THE WAITATI RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
[press association telegram.] WELLINGTON, November 3. Messrs Hannay and Lowe, in their report of,the inquiry into the late railway accident, near Waitati, state that in the evidence adduced, and among all the circumstances, nothing has transpired to point prominently to an immediate cause of the disrailment of the train. To all appearance the line was in good running order, and the engine in good working order. Although the leading wheels were somewhat worn, they
were not sufficiently so to warrant that the accident should be attributed to them. There was no positive evidence to show what did cause the train to leave the rails, and they did not find that any negligence or wrongful act of any person caused this accident; but collateral circumstances brought under their notice during the inquiry demand strict investigation, and will result in an increased vigilance throughout the service.
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Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2676, 3 November 1882, Page 3
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148THE WAITATI RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2676, 3 November 1882, Page 3
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