CALLIOPE DOCK FATALITY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81899, 6 December 1906, Page 3

CALLIOPE DOCK FATALITY.

INQUEST ON THE VICTIMS. Per Press Association. Auik.and, December 5. At the lmiuest couc.rinng the Calliope D-»ck victims, Mr Ungham, setietar; I.l' the llaibour Board, statej 111 evidence 'icat tne tiaibouimaster supetinieiided the docking of all vc»se.s. He was of opinion mat the in--speetiyn of blocks and ot'nei appliau ccs was the duty of the- s.itp's owner, because under toe Board's by-laws 11 took no responsibility. Captain Duder, harbourmaster, u evidence, said it was his duty to inspect the blocks which wer e raivd for tne s earner Katkoura. Tne dock was not pumped out betoie the Mamau was hoated in. Tii.- bocks wcie examined before thekaikoura was heated out, and were in first class order.

John Taylor, foreman ot works at the dock, said it would have been better it the dock had been pumped ■-ut before the Mamati was put in. The vetssel lurched toiwaid and caused the accident.

Prank MacTatlaue, engineer at the dock, said he wou d have put tin; Mamah on the same blocks as tlie Kaikoura without pumping out the dock to inspect tne blocks. While standing on the side of the dock be noticed one of the after slimes slack, and almost immediately the vc-se luiehed.

Win. lioyle Browne, contractor for shoting" t!iJ ve'-e-l, wo had been repairing and turning v:'s/seb ever

since there had been a dock in Auckland. rec"mmeiidid that tiic dock -hould be pumped dtv b'foie another veisel wa ; - This should spiciaJlv have- ,/ en dun. in the casi of the Mann:i. I)<c.iu- of t : ie liiglier block* u:<d fei the Kutko.ira. Hiattributed the cause of tne accident to the cup.s of tiie b (H'k- being place 1 on the side of other block* instead of in the centre. The shores wne s'-iain"! and buckhd. and the v 1 -el limited foiwatd. 1! coii-:,l. led ti.,' design of tl't: block-, impeif -t, bcause tin y w-ie not braced aii-l did not liav stays.

The tfiumi'ry was adjourned tiT tuntoirow.