THE MURCHISO NSENSATIO

Grey River Argus, 19 October 1905, Page 3

THE MURCHISO NSENSATIO

WAHDEN'S INSPECTOR'S AND CONSTABLE'S ACTION GOVERNMENT RBCOGNI TIOX MINISTER ADVERSE. WELLINGTON Oct IS. To-day Mr Guinness asked the Minister of Justice whether tlie Government w;ll take steps to recognise in some suitable manner the services of Mr Kenr;ok i&M and Warden) Mr Wilson (Inspector of Police) and Cons?<ible Scott for tlieir bravery and actions in Tcgii.-d to the ye oent dynamite explosion at the Miireh? son Courthouse which resuJted in loss of [ life and also • caused severe shock and : serious injury to tilie above named Go rernment officials? He add--d that the courage and dei'-trmination shown by the Warden, the Inspector and tin Consfci\bl c Trere. the means of averiing further loes of life and in. adctition to th c actunl in juries inflicted they must have suffered great! mental strain and ?>ock during the trying ordeal -tiliey passed 1 through. 'The Minister said .lie. ctfuld' not see his way. The coolness and tact displayed by Warden Eenrick wre certainly dceerving of the highest commendation but he was afraid there was no means by which .the Government could specially recognise his action on the occasion referred to. The behaviour of Inspects Wilson and Cou st<\b?e Scjott \ras akjo woriliV! ol all praise but iVJ must be remembered th-it the risks incidental to the lives of aJ! police officers and constables were often considerable and it was therefore neccs saTv that; discrimination should ba exer cised in .singling on, I '- -cases for specinl treatment. A fulll report upon the sub \ieqt: had been called for and when i,hai jvas re'eeived he would be able to lonk fcnT-efuLly into tjifi m^iolp, matter. He added that a petition was now before /the Petitions Committee for compensn-ti.Mii •to the man who was seriously injured) fby the same explosion, . '