FATALITY AT RELIEF WORKS
SEARCHING INQUIRY TO BE MADE The recent fatal accident at the relief works at Hope Junction was the subject of a question in the House of Representatives last night. In reply to Mr. P. Fraser (Wellington Central), the Minister of Public Works (Hon. K. S. Williams) stated that the Department was carrying out a full and searching inquiry into the cause of the accident. The quality of the explosives used was still under investigation, and pending the result it was difficult to say what caused the accident, as the evidence at the inquest did not disclose any apparent reason for the premature explosion. The work was under the supervision of a foreman experienced in. the nse of explosives, and both the men killed had had previous experience in the use of gelignite. The Minister added an assurance that no man would be permitted to handle or use explosives without having the necessary knowledge and experience.
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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 14, 11 October 1927, Page 8
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