PILFERING OF CARGO.
By Telegraph—Press Association. WANGANUI, October 11. Interviewed by a "Herald'' representative, the secretary of the Wanganui Waterside Workers' Union said his union had received no complaints in regard to an increase of pilfering, as complained of in Auckland.* The status of the men working on the wharf had been greatly improved since the foundation of the union, one of whose objects had heen to do away with even the suspicion of this sort of thing. He ridiculed the idea that the unions are encouraging such practices. The Wanganui Harbour Board authorities also state that since the formation of the Waterside Workers' Union there had been a remarkable absence of pilfsnng. < pinions which are borne out by the local merchants.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9619, 12 October 1909, Page 5
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122PILFERING OF CARGO. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9619, 12 October 1909, Page 5
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