PILLAGING ON SHIPS.
INQUIRY IN AUSTRALIA. REMEDIES SUGGESTED. By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright. Melbourne, July 13. The report of Mr. Macfarlane, chairman of the Pillaging Commission, has been tabled in the House of Representatives. it states that the cargo pillaged and short-landed in 1920 is estimated at £386,000. Pillaging took place at every point from prior to shipment, on journey and to the ultimate delivery from the wharves. The Commissioner blames lax supervision and the unions, which make no effort to stamp out thieving. He advises imprisonment in lieu of fines for men convicted, the latter to be allotted to work such as coal lumping, timber and wheat stacking when released. He urges the employment of a higher class of men for supervision, instead of the present tally clerks or casuals, and suggests a conference of the shipping and insurance companies, manufacturers, and union representatives to grapple with the problem.
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Taranaki Daily News, 14 July 1921, Page 5
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149PILLAGING ON SHIPS. Taranaki Daily News, 14 July 1921, Page 5
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