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New Zealand Herald, Volume XI, Issue 3847, 12 March 1874, Page 3

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IjliS 6TlCAiS'i>iK>> Vb XJIL AKAZI. £ Before 'iiiouii.3 J-twV'.'a;!, li'eq., 1i.i1., a:id M. T. Clf.ytor. Ks~;-, S.\nti?.ai A-:.-t-jr.j ITnr: j-.km it -i'o the simndmf; 0 r 'ro hirquc A!:v_zi. v. Lt .s rc?ui:'?d a*, the ro'.ic.i €■-:•' 19.30 a.m. yes-t-ird::j. Br-v.i-i-le--.' '.■■jaclaLted tao »n----ouirv. 'Ed the case on behalf of the- ct<w o? fix A.nasi.—William Hf;i> J iloli?:'.;:, ■■ f fho Aaasi, eutored the dock und. «.-: :n-. : ned b.v tin- Z:\alicj! Aisejsor, djp}?'d : I ii:! not i,.'t L'o the eliip's anchor v.-fv-n th's would j.M. stay or wrr*-, because r' 1 - ) -Jose on lumi i<.nd I was afraid 3?j« waul.'. J upon her nnclior. We had then thr-:.---! in. ■ a-half f-itho'QS of water, rind I found U:<: ? 'iter shoaling so fust. that I was afraid shs v---.>u!d not draff away clear of the an.;hor it L let it go. It was while wearing t.ha jhip that the iousbed. Wc had rockets ar.d blimits on beard, bnfc I did lot make use of iiiem. The ahip was not i:i any immediate danger, and if X had used tijem I r-iiouid hare a: salvage service?, wh:\:L 1 wished to I had my side-lights ou!., bat made no signal for a pilot. I did /jo' L-cv i. ; >e pilot-boat. I did know that 'hero we;v rooks on either side of us.- I w".3 guided by wli.it l'foutid out- by the lead, and I sounded :tl" round the ship and found the hollo:'? to bo soft.—Xo Sir. Hesketh : The chief oulcc-r earno on deck shortly after tcidu:j»ht.. I was giving orders when he came on deck. By that time I had Bicerirdued wl>e'' jur prvtion was, and was doiiitj my best to '-eon I hi.- ship from the land. Under the cireuraslp.net':-- mv orders are now, iti luy opinion, the bt-?f as far as my experience and judgment s--c-3. Captain llolrnan, on being ;.?£ed if he -.vi;hed to add anything said, on Satur-'::;- ia?t I dcclried t» answer a question of, vtj I 'run!: ? I declined to ausr.-or it, 1 considered that I had sufficient witness-?? to prove I was not drunk. I wish t:> .-ryiuiii my reason for declining; l-i t i?w:r the LjUCScijn, and I say dceid.-di; thai I *' ai drank. I was not, on that n-jjM. a! Nt! the w-jrse for liquor. If Mr. BrooltfleH bad aakou me if I bad taken acvthintt, t c\>aid not ha\e s-nd no. Haririg taken something- I did no: l-.kj ti» answer ilr. Br lOkileld's bill I was uot the worio for liquor. I do not wish to conceal anything.—ilr. Brookfield : I have three or four wilnopse.i wlio will statu posi-

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