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Owner of Illicit Still Fined £5OO OFFENCE ADMITTED By Telegraph.—Press Association. Gore, December 12. James, Quirk, farmer, Ferndale, was charged in the Gore Police Court today with unlawfully distilling spirits and being in possession of a still. He pleaded guilty and was fined the maximum penalty of £5OO, being al-
lowed two months in which to pay. ■ The Collector of Customs outlined the facts connected with a raid by himself and detectives on the accused’s property last Sunday, .when they found an elaborate still and 180 gallons, of whisky wash. The Collectors said that this was the thirteenth prosecution in nine years, fines collected to date totalling £2400.
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Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 68, 13 December 1933, Page 6
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