DAY BY DAY.

Waikato Times, Volume 90, Issue 13978, 3 February 1919, Page 4

DAY BY DAY.

A-.. Wanganui gentleman Just returned from Botorua states that The since the eruption of Thermal Waimangu in March of District, last year, great changes

have occurred in the thermal areas. Waimangu still continues active, and the crater lake is the origin of; three distinct geysers. One of these goes up almost every hour to a height of about 100 ft. The main geyser is very irregular, but our informant was fortunate enough to see a shot of almost 1000 ft in height. The third geyser is also very erratic. Frying Pan Flat has gone, and so has the beautiful green lake close to the accommodation house. Instead of a sizzling plain, hills of mud rise up to a height of GO to 100 ft, surrounding the crater of Waimangu. The famous blow-hole has shifted its operations further down, but still vents its explosive energy of steam. Nothing has been done to the accommodation house, and the place remains a melancholy ruin. In view of the proximity of the new crater, it is hardly likely that a new building will be erected on the present site. As a consequence, visitors taking the Bound Trip are compelled to take their own provisions with them, as nothing can be obtained beyond Te Wairoa. A great deal of anxiety is being felt in the Tauranga and Poverty Bay districts owing to the slow rise of Lake Tarawera. .Should the lake ever burst its bounds a terrible disaster would be almost certain, as a vast volume of water would cover the whole district to the sea coast. The geysers at Whakarewavrewa, Rotorua, are very quiescent. The small geyser, Maggie Papakura, is active, but the larger ones rarely erupt. Wairoa has not played for years; Waikiti also has ceased. Pohutu plays occasionally, and the Prince of Wales' Feathers; but that is all. Whilst the disastrous Tarawera eruption destroyed the famous Pink and White Terraces, •it is interesting to note that the silicate ftcrrace at Whakarewarewa is now forming beautifully, and a pink appearance is gradually growing.