THE WARATAH

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10134, 12 January 1911, Page 5

THE WARATAH

CABLE NEWS

Uiiited Press Association— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.

THE MAGISTERIAL ENQUIRY.

FURTHER EVIDENCE

(Received Last Night, 11.25 o'clock)

LONDON, January 11

The chief officer of the steamer Clan Mclntyre declared that if thi Waratah's steering gear failed on the course .she was steering, she would become unmanageable and be in grave danger in the trough of the sea. Mr Lamont admitted that he was on bad terms with the officers. j'l- Shanks, who also gave evidence, said the arrangement was to build the Waratah as stable as the Geelong. It was not true that the vessel listed so heavily, on the voyage from ; Gldsgow as "' to- •frigteen , the, officers.

Counsel quoted a letter from the Chief Engineer to tTie owners, stating that Captain Ilbery had askec! him to take sufficient coal to drive the vessel-

Mr Shanks declared that neither the owners, the builders nor liimself had suggested utilising space on "the spare deck for coal. Counsel produced a plah. showing the space marked as coal bunkensi. Witness replied thai; he never regarded it as permanent bunkers. It might have been some assistance in coaling to place a small quantity on the spare decks. , H-e had not heard anything about the vessel's instability-

Asked as to wliy the. coal was not placed on the spare deck at Glasgow, Mr Shanks said it was not considered safe. It was quite certain that the decks did not leak badly. Captain Moore, of the steamer Insizwa, said he saw four objects Tikebodies on the African coast on August 11th. Bad weather prevented an examination of the objects. :