THE KIA ORA ENQUIRY.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 7874, 8 January 1904, Page 3

THE KIA ORA ENQUIRY.

Per Press Association. CISBORNE, . January ,?. The Magisterial inquiry concerning thiruise of the Kia Ora and/ the death of Captain Biickeridge comraonced to-day, efore Mr Barton, S.M.,<and Captain Ihrisp, nautical assessor. J. Hawle/, lollector of Customs, detailed the.circumbanccs, and called the silrvivor, Georgr. [emy Sowden, whosa evidence bore out be narrative previously giv ( en. In reply to the collector, he said : ''I now when I left Auckland I was gong o London. When we 'left Auckland we itended to go to Gisborne first. After saving Gisboine Our intention was to go } London. When the accident happened, was below. I was not well at the time, 'he main boom had come- over while I fus s'.tting at the tiller and struck me n the head I did not give Biickeridge nything to try and ease his pain. I do ot know whether he took[ anything out f 'the medicine chest which, 'was on board. did not open his clothes u> examine his ody after' death. His ches> was exposed t, tho time, but I saw no marks about it. i^om tho time -we left Auckland -we were n the yury best terms. *, Replying to the Magistrate, witness lid ne heard Mr Rawnsley tell Buckorige he would not be .allowed to leave I'.thout the intention of the authorities, fr Biickeridge decided to g<i on. and anyrhere he went witness was filling to go. Vitness produced his mate's certificate nd a copy of an agreemeat with Buckndge, by which witness was to get tAvowelfths of the procaeds of oib exhibition, .'he agreement was stamped, but .had not leen signed. The owners j>of the yacht irere Baifey and Lowe. " Witness was examined at length by Captain Chrisp as to the -circumstances nd why no log was k«pt. He said Juckeryjge had navigated tjft. vessel until us death. . ' I The enquiry was adjourjied until tonorrow for the production of the de:eased's papers. l