THE TRANSPORTS.
"Does the Premier know that a foreigner is in charge of a transport now loading at Wellington?" asked Mr Vigor Brown.
The Premier replied that he knew nothing about it, but that he would investigate the matter. Subsequently Mr Fletcher gave the name of the man in charge, who was, he said, a Dane, unable to speak much English. Dr. Newman suggested the taking of greater precautions regarding the announcement of the dates of transports' departures. Mr Poo'o en Hod attention to nnguarcled eonl hulks and the. possibility of introducing' explosives' into bunker conl. Sir James Allen replied that for the sake of the men's safety no "persons would be allowed alongside transports prior to their "departure, but next-of-kin would .be given qoporinnitieV to meet their soldier relates at the railway station.
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Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14546, 26 October 1917, Page 7
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134THE TRANSPORTS. Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14546, 26 October 1917, Page 7
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