CORONERS' INQUESTS.

Tuapeka Times, Volume I, Issue 38, 31 October 1868, Page 3

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

(To- the Editor- of the 'Tuapeka- Timeß.\ Sib, I—Al1 — Al ari act of public jiisti'ce; I beg to direct your attention vto - a matter which 1^ think calls for inves.tigation. ' OnMonday t mbrnirig' ! ldst, f a ".woman' died vei^; suddenly in;; "Lawrence,,* urider" 'circuir^stance's,'. -in Tny private 'jbpinion; calling. f.orVan' inquest. .'The! Gorpner prithe'district „was 5 cpm"municated with,. ; and instead, of, exercising his, .functions as such, he gave ; a qertificate.underj his; hand', asVßegis- , trar,'pf D.eaths, authorising, burial,.. -;I ,am informed- that, one -medical ;man, who saw deceased after- death, 'refused to* certify as to r the c^use'of death.' •; I leave these facts to be judged 6f by the publib. Are not- the 'local authorities to blame for', allowing such a' state of things' to exist ?' If the Coroner 'would, not hold' an inquest, should not n the Mag'istfat'e' have taken thb' case lip ? THe police-are 1 &upj>6sed to be tKe''prbte'ction of the public in 'these -matters ; and some time -since an inquest was held on the body of a child aged nine -days, -to the' cause of death -in which pa3e.a- medical man had certified"; but in this case, calling far Wore loudly for enquiry, is done. — I am, &c, • • ' ' ' Eeo Bono Ptßiico.