NETS CONFISCATED.
STORM IN FISHING CIRCLES
[By Telegraph —Press Association.]
NAPIER, Monday. f There was a storm in fishing circles bn Saturday, as a result of the Customs officers confiscating the nets of ten trawlers owing to the size of the mesh not complying with the regulations. The seizure might have resulted in considerable hardship to the owners, but the secretary of the Marine Department, on being, communicated with, telegraphed instructions to the Collector •of Customs to return the nets and give permission for their use pending further instructions.
Prosecutions will probably follow
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 11980, 18 May 1914, Page 5
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93NETS CONFISCATED. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 11980, 18 May 1914, Page 5
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