PEARL POACHING
JAPANESE ACTIVITIES SUSPECTED United Press Assoclatlon—By Electric Telegraph —Copyright THURSDAY ISLAND, June 18. The Minister of Customs, Mr T. W. White, who has been investigating the reports of pearl poaching in Northern Australia, said the result of his investigations was that a larger patrol boat would be built to protect North Queensland from poachers. In the meantime the Customs Department in Queensland was instructed to charter a seaplane or launch whenever necessary, to apprehend poaching sampans. If vessels were found to be breaking the Queensland or Federal la~/s they would be arrested, and heavy penalties imposed.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLI, Issue 20448, 19 June 1936, Page 9
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98PEARL POACHING Timaru Herald, Volume CXLI, Issue 20448, 19 June 1936, Page 9
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