimants two days to mako out a list of applicants. 'I interviewed Captain Msir on his roturn, and he gave a graphic narrativo of tho experiences of the expedition. Tho complete boat's crow consisted of himself, Messrs. B. Edwards (interpreter), Alfrod Arthur Warbrick, Ansley, of Tauranga, Black, of Botorua, Gannell, 0. Taylor, Hurrell, of Auckland, and Sergeant Cahill. After starting from the landing placo at Wairoa foe Morea, a native settlement, thoy were accompanied by avalanches of hind falling from tho cliffs on tho right, which fell into tho lake with terrible velocity, tho weight causing the lake to make a series of pulsations. They reached the site of Morea. villago, whero 45 Maoris aro buried. Here the mud in a liquid state is runninginto the lake with rapidity. The whole site of tho villago had been shot bodily' into the lake. The large grove of karaka. trees which grew there was found floating a, mile off in the lake. All the rocky points about here appear to have been battered orshaken to pieces. They floundered through the mud over the site of the village, and finding no sign of life, wont on to To Arika. Between Morea and Te Arika tho stone whero the deity of the lako was wont to bopropitiated has disappeared. They reached Te Arika at 3 p.m. Tho whole front of Tarawera on this side had been changed by the earthquakes. At tho baae of tho mountain arc vast mounds of volcanio grit which was piled up half across. Te Arika inlot,' between Tarawera proper and Buknina, is completely filled up, altering .the contour of the country. South of TaraWera a mount is blown clean off, making an indentation like knocking in the front of a felt hat. This has formed a largo crater, which is stillastir. The upper lip eeems hundreds of feet deep. Immediately behind Arilri in the direction of Botomahana, is a very large steam hole; near the White Terrace, in violent' action,' and from it are springing immense clonds of block steam laden with dust. A chain of steam jets or craters appeaifed .to run from near 1 Ojk aro> through Botomahana to Tarawera, and along it to tho north end, tbo last being at tho N.E. end of Watanga, just above Tapahoro.' The fluff or volcanic dust appears to have been dislodged by the orator at the end of Tarawera Mountains ; it varies from 10 to 30feotindepth. AtAriki there are 40 natives covered SO teet deep. Kairaki Creek from Eotomahanawasdry. Captain Mair docidod to go up it, with walls of hot dust on either side, 20 to 30 feet high. They penetrated up it until they found it became too hot to go further. Then they got over the walls in the direction of the s^to of tho village, struggling up to their knees. Prom this point they could sco steam jets steaming, forming a circle on'the southern horizon. They tried to proceed ovor the top of the, wall, but found the stiff mud too deep, and had to return to the boat. Theythencruisedround the eastern side of the lake, and found a search party of nine natives, of Ngatirongitilri, who tad come from Matata. They had been two days struggling through from Tapohoro in tho endeavour to reach Te Arika. They were exhausted, and tho explorers supplied them with most of their stores of provisions, and then took them by boat to a place near the outlet of Tarawjßra, from which thoy could return safely-to their homes. Captain Mair then headed back for Wairoa, but was unable to get ashore at the landing place, owing to the fissures in the cliff where the rope was suspended. He put into Pomparoma, one milo from Wairoa village, and abandoned the beat. It took two hours and a half to get over a. mile of ground, struggling thronjrh mud which was slipping down thejside of the lull. Some of tho party were completely exmasted, and had .to lio' down in the mud track. Tiey-aarijjfed at Wairoa at 11 o'clock at night. Fortunately, tho light tain at

Rotorua at 'that hour did not oitond t Wairoa. Tho party had decided, if rain se In, that their only ohanco of escapo,,as tho <iould not land from tho boat, was to pd ¦down to tho outlet of Tarawora Lak and push through, if possible, by Bangi t <oi on tho East Coast. Tho party, witl tio exception of Sergeant Cahill, slep lit Wairoa. During tho night they cxperi encod tlireo earthquakes, which shook th( v reck of M'Rae's house, whero thoy wen sleeping, and wokq the party up. Thoj started for Lake Rotokakahi, and crossed t( Knitoriria in canoes and got in to Rotorua arriving as abovo. Groat crodit is duo t< all tho members of tho party for theii i-onrogo and self-devotion, especially to th< f-vo Warbricks and Mr. Biack, who got th< boat overland from Rotorua to Wairoa. GOVERNMENT MESSAGES. The following telegrams havebeen receivet by Sir Juliuo Vojjol this morning:— Rotorua, This Dat, 10 a.m. Four Hovero shocks between 12 and 12.3( 1-nt night, and several smaller ones during tne night, producing a general feeling oi uniiUflinoHH. Saw soyeral people wrapi-od « i in blankets wandering about not knowing where to go. GoyserH and voloanoes lam'i a i yesterday. Springs aro vory acti vo aboul hflre, and tomporaturo much increased.— I*. C. Dansoy, Postmaster. 12.10 p.m. Tho shocks la»it night, which were pretty Knvoro, and sovoral others this morning, have <• limed a greater feeling of insecurity than I oxnoctcd. I now learn that several families arc loaving.— R. C. Dansoy. Mr. E. Bakor received tho following telegram this morning, from a rolativo residing ah Opotiki, and has kindly placed it at our disposal:— "AH woll, but dirty. No panic li-u'o. Volcanic Hand and dust 1J in. deep. Heavy mortality nmongßt stock not anticipitod. Rain wanted. Immense column of atcam now visible.— J. W. HemloMon."