HOW WELLINGTON GOT ITS LAND.
In his interesting account of ''^ft^f. and Other Movements," Mr. Hogben ," ~ marks:-'On January 23, 185V»*f&. J elevation of the land took place■■»■', % neighbourhood of Wellington; th » "Lu ~!■ 'rose, about Bft, , sinking again fte TOg§ 3ft, so that the permanent ■ me was •>"&*% I to the north and east of WellingU* « rise is said to have been greater^si "wi&r ' much as 9ft on the, west side of M * , t . • rarapa Vallev. On the..- other banet, § west side of" Cloudy Bay, north : ox* ft | heim, was depressed to the extent oi _■; I Naturally, such an extensive sudden in •j U ment of a large tract of country (W ** I miles, it is estimated) caused a => I shaking of the earth's crust, or eartuqi- i the vibrations or waves of which ' W* ,#.- I all over the country; other ; E .» o< £ dat I curred for weeks afterwards, un '^''i su i B s4£ T* this part of the earth's crust iisa re* ■ a more stable position " ' -II , xx
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14221, 18 November 1909, Page 6
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168HOW WELLINGTON GOT ITS LAND. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14221, 18 November 1909, Page 6
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