PINK TERRACES
NO ACTION BY GOVERNMENT According to a statement made by the Minister in charge of Tourist and Health Resorts (the Bon. F. Langstone), no action is to be taken by the Govcrhinent in regard to a suggestion made by Mr. A. E. Smith, of Rotorua, that the level of Lake Rotomahanu should bo lowered with the object of ascertaining the fate of the Pink and White Terraces, which disappeared from view during the Mount Tarawera eruption of June 10, 1886 (states the Rotorua correspondent of the New Zealand Herald). In a letter received by Mr. (Smith the Minister states: “The Secretary of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, to whom the matter was referred, states that the Geological Survey Branch is of the opinion that these terraces were probably broken ud and that it is not likely to unearth them again, particularly as it is unlikely that siliceous water would be available to preserve them in good condition and in their original colours. 1 feel with you that there is* a very large element of doubt as to whether the terraces were entirely, destroyed or merely, covered up with pumice deposits. ’ ’ In view of this report Mr. Langstone indicated that it is not proposed to take any further action in the matter at present.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 144, 19 June 1936, Page 11
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217PINK TERRACES Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 144, 19 June 1936, Page 11
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