R. E. Lindsay, recalled, stated that water accumulated in the hole and had to be baled out from time to time. This might take about three minutes. After a retirement the jury brought in the following verdict: ‘ That the deceased, while peforming his duty in letting off the water from the main gas pipe, was overcome by noxious fumes, and so met his death.” A rider was added that the Company should arrange some less dangerous method of letting off the water. The Coroner said ho quite concurred in the verdict, and thought some loss daiji ■Serous means might easily bo arranged,
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1867, 22 September 1906, Page 2
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