BUS TRAGEDY
Inquiry Committee Named (NX Preu Aaaaciation) WELLINGTON. Fob. 21. Tbe Minister of Tronaport (Mr McAlpine) today announced the committee of inquiry into the Waitangi bua tragedy in which 15 persons died. The committee la Mr F. F. Reid, a former Chmtatdhurch magistrate, now rotirod, and Mr J. W. F. Welch, chief engineer of the Auckland Transport Board. Mr McAlpine aald the committee was expected to begin its investigations shortly and its hearings would be in public. The committee wm independent of the Government and tbe Transport Department. It was not concerned with deciding questions of liability. The objective was to sift the facta available for any information which had a bearing on public aafoty.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30064, 23 February 1963, Page 12
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