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New Zealand Tablet, 20 May 1915, Page 31

The claims of 23 widows, arising out of the loss of the bread-winners in the disaster at Ralph’s ' mine,Huntly, on September 12, have been amicably settled. In the original claim each widow assessed the damaged done at £IOOO. The following are the terms of settlement; — Sixteen widows receive £'775 each; in five cases the applicants receive £2OO each; in one case, where .orphans were left, the children -receive £1000; in another, where there was no legal claim on the company, the sufferer was granted £SO. . The total is £14,500. The company will also pay all legal- expenses. ‘ y.