§ Sir N. GRATTAN-DOYLEasked the Attorney-General if he is aware that the coroner who held an inquest on 6th April, 1933, on two of the 168 persons killed by an explosion at West Stanley Colliery, Durham, on 16th February, 1909, refused to allow a retired inspector of mines to be sworn and give evidence as to the cause of the explosion, which a coroner's court at a previous inquest held on the other 166 victims had been unable to find; that the coroner allowed the retired inspector to read to the jury a portion of his written statement but 1465W did not include it in the depositions, and suggested to the newspaper reporters present not to notice the inspector's intervention; and whether, in view of the coroner's conduct in this matter, he will take action under Section 6 of the Coroners' Act, 1887, and apply to the High Court to order a further inquest?
§ The ATTORNEY-GENERALAfter consideration of the circumstances referred to, all of which were brought to my notice in August last, I found no reason to grant my authority to take proceedings or to take any action myself under Section 6 (1) of the Coroners' Act, 1887.