At the inquest held at Auckland concerning the death of George Hector Foster, who waa drowned near the Ponsonby Wharf last week, a verdict of “Accidental diowning” was returned. All the four boys on the boat could swim, but deceased was a weak swimmer, being unable to cope wi h the current. Several witnesses were examined (says the Hera ! d), but very little of importance was elicited in addition to what has been already published. Miss Rathborne.a companion of Mrs Foster, who was on the wharf at the time, said that she implored two men standing by, who said they were unable to swim, to hold on to the piles and grasp the boy as he passed, but they would neither do this themselves nor allow her to do so. She considered these men acted in a cowardly manner.
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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 563, 29 January 1891, Page 3
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139Untitled Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 563, 29 January 1891, Page 3
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