N.Z. SILVER.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 137, 13 June 1933, Page 7

N.Z. SILVER.

IMPORTATION TO N.S.W.

State Police Unable to Stop

Practice,

THOUSANDS OF POUNDS WORTH (United P.A.—Electric Telegraph- -Copyright) (Receivcil 10 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. Detectives who searched the Wanganella 011 Sunday discovered £300 worth of silver in a parcel. The silver is to be returned to New Zealand under instructions from the police of the Dominion.

The "Sydney Morning Herald" says that the police in New South Wales, who had been working with the New Zealand authorities, to prevent the importation of silver coin from that Dominion into Australia, have been handicapped by #heir limited powers under the existing Acts. Since the differences in exchange have occurred of pounds worth of silver have been brought to Sydney by intercolonial liners.

Although the New Zealand authorities have made it an offence to export silver, the practice has persisted. The co-opera-tion of the New South Wales police was obtained, but the authorities here found that it was not an offence to import silver coin into Australia. They have questioned many offenders and discovered hundreds of pounds worth of coin 011 ships arriving from New Zealand but could take 110 direct action.

COMPENSATION AWARD

Dismissed Lang Official Gets £7000. OTHER CLAIMS PENDING. SYDNEY, June 12. Mr. Justice Davidson to-day awarded £7000 compensation to Augustus Scott, formerly chairman of the Metropolitan Meat Industry Board.

Plaintiff's claim arose out of the termination of his services by the present Government of New South Wales. He was appointed by the Lang Government.

Similar actions have been launched against tlio Government in respect to the dismissal of other persons who held important posts under-the Lang Administration.

In regard to the other eases mentioned in the cablegram, the hearing was commenced on May 31 in Sydney before Mr. Justice K. W. Street, without a jury, of claims aggregating £17.000, and arising out of the abolition of the offices of Deputy Industrial Commissioner (formerly held by Mr. E. C. Magrath) and the chairmanships of conciliation committees, held by Messrs. A. Sherwin, J. Hooke, F. Landon, S. Bird and W. J. T. M&rgan, all of whom were plaintiffs.

Mr. E. M. Mitchell, K.C. (for the plaintiffs), informed the Court that plaintiffs submitted that they were entitled to such compensation as might have been received by them if the offices had not been abolished.