£807 SILVER FORFEITED
CROWN’S CLAIM UPHELD. [PER press association.] AUCKLAND, October 11. Final steps were taken in the Supreme Court to determine the ownership of £BO7 in silver, which was stolen from a motor car in Wanganui in June of last year. The money was claimed by the Crown in whose possession it was, on the ground that its owner was attempting to export it from the Dominion, and that it was, therefore, liable to seizure. The Solicitor-General took proceedings by way of “information in rem,” to claim the silver, the ownership of which was also claimed by William Toomey, of Auckland. Mr Justice Ostler said that in his opinion the evidence clearly proved Toomey’s intention to export that silver contrary to regulations. He was convinced that Toomey was engaged in .an organised business to export silver for prolit. The Crown had not only shown the intention, but that overt acts had been done. Toomey’s proved acts went far beyond preparation, and amounted to attempt. There would be an order declaring the forfeiture of silver to the Crown.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 12 October 1934, Page 5
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