VESSEL OVERLOADED.
. ♦ MASTER FINED £5. (rKESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM ) NELSON, March 11. W hat the Magistrate described as rather a uove] charge was called on today, .when the Collector of . Customs; charged Thomas Henderson, master of the auxiliary vessel Portland, with over-loadingby submerging the centre loading disc. The Collector said the Department took rather a serious view of the case in the interests of, the safety of the crew. u^° r defence it was stated that the weight of coal varied according' to-whether _ it was wet or dry. The Magistrate said the law was made for preserving safety at sea. A line of £5 was imposed.
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Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20494, 12 March 1932, Page 11
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