NAPIER DROWNING
AN INQUIRY TO BE MADE. (Pt Press Association — Copyright.) WELLINGTON, December 30. The Minister of. Marine (the Hon. J. D. Cobbe),. has authorised an inquiry before a magistrate and two assessors yet to be appointed, Into the Napier harbour ~di.sa.ster. The inquiry will lie conducted under the Shipping and Seaman Act.
ONLiY. ONE" BODY NOW MISSING. MANY MESSAGES' OF.SYMPATHY. NAFFER!, The body of Norman Low is the only one not 'recovered of those missing, as the result of Wednesday's disaster when ten watersiders were drowned. The Mayor (Mr Vigor Brown), has opened a subscription list, i The combined funeral of the nine victims will be held to-jnorrow morning,
Messages ; o,f sympathy have been recovered from' , the . 'Governor-General, the Premier (the Hon. G. W. Forbes), Mr H. Holland, MTV, and many mayors.
. The watersiders resumed to-day after helping in. the search yesterday. At the request of the Premier,Hhe mayor is to visit all the bereaved families with the object of reporting on their plight. \ The launch, Doris was but slightly (lamaged through her turning turtle, causing the men. to he thrown into the water.'
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Hokitika Guardian, 30 December 1932, Page 6
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