CO129-310 - Acting Governor Major Gen Gascoigne - 1902 [1-4] — Page 228

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The weather for at least a fortnight before the accident had been showery at intervals.

The houses were built of what are locally known as Blue bricks; the walls were badly bonded and, to a considerable extent, hollow in the centre.

An enquiry was held and the coroner returned a verdict to the effect that he was convinced that persons who had been killed met their death through the collapse and burning of the building.

3. For the purpose of investigating the matter further, His Excellency the Governor directed that the enquiry should be reopened and this was done on the 20th September when exhaustive evidence was taken.

The Crown Solicitor attended and examined the witnesses. It transpired that the only inspection made of the buildings when plans were prepared for submission to the Public Works Department consisted of a superficial examination of the walls, which were thickly coated with white wash, by one of the architects' assistants.

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The weather for at least a fortnight before the accident had been showery at intervals. The houses were built of what are locally known as Blue bricks; the walls were badly bonded and, to a considerable extent, hollow in the centre. An enquiry was held and the coroner returned a verdict to the effect that he was convinced that persons who had been killed met their death through the collapse and burning of the building. 3. For the purpose of investigating the matter further, His Excellency the Governor directed that the enquiry should be reopened and this was done on the 20th September when exhaustive evidence was taken. The Crown Solicitor attended and examined the witnesses. It transpired that the only inspection made of the buildings when plans were prepared for submission to the Public Works Department consisted of a superficial examination of the walls, which were thickly coated with white wash, by one of the architects' assistants.

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ing facts

coort dieitad

The weather for at wast

224

forteright before, he accident had

bet

th intervals y with

Showery

kot sjún.

The houses were bouct of what are locally known as Blue bricks, the walls were badly bouded &, toa, considerable extent, hollow in the centre.

ett this &

Enquiry

the boront

returned a virdiet to the

that ther

443

effect that he was convinced that persons who had been killik met their in ath through the collapse

burning of the bunicuting's. and,

For the purpose of investigating the watter further. His concelleir the Governor directed that the &iquiry should be

oprind and this was done on the 20th Septem for when it haustive cvidence

the brown Solicitor coso take,

attending and examining the witure sues cullick. It transpired that the only inspection reade of the buildings when plans werk prepared for submission to the | Juble works Department consisted of

rficial examination. the walls, which were

thickly

a sucker

coated with white wash; by one

the architects' assistunts, that the

placio

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