THE LAMBTON QUAY FIRE.
•XHE JURYS' VERDICT. By Telegraph—-Press Association. WELLINGTON. x\ T ov. 2. The inquiry into the recent fire on Lambton (juay was ooncluded this evening. The jury, after deliberating for balf-an-botir, brought in the following verdict: opinion of the jury the fire comi cieoed in premises of the Wellngton Auctioneering Company, but that there is no evidence to show bow It originated; (2) that the evidence submited'ito the jury by the owners and employees of the oomprany is generally of an unsatisfactory character; (3) that the spread of the n>e was due, firstly, to the failure of the Wainui water supply, secondly, to the length of the time that elapsed in turning on the Karon service, and, thirdly, to the faot that the staff the superintendent bad at his disposal was insuffiuieut to promptly man the appliances with which he was provided.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8277, 2 November 1906, Page 5
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145THE LAMBTON QUAY FIRE. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8277, 2 November 1906, Page 5
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