THE MAORI'S QUARTERS.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14432, 13 August 1912, Page 8

THE MAORI'S QUARTERS.

a vi___ ut; i^ai'iiuxiurii (SPECIAL TO"IHE PBES3.") WELLINGTON. August 11 ' J Tho chief officials of the Union .Stcwa Ship Company of New Zealand, Mr W. '.- T. ifoung, (secretory ot the Seuscs'a Uniont. anu the Hon. F. M. U, ', Fisher (Minister of Marine), to-day visited tho ferry steamer Maori to investigate » - complaint by Mr Young as to tho quatten of tho etokora in the bowe of tho vessel. It'" was represented by Mr Young that in the - ovent of a collision, the firemen would be . cut off from escape, as the only exit to their - quartore in. the foe'ele was right in' tho ■'% ship'B bows, and wcu.'d, in the evont a! »_'-'' end-on collision, bo almotst certainly blocked, - when tho men would bo caught is a sort ol ■-,' death tritp. ' , S .V: Iho party inspected the position, ud iDr " -' Young suggested as a remedy that tpccial r'-' acows and egress might be furniahect "by vJ ; .< cutting through the bulkhead and opening a '-..' passage .to the coam.n? of the fore bstch, :*"f % , which cou'd then be ascenuod by a perpen? * \~' dicular enclosed ladder. There won'd be'ao.iO communication botwoea the flremcn'e quar-v , ;: ters and tho hold in that event. :-'-..- Mr FinVier promised to giro tie matter '-' consideration; ' "■V , I