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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17606, 23 October 1931, Page 8

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THE MISSING KOTITI MINISTER QUESTIONED I dip"-"" ■ rU'E"" (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, last night. Tn a question in the-House of Reprojsentatives to-day;, Mr. H. E. Holland 'ashed the Minister of Marine whether He would issue inetructkms for further efforts to bo made in the seaich for the Kotiti] >' A' telegram" he had ‘receiv'ed jfrb'm' l the Maybir of Westport' ‘indicated that there was grave ffedling throughout tho Bullcr district that the search measures had been inadequate? 'The Hoiii’J. G. Cobbe said an intensive foarclt had been made for the ship 'or for signs of wreckage, not only by aeroplane,' but by coastal vessels 'and by land; phi Ties ; along the west, 'coast as far as-Fn'rowell Spit and the Kahurangi' lighthouse; From" such .wreckage ns liad been discovered and 'identified, it appeared that the -Kotiti' had been losf 'ih the vicinity of West flaieft Inlet. People along the coast iwbre- still keeping a, look-out, and a? Watch was also bbing kept at sea, In view ofvthe 'inteiieivoi nature of the search already made, -it was not intended to issue further instructions. " ; - Mr. HoliandV Is -it biOt possiblo that The vessel is' Still at sea? 'Mr. Cobbe: D'don't think so. We ■sent an aeroplane well out to sea-bn Saturday, and there was no trace. Air. Howard: How far did if go? j • Mr. Cobbe said a thorough search (had 1 been niado.