WELLINGTON.
This Dav.
Telegrams received here show that the earthquake on Sunday morning was very general, though in some places it was much worse than others. There was no serious damage, but the shock caused the new reclamation to sink more than two feet. The railway line was damaged, preventing trains running at fast speed. Small fissures occurred in many places. At Foxton all the chimneys were thrown clown or cracked. At Patea, Upper Hutt, Blenheim, Wanganui, Marton, Otaki ; Masterton, Carterton, Grey town, Palmerston North, Waipukurau, Woodville, Waipawa, Greymouth, Hokitika, and Christchurch, the shock was felt, but no damage of any importance was done. At a meeting yesterday of the Committee with reference to the Frozen Meat Export, it was stated that £10,000 will be required to start a company in Wellington. It is estimated that the number of sheep available will be one million, and if it is found necessary to establish a line of steamers it would probably require twelve at . a cost of from £120,000 to £150,000 each. Joseph Ballinger, plumber, while in a train yesterday, was seized with a fit and died immediately. He was 60 years of age.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VIII, Issue 1358, 28 June 1881, Page 2
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193WELLINGTON. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VIII, Issue 1358, 28 June 1881, Page 2
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