PILLAGING COST £20,000
' AUCKLAND, Sept. 1. Auckland shipping- agencies paid £20,000 to meet claims arising from cases of proved and suspected pillaging of overseas cargo during the six months ended June 30. This large iigure does not tell the full story as claims were paid only to the limit of the shipping iirin's liability, which is £125 in New Zealand currency per paekage on British merchan dise. In addition to this the merchandise was in short supplv 011 tlie loeal market. Evideuce secured by hard-working wharf detectives indicates that much of the pillaging cannot be attributed to local waterfront thieves. In six months 38 overseas ships belonging to the agencies concerned tlischarged cargo in Auckland and the average claim met in respect of each vessel was £52(3. The most disastrous month was March, when £5731 was paid out. Evidence indicates this type oi crime is still not decreasing.
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Chronicle (Levin), 2 September 1947, Page 6
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