THEFTS FROM STEAMERS.
AN AUCKLAND EXAMPLE. . * -i By Telegraph—Prets Association. 'Y' Auckland, Last Night. ,' 3 At the Supreme Court, Kund Berg- rJt man, charged with the theft of hfttg " ;g from the cargo of the steamer Maheno, '■' ijft was sentenced to one year's imprison- \\M ment. Judge Edwards said that con- "!-| tinued wharf thefts was a serious mat- • : M ter. He understood the loss thereby ijpl ran into thousands of pounds per annum. ?«9 The police found in every instance wher«'' £s accused had been employed that cargo <*M was missing from the vessels. This waa '■■ M prisoner's first convictio*. While things ;.S remained as they were on no account Ml would any thief charged with theft from a vessel be admitted to probation.' *'|§ These offences had become scandalous. '~im
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 203, 24 February 1912, Page 5
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130THEFTS FROM STEAMERS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 203, 24 February 1912, Page 5
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