DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 26 February 1943, Page 2

DOMINION NEWS

SUPPLY OF GAS. AUCKLAND, February 25. The Auckland Gas Company is appealing to all consumers for 10 per cent, reduction in the consumption of gas, owing to the Company’s inability to manufacture sufficient for industrial purposes and essential industries, including munition works. Supplies of suitable coal are inadequate, said the manager (Mr. R. Worley) to-day, despite the undertaking given by the Coal Controller, and the last shipment arrived so wet, and was of such indifferent quality, it was impossible to 1 maintain the gas output’ at the normal level. January’s demand was a record for the CompanyBURGLAR CAUGHT. BREAKING AND ENTERING. AUCKLAND. February 25. Caught b v a Sandringham, resident at night, and handed over to the police, a burglar who specialised in breaking into dwellings by day, appeared at the Police Court this morning on five charges of breaking, entering, and stealing jewellery, clothin, cutlery and other articles; _ also money, of the total value of £252. The prisoner was Walter Fraser Sherifs Harneiss, labourer, 45, who admitted all charges, and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. None of the stolen property was recovered, stated the police. LONG PRISON TERMS. AUCKLAND. Feb. 25. . Terms of imprisonment totalling 12 years and nine months were passed upon Herbert Harris Keith Maxfield, 33, by Judge Fair, to-day, for 11 offences' of theft, five of unlawfully converting motor cars, five of breaking and entering, and one charge of negligent driving causing death. The Judge said that Maxfield’s life had been one of crime, and his record was bad from the time he was a boy aged 10. Prisoner was declared an habitual criminal at 18 and had not availed himself of many opportunities of reform. “You are an habitual criminal m law and in fact,” said the Judge. “In your last series of crimes, you were responsible for the death of a man who had joined you in crime.” William .Henry Soanes, 21, who was associated with Maxfield in two charges of unlawful conversion of cars, and one of breaking and entering, was sentenced to a total of two years and five months’ imprisonment. IMPORT LICENSES. WELLINGTON, February 25. An announcement on import licenses for the sixth period for goods which may not reach the Dominion by June 30, the date up to. which the licenses are valid, was„ma’de bv the acting-Minister of Customs (Mr. Nordmeyer) to-day. The Minister stated that a procedure similar to that adopted in connection with fifth period licenses, namely, that when ■the delivery of goods was delayed through war conditions and the goods arrived during the sixth licensing period, therefore, if it could be established to the satisfaction of the Controller of Customs that a firm’s orders had been placed by the license holder under the sixth period license and accepted by an overseas supplier not later than 31/12/42 the Collector of Customs on request would, if the goods did not arrive m the Dominion before 30/6/43, grant a seventh period license to enable the goods to be entered after that date, provided the sixth period license was surrendered. The Minister announced that no further extension was being granted on special sixth period licenses issued in lieu of fifth period licenses and these should be surrendered after June 30.