PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION^ , AUCKLAND, Monday. ' "^ — ft-fiSoePfl^-eatthgnake similar to ihose felt in the South occurred yesterday, not only in the city, bub in various places in the Waikato. It was not, however, severe. ' The Native Minister, Mr Cadman, left $o«day tor Wellington. A seven-roomed bones at Northcote, oscupied by Mr Brassey, solicitor, was bnrned down to-day. It wbb inßnred for £200 Ib the South British office, and the fataitDES for £235 in the same office. Hawera, Monday. The following final payments have been received for the Egmont Handioap:— Soulanger, Markro, Kosefeldt, St. Kath erine, Mnsker, and Darns. Welukoxojt, Monday. The earthquake's rotary motion was f«U at Wainni and Omata across the harbor Wore it was felt here. The care taker of the water dam wa9 ringing np the telephone esebange to tell the operators, when the latter felt the shook themselves. A milkman on his way to town Bays that. he saw the whole city shaking. Exag gerated accounts of damage to the Public library got abroad, BJid sent large crowds inspecting the building. Some of the grocers' enops have suffered, bnt the large mew building in course of erecblon for the (Government Insurance Department escaped without JDJory. In all onr en qniriee tbls morning we could not discover tnat any damage bad been done beyond ■what is reported, except small smashes in A few chops. One man estimates that he Job* ten pounds' worth of light articles. The shock lasted here 40 eeeondn. It was felt at Hawera and Woodville. There was a heavy northerly gale with atieJit rain this morning. Wttaretoma Rnpnha, a native or Otaki, ban brought a snit in the Supreme Court Mralneb Sir W. Buller for recovery of land Plaintiff claims that Sir W. Buller, though aetiii<? as bis solicitor, really Imnght the land himself, while plaintiff thought Staart and Pavles were the I* purohasere. Tha Premier has received a cable from the Premier of Queensland, in reply to a message sent by tbe New Zealand Govern tnent :— " Government Is very grateful for your kind expression of sympathy. Much .destitution has been cansed by the total •destruction of homes, and much help will Vbe required.— 8. W. Griffith." The Wellington Bacing Club increase liheir added money at the autumn meeting tto £1325. 