MOUNTAIN TRAGEDIES
CLUBS SEEK REPRESENTATION
AT INQUESTS
P.A, WELLINGTON May 26. Inquests into deaths while mountain climbing, and the effect that coroners mdings might have on tramping and mountain clubs, were discussed at the annual meeting of the Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand, it was suggested that a representative of he federation or of the club should attend inquests in the interests of the club in whose area the accident hapaened. . . A delegate from the Victoria University College Tramping Club cited an instance of the recent inquest into a mountain fatality in the South island. It was stated that the coroner and the police had prepared a set of questions, to which witnesses were allowed to answer only “yes" or “no.” The questions, he said, were inclined to be ambiguous, and witnesses were unable to answer fully and correctly. Members felt that the finding had been distorted and erroneous, and had created prejudice in the public mind towards mountaineering clubs It was decided to refer to the incoming committee the matter of federation representation at inquests for a full inquiry.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26471, 27 May 1947, Page 9
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