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King Country Chronicle, Volume XII, Issue 1219, 3 June 1919, Page 2

II says a t-ood »lea| for Captain llal!Thornpson (Naval Adviser lo the ikiverniuenl) and Commander Keily f officer in charge of the mine-sweepers i lh.it out of fiO mines known lo have been anchored in New Zealand waters t"i have actually been accounted for. The authorities are now pretty sure that the »eas are safe, as Hie. fields laid down have been well swept qnile recently dtirint: a spell or calm weather without any result. The assumption is that those mines not accounted for hav? broken loose rroiu their moorin.ss. am! have exploded themselves on Hie rocky shores in remote parts or the coas- - . In view or the big Held o«" mine? planted off Cape Farewell and North Cape by Hue Wolf Hie loss of only two sleamera by mtne action is considered exceptionally fortunate in view id" Hie practically uninterrupted traffic over the conrs-; mined