HUNTLY DISASTER.
SCOPE OF THE INQUIRY.
[Br TELEGRAPH. CORRESPONDENT.]
Wellington, Thursday. The question of extending the scope of the inquiry into the circumstances of the late Huntly disaster, so as to investigate the alleged cases of victimisation, was again raised in the House this afternoon by Sir Joseph Ward, who asked the Prime Minister a further question on the subject.
Mr. Massey said that the matter had not yet been dealt with by the Cabinet. When the recent Cabinet meeting.? were held the Minister for Mines was unable to be present owing to being engaged at meetings of the Mines Committee in connection with the Mines and Coal Mines Bills. He pointed out that the commission had not yet reported upon the matters covered by its order of reference and that it had not yet concluded its sittings. Sir Joseph Ward said that there was a great deal of interest and anxiety in connection with the matter. THE HERALD FUND. The Herald Fund opened for the purpose of assisting those who have suffered by the- Huntly mining disaster now totals £1203 12s 3d. Amounts received yesterday were as follows: — £ s. d. Te Toko residents ... ...7 5 0 W.11.A 3 0 0 Edward Morton ... ... 22 0
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19141023.2.44
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15747, 23 October 1914, Page 7
Word Count
205HUNTLY DISASTER. New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15747, 23 October 1914, Page 7
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.