THE ERUPTIONS IN THE NORTH ISLAND.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1535, 22 July 1886, Page 1

THE ERUPTIONS IN THE NORTH ISLAND.

At the invitation.of the Governor some forty or fifty members of both Houses had a conference with him on Monday afternoon on the subject of the Tarawera disaster. Colonel Brett moved, and Mr Dargaville seconded, that a Committee be formed of the Governor, the two Speakers, and three members of each House, to consider the best means of affording relief to sufferers by the eruption. It was afterwards decided to add the Mayor and Chairmen of local bodies to the Committee. It was suggested by His Excellency that a monster carnival might be held on Soame’s Island, in the harbor. At a meeting on Tuesday, afmr aone discussion, it was dr-cided t'tat a conversazione on a large scale should be held, iu tuo Parliamentary buildings at an early date, and that ibe Hon. Mr Mi'l-r, the Hon. Mr Wa'ker, the Hon. Colonel Brett, the Hon. W. J. M. Larnach, Mr J, M, Dargaville, and Mr J. D. Lance, bsing three representatives from each of

the Houses, should be a Committee to carry out the arrangement. Professor Huttoo states that Lake Rotorua tilted several inches during the Tarawsra eruption, the Rotorua side becoming depressed and the northern side higher, but no further change Lad occurred since. Three more bodies of natives have been found at Totineko, Wairoa, making thirteen in all.

Te Kooti having prophesied that Rotoiti ia to be destroyed by fire the natives have cleared out bag and baggage, and are migrating to Awahou, near Chine* mutu.