Another Silver Search Without Result
40 POLICE BOARD HOME LINER. Per Press Association WELLINGTON, Last Night. In pursuance of the Government’s endeavours to stop the illegal export of silver coin a thorough search of the liner Tamaroa was mado to-day by about 40 members of the police force. It is stated, however, that they failed to find any silver coin aboard the vessel. The Tamaroa is due to leave at 7 a.m, to-morrow for Southampton and London and the search was carried out before the passengers went aboard. Police searches have been made of the intcr-colonial vessels Wanganolla and Marama, but the Tamaroa is the first Homo liner to be searched. It is commonly reported that about £SOOO in silver coin was taken Home by passengers on one liner a few months ago while in many cases the quantity taken has run into many hundreds of pounds.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7191, 24 June 1933, Page 7
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