IDENTIFICATION OF BODY
MISSING SECRETARY WELLINGTON DISCOVERY (Per Press Association.! WELLINGTON, this day. Though the inquest for the purposes of identification has not been opened, it 'is established that the body recovered from the Wellington Harbour on Wednesday morning was that of Mr. H. R. Sellers, a former secretary'of the New Zealand Racing Conference, who had been missing from his home in Kelburn since July 3. Two men who knew Mr. Sellers intimately examined the body yesterday and were satisfied .that it was his. A warrant to bury accordingly was issued by the coroner and the funeral is being held this afternoon. The date of the inquest has not been fixed, but it is probable that it will take place next week. Since the recovery of the body from a small beach near Kaiwarra, the police party found a suit and overcoat and an empty wallet close by. A visiting card bearing Mr. Seller’s name and his occupation was also discovered under a rock on the beach.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20007, 4 August 1939, Page 6
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167IDENTIFICATION OF BODY Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20007, 4 August 1939, Page 6
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