FINE OF £75
PRICE PROSECUTION A JAR OF OINTMENT A charge of selling a 2oz, pot of catarrhal ointment at an unreasonably high price, preferred against Kwong Simpson, aged 42, a Chinese herbalist (Mr. T. Henry), under the Board of Trade Act, was , the subject of a reserved decision given by Mr. F. H. Levien, S.M., in Auckland. It had been alleged that the ointment, which was sold at £2 Cs, could have been dispensed by a chemist for 3s. The magistrate said he took into account the statement of the Government analyst, Mr. K. M. Griffin, that the ointment could be dispensed for 3s. and that his analysis of the ointment bore no resemblance to the prescription. In addition, defendant had not been able to reconcile various methods he had given for preparing the ointment, A flne of £75 was Imposed,
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20624, 27 November 1941, Page 10
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142FINE OF £75 Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20624, 27 November 1941, Page 10
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