OPIUM IN AUCKLAND.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 47, 25 February 1927, Page 5

OPIUM IN AUCKLAND.

i SIDELIGHTS ON THE TRAFFIC. I i SEAMAN" PAYS FINE OF £50. j Samuel llrrhrr; Daly, a M'.iman on ! ! rio T'limaroa. «a< fined £~»o and co»ts in! j tiw , Au.-klaii'i Poii.-o (our; yesterday furl i heing found in p >-se--ion of opium in a ; i form r-;iita->le for r-!ii"k:.ip. A iino of £•"• i and ,-.(-;.- «a« impo-0.1 ..n KepinaM j Alliori Dii;;on for a Mmilar offenoe. j Detective i>'Suliivan r-.i;,l he an.l : Constable P.i.-knian uori , ::i <>rev Si root ■ i I;i~; Tuesday c-venin™ nn] -a v ;:ie tw.i | a.vu-ed in im>o conversation. Two tin- : iof opium were found on Diit:• >n. who! aihnitrpil that they wen , fnr sale. I)a!r| γ-m;.! ho hail hrotijih: i tih , tins a<»h>ire | , « it h him. j * hief Detoetixe ( umniin<> -.ill it had! i Uomi found that opium -npnli.-i. in Au.-k- i I land increase.l oa.-h \i«it of the' ! I'limaroa. Tints uiii'h wore liMicht fur , j £2 10' in Australia won , r .LI t.i i binese : j iii're for £12 or «Il:>. : Daly admitted t'.iat he had Wn r-el-i linir opium in Auckland, 'r-.it -.ii-1 the I main profit* won- made liy other-. He I -aid he -onld not pay tho fine. luU nn | i iii- way t.i Mount Kdoii to «-erw the 1 jaltornathe of three m<uiths' iinpr>oiij input, he ohaiicd iii- mind and t-a ,1 li.-i-iiulil pr<iihi<v tih- in.hi,'v if nilowed t<» i:" to liis qiuirtor- nn til.- I'limarii.i. Ho j ! was cv.-urieil t-ipro '»y tho jmli.v and ih?; ! tine war- paid. i ' I _____________