PLAN TO CHECK PILLAGING

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25933, 13 October 1949, Page 4

PLAN TO CHECK PILLAGING

HARBOUR BOARDS ASK FOR POWERS SEARCH OF VEHICLES ONWHARVES (New Zealand Press Association.) NEW PLYMOUTH. Oct. 12. The right to examine and check the contents of any vehicle using wharves under the control of harbour boards is to be sought by the Harbours Association of New Zealand in an endeavour to reduce the pillaging of goods. The association decided at its annual conference at New Plymouth to-day to take steps to have the Harbour Act amended to confer this power noon harbour boards. The exclusion of certain persons from wharves was discussed at the last conference of the association, and as a result the Minister of Marine (Mr F. Hackett) wrote to the association on May 13. 1949. advising that no progress had been made in the matter and suggesting that it be discussed at this year’s conference with, if possible, factual information of cases where persons convicted of pillaging in one centre transferred elsewhere and indulged in the same practice. He thought a further resolution by the association, verified by actual cases, might be of advantage to him in endeavouring to make progress with the appropriate authorities. Mr W. R. Clark (Otago) said he refused to produce specific cases. He discussed the matter at the last conference on the general principle and considered it should be dealt with on