MOUNTAIN TRAGEDIES

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 31, 5 August 1933, Page 12

MOUNTAIN TRAGEDIES

INSTRUCTION TO POLICE

THE CALLING OF EXPERTS

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHEISTCHUECH, This Day. The police throughout New Zealand have received definite instructions from the Department of Justice concerning mountaineering tragedies. The instruction states: "As in most cases death, while mountaineering has been due to the neglect of some re* cognised precaution or want of experience by a party on some point material to the mishap it is advantageous that the knowledge and experience of experts in mountaineering should be available to the police. When facts lela-v tive to an accident have been ascertained by the polico they are to confer with one or more of the experts, who will probably be able to suggest profitable lines of inquiry." Coroners have also been invited to consider the, calling of an expert to give evidence at an inquiry so that . his knowledge and experience may be at the service of future climbers. . The following such experts are named in the Departmental memorandum:— Duncdin, Mr. Eric Giller;' Christchurch, Mr. G. E. Mannering; Taranaki; Mr. L. O. Hooker; 0 Auckland, Mr. W« Laird Thompson; < Wellington, Mr, Arthur P. Harper. Coroners are requested to give tlui police every facility for carrying -4~u% the instruction.