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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11842, 20 December 1901, Page 3 (Supplement)

c 1' • , 0 The Eastern jinrikslia is soon to be introf duccd in Rotorua. Mr. L. D. Nathan was recently on a tour through Japan, and puri chased*several of these man-power vehicles, which are now on their way to Auckland, ' and will be sent to Rotorua for the summer ' ; with the idea that during the tourist season a visitors may be taken betwen the hotels and e , the sanatorium and baths by Maoris who 1 desire to earn an honest penny. G Speaking at a dinner of the Post and Telegraph Officers' Association on Nov- 30, Mr. Gray, Secretary "of the Department, said the revenue for the past three months, notwithstanding penny postage, showed very n substantial results. He explained that the k Postmaster-General hoped within twelve n months to make one or two amendments in e the direction of benefiting the rank and a file of the service.. Ie The inquiry into the wreck of the barque a Roval Tar, lost off Shearer Rock while outie ward bound frt-m this por; to the Kaipara, le on November 25 last, was concluded on Dec. if 11,' when Mr. H. W. Brabant, S.M., read is the report of the Court. His Worship was I. of opinion that the casualty was due ; to n negligent navigation by Finlay Morrison, ;r master of the vessel. With regard to the :' i loss of life, His Worship thought it was >• only fair to point out that the evidence a- was that the mate disobeyed the master's J order to take to the boat, and that he apu peared to have lost his life in a rash at- [. tempt to save his property. The captain a was ordered to pay £30, the costs of the I, inquiry, and his certificate was 1 suspended it for six months. Captain Adamson, one of V the nautical assessors, concurred in the reie : port. Captain Rutlie. the other assessor, h did not concur. He is forwarding to the it Minister for Marine a separate report, in h which lie expresses the opinion that the »v wreck was caused by the fact that the ship's •a ; compasses were in a bad position for navi- , i gating purposes.