It was much severer than those felt on ; 26th February. The earth manifested great agi tation. From Oamaru the telegraphic reports in the * Guardian" are :— " A severe shock of earth quake was ! felt at 31,50. It is said to be the most severe felt yet. Though the damage done is not so seriouti as by the celebrated one of 26th February, several 'chimneys have been badly shaken, and the walls'-bf' buildings, including the telegraph office, cracked. : There was a general stampede for the street. The direction was north-east to south-west. The shock lasted seve ral seconds.'' Another telegram says:— "The earthquake shocks have not ceased. We expe rienced a slight one about a quarter to 9 this morning, and at 20 minutes to 12 another' shock which for duration and power was far more severe than any before experienced. The plaster of the new Grammar School was shaken down, and some stone buildings visibly injured. Thero is unmistakably a feeling of uneasiness now felt. | here by many." -The shock was also felt pretty i severely at Timaru, Naseby, and Queenstown, j but no damage was done. According to 'the c Herald ' tho financial resources of the inhabitants of the township of Milton, would ajypcar at present to be at a very low ebb. Preferring to tho 'attempt being made again to start the Pottery works, our 'confcempo r«ry says :—" ft 'has been stated that the people of Milton have shown themselves 1 to bo blind to. their own interests, or. they would never have' allowed the potters to remain idle. This may he true to a certain extent but wo are perfectly sure that at the present time it would be absolutely i?npossible to raise in this district sufficient capi tal to give a fair start to any new industry, however bright its prospects might appear/ Had the' Pottery works been situated at Balclutha we belinve the financial difficulty standing in the way of another start would easily be got over.. As it is the Clutha Capitalists would 2-e'adily have lent a helping' hand, were it not for'the fact that' they did so before and we're bitten. 