DANGER OF MINES.
STATEMENT BY NAVAL ADVISER WELLINGTON, This Day.
Captain Hall Thompson, Naval Adviser, in a statement says lie desires to emphasise, that the danger from mines on tho New Zealand coast is no greater now than recently. Indeed, it is at a minimum. There is an additional danger that owing to the time the mines have been down, the cables securing them to anchors may perish, resulting in mines breaking loose.
Therefore it is advisable to navigate confined tidal areas, such ns Cook Strait, in daylight.
The. statement is it ado in order to allay exaggerated rumours that are prevalent.
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Hokitika Guardian, 31 July 1918, Page 3
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