THE TAIAROA.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1502, 6 May 1886, Page 4

THE TAIAROA.

The Taiaroa enquiry was resumed at Wellington on Monday last. Constable McQuartier gave evidence similar to In's statement, which has been already published. Twenty-five persona were in his boar, among them being five women. Captain Thomson, recalled, corrected a part of Ids evidence re the deviation in the compasses, A certificate was put in from Captain Travers of the Haurolo, stating that the Taiaroa passed him on the day of the wreck one and a-half miles outside his steamer off Cape Campbell. The Hnuro'o was five milts from land at the time. As Sergeant Grant was too ill to attend the Court, aud Hutlon, the other survivor, was stated to be in Westport, after some argument it was decided to adjourn the inquiry until Monday at 2 p.m. Among the things washed ashore from the Taiaroa recently was a thigh bone of a man prob ib‘y about five feet eight inches high. Close by it was found part of a uniform, with silver buttons, apparently belonging to one of the stewards. Mr Val ance’s portmanteau has also been washed ashore. It contains nothing but totalisntor tickets and three collars, and had probably been opened and emptied, and then strapped round again. The wreck is bre. king up fast, and the beach IB strewn with st arg and gear, as well as t w eeds, bales of stuff, and other poitiona •f cargo. The seventh and last mail bag was picked up on the beach and taken to Blenheim. The letters were pulpy and hardly decipherable in some cases. One registered letter in the bug contained nothing but a pound note in good condition.