THE RECENT WRECK.
THE CAPTAIN’S CERTIFICATE SUSPENDED. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) New Plymouth, last night. The Court of Inquiry gave its finding on the wreck of the Lizzie Bell this morning. The judgment was very exhaustive and lengthy. The Court found that the course as stated by Captain Rees was not steered, and that the loss of the barque was occasioned by negligent navigation, Captain Rees’ certificate was suspended for 12 months, and he was ordered to pay .£25 towards the cost of the inquiry. Captain Grant, of the Takapuna, was fined £3O for disobedience of a subpoma.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 179, 6 August 1901, Page 2
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