THE QUEEN. BEE ENQUIRY.
[By Telegraph. | ■ ' NELBON, AugUßt^&ld. The enquiry into the wreck of the; .Qi^een Bee concluded to-day, when judgment , was given to the following effect : — (1.) That there had been wont of proper navigation between the time of sighting the Spit Light and of the ship striking; (2.) That there was culpable neglect in not using the lead; (3.) That a bad look out was kept. - ' rl* The captain's certificate was suspended; for three years, and the second 'mate's six months. The Courb considered the first mate erred in judgment as muck as the captain, but the responsibility was with the latter and the second , mate, who was the officer of the watch at the time of the wreck. ' ,
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Otago Witness, Issue 1343, 25 August 1877, Page 16
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121THE QUEEN. BEE ENQUIRY. Otago Witness, Issue 1343, 25 August 1877, Page 16
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