Father and Son Charged With Illegal Entry to N.Z.

Grey River Argus, 1 April 1948, Page 8

Father and Son Charged With Illegal Entry to N.Z.

AUCKLAND, March 31

The problems of Addvar Henry Hansen, a young Norwegian seaman, who took over two years to come to New Zealand to rejoin his wife and. son, did not end on the adjournment of his case yesterday when he was charged with entering the country without a permit and desertion from the Dutch ship Barendrecht. To-day he appeared as an interpreter, for ms father, Kristian Adolf Hansen, aged 51, who pleaded guilty to similar charges. The father and son were on the same ship, said Sub-Inspector Daly. The collector of customs, Mr McBeath, said that, while in the case of the son it was was not the policy of the department to separate husband and wife, he must ask for the deportation of the father. Kristian Hansen told the Magistrate, Mr J. Morling, that he did not want to return to Europe because of the situation there. He asked to be allowed to leave on his own account without the stigma of departatjon. Mr Morling remanded the case fot one month to enable the accused to make his own arrangements for returning to Norway. Bail was allowed.