OFFICIAL PRECAUTIONS.
TAUPIRI EXTENDED MIME.
"AS SAFE AS IS POSSIBLE." [by telegraph.—press association.] WELLINGTON. Friday.
The, Minister for Mines, the Hon. G. J. Anderson, has received a report in reference to the fire at the Taupiri Extended mine from the chief inspector of mines, Mr. J. A. C. Bayne. The Minister says he is quite satisfied that everything possible has been done to make the mine safe. He was satisfied, too. that there- 'was no need for a public inquiry. The department had been watching the situation carefully for some months past, and with the department the safety of the miners came first. The company had carried out the department's requirements, and the portion of the mine now open had beep, made as safe as was scientifically possible. " As far as science can make a mine safe, it is safe." added Mr. Anderson.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18281, 23 December 1922, Page 6
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