ALIENS ON THE WHARVES.
WELLINGTON, September 19. Referring in tho Hove to-day to tho Port Kembla disaster, Mr "Vigor Brown stated that he hod been informed, though he could not vouch for tho statement, that eix Germans were working on boats in Wellington harbour that morning, despite tho fact that precautions were being taken at the wharves. There appeared to bo no fiheak on foreigners.
The Prime Minister stated that as far a* tT9 Wellington -wharves were concerned, and ho thought the other ports were in the same position, not a single unnaturalised German waa employed there. Every prei caution was being taken to secure the safety i of our ships. Not a thing had been left j undono. Ho could not go into details bej cause that would give the wholo position ! away. j Special precautions are shortly to be provided for by regulation in this country for
Site safety of shipping coming to New Zealand ports. It is understood that no persons of enemy nationality are to be permitted to work on wharves at all, and that all workers on wharves will have to be licensed to obtain admission to the wharves. Photographs are to bo taken to bo attached to licenses.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3315, 26 September 1917, Page 44
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