Eruption in the Bay of Plenty.

Southland Times, Issue 11900, 23 November 1891, Page 2

Eruption in the Bay of Plenty.

A VOLCANIC ISLAND. (By Telegraph.) Wellington, Nov. 22. A Post special re the Tanranga eruption supplies the following details '■ — Another severe shock waa felt about 10.45 a.m., and then all was quiet until about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when some natives on the hills at Tepuke observed a black cloud rise from behind Maketu, and shortly afterwards bursts of flame were plainly seen. The natives rode over to Maketu where they found the natives resident there had also observed a phenomena, and it wai then Mcer* tamed that Plate Island (seven miles from the shore, and known by the natives as Matungatuana) had become a volcano. The eruption was also observed after dark from here by Mr Lundon (Mayor), who says that there can be no doubt that Plate Island is now a volcano. Unless one gets back on the bills Plate Island cannot be seen from here, aa high land hides it, but there are clouds of steam in the sky now over the place. Capi. Stein, of the s.s. Katikati, which left Maketa for Tauranga at 9.30 last night reports that he saw volumes of flame ascending from Plate Island, and it is still blazing thia morning. The Katikati was close to Plate Island the day previous, bat there were no signs of volcanic agency at work at that time. [The foregoing apparently refers to a previous message which has not reached us.]