MARINE INQUIRY

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 16, 30 December 1932, Page 7

MARINE INQUIRY

PRELIMINARIES THIS AFTERNOON, MAGISTERIAL INVESTIGATION LATER. The preliminary marine inquiry into the cause of the mishap to the launch Dori* on Wednesday night was begun at the Customs House, Port Ahuriri, at 2 o’clock this afternoon. The Collector of Customs (Mr fl. Ruffell) presided over the inquiry, which is likely to occupy some hours. This, of course, will not be the full Manne Inquiry, which will take the form of a Magisterial investigation and the time will be fixed by the Marine Department. It is likely that assessors will have to be appointed from Wellington. MINISTER AUTHORISES INQUIRY. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, December 30. The Minister of Marine, the Hon. J. G. C'obbe, has authorised an inquiry before a Magistrate and two assessors yet to be appointed into the Napier harbour disaster. The inquiry will be conducted under the Shipping and Seamen Act. IDENTIFICATION THIS MORNING'S INQUEST. FURTHER ADJOURNMENT. The adjourned inquest on the victims of the launch disaster was resumed before the district coroner. Mr A. M. Moslem. S.M.. at the»Napier morgue

this morning, when evidence of identification was taken concerning tho bodies recovered yesterday afternoon. The proceedings were then further adjourned sine die. RELIEF OF DISTRESS FUND Following upon the appeal by the Mayor of Napier, Mr. J. Vigor Brown, for subscriptions towards the relief of distress among the dependents of those men drowned in the Napier Roadstead, the following amounts have been handed in to the “Tribune” office:— £ s. d. E. A. Westerman 5 0 0 J 10 0 John Chambers 10 0 0 £l5 10 0 The Shipwreck Relief Society has wired the Collector of Customs (Mr H. Ruffell) at Napier authorising bitn to subscribe £lOO on their behalf to the Mayor’s Relief Fund.