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Minister Sent Departmental Officers To Investigate
Press Association—Copyright. Auckland, Last Night. The Minister of Railways, the Hon D. G. Sullivan, to-night stated that the General Manager of Railways, Mr G. H. Mackley, was leaving Wellington by air at 6 a.m. to-morrow tor Hokitika to make a personal examination and investigation on the spot. 7 echnical executive officers of the department concerned had already left Wellington by steamer for Christchurch and would reach the scene of the accident later in the day when, following upon Mr Mackley s examination of the position, there would be constituted a departmental inquiry. A board- would investigate and report upon the accident and its cause. Upon the receipt of the board’s report and the evidence supporting it the Minister stated it would be considered by himself and subsequently by the Cabinet, and such action as was considered necessary in the interests of the travelling public would immediately be taken.
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Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 337, 19 January 1937, Page 6
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156FULL INVESTIGATION Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 337, 19 January 1937, Page 6
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