MAIL-BAGS STOLEN

Hokitika Guardian, 29 August 1929, Page 7

MAIL-BAGS STOLEN

CONTENTS RANSACKED. AUCKLAND, August 2G. A Jofkocl mail container at the Netherton Post OtFico was broken open (luring the week-end, two bags of mail being stolen and letters opened. It is not known yet what the loss is. The two bags; one fronv the P aero a Post Office and tbe other from the travelling post office, were deposited in the container on. Saturday and would not have been dealt with until > Monday morning or Sunday afternoon. The theft was first discovered when a settler, W. Smith, who was collecting wood on the river bank, about 800 yards below the Post Office, saw a mail bag caught up in- some rushes on Lbo bank. He immediately communicated with the mail carrier and when tbe bag was recovered it was found that-every letter had boon opened and then replaced in one of the lags, which had been placed in a second bag and thrown into the river. The postmaster in I’aefoa was communicated with and, together with the police, visited the scene and made a thorough search for further mail matter. The contents of the Post Office had not been intcriei’ed with and ,nothing other than the two mail bags was missing, 'l’lie opened mail saa as fax’ as possible delivered to^