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thing. I do wish to join my comments with those of the Chief Minister. Even recognising the fact that it has long been predicted that there would be such a tragedy in San Francisco, it is sad to realise that at the last count - and I have not heard the latest figures - 271 people were going about their normal business not realising that that was the last second of their lives. I think that, although this country is very fortunate in terms of natural disaster, we cannot entirely discount the fact that the same thing is highly possible in some of our Australian cities, not quite to the same degree, perhaps, but one never knows when some natural disaster like that is likely to befall us.

So I would like, just briefly, Mr Speaker, to record my own words in terms of that tragedy and perhaps to suggest to the Chief Minister that it would not be a bad thing for the Government to send a message of sympathy and condolence to the mayor of San Francisco and perhaps also to the governor of the State of California on this matter.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

Assembly adjourned at 4.46 pm until Tuesday, 24 October 1989, at 2.30 pm

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