ROTORUA NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8585, 5 June 1891, Page 5

ROTORUA NEWS.

[BY TKLKOHAI'II.—OWN COUUK3FONDKNT.I PvOTORuA", Thursday, Mr. Mai,fkoy has kindly furnished me with the Government baths returns for the past month. The total number was 1246, of which 34(5 were taken by hospital patients. The cash received was £18 12s, being an increase of 736 baths and £7 '2s in cash over tho corresponding month of last year. The largo spring near tho Palace Hotel started to boil furiously about fivo o'clock this morning, making the earth in tho vicinity tremble. Our local knight of the anvil, Mr. Lorigan, whose house is on the opposite side of the road, was suddenly aroused from his slumbers, and quickly made his exit. The spring continued in a state of great activity for about half-an-hour. In consequence of the heavy rain during the pust two days the hike has risen considerably, and most of tho hot springs are unusually aotive. Messrs. Giltner and Coord, who are here in connection with their purchase of the steam launch, made rt trial trip in her yesterday; Everything proving satisfactory, the money was paid over to Messrs, Logan and Mollroy. Mr. Boord, who is an engineer, will remain here in charge of the launch. Mr. (Jilmur in tho meantime will return to Auckland, and come here'to take up his permanent residence at the beginning of next tourist season. The news received here to-day of the light sonteuce—three months—passed on the two natives charged with conspiracy is quite a surprise. -