AN EPIDEMIC OF INQUESTS.
EIGHT HELD IN CHRISTCHURCH IN FIVE DAYS.
fJ’icit Puksh Association.! CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 30. Accidents and fatalities would appear to occur in cycles, and Christmas week has been unusually productive of sudden deaths in Christchurch. Two inquests were held by Mr. H. W. Bishop, Coroner, on Thursday, December 24, one on Sunday, two on Monday, and no fewer than three yesterday, making a total of eight in five days. Those who are of an economical turn of mind may see in recent amendments of the Coroners Act, to permit a Coroner to dispense with a jury, a source of much saving. Jurors’ fees saved in Christchurch alone in the last five days total almost £lO. not to mention the time that would be expended in summoning six men for every jury.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2698, 31 December 1909, Page 4
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134AN EPIDEMIC OF INQUESTS. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2698, 31 December 1909, Page 4
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