NON-EXISTENT KAURI LOGS.

Northern Advocate, 15 December 1920, Page 4

NON-EXISTENT KAURI LOGS.

The third charge of intent to defraud arose from Brott allegedly having oltttained £5 from Henry George Foster, tinrt> e r miller, by representing that fo.e had purchased kauri timber from Jos Gough's farm at Taranui | and had piaid a £7 deposit for the timlber. In the course of his evidence Henry George Foster said that accused declared he h a d 'bought ijhe- timber at -is 6d per 100 sup. ft. Witness declined t 0 quote for the alleged 30,000 ft. of timber until he had seen it, but he advanced £5 to accused and another £1 on July 14. Witness -.©aid he had toied to arrange witfh accused for both to travel to Taranui to see tho timlber, and after that Brott had consistently kept out of witness' way. Thomas Gane iGough, said he was the only farmer of that surname in the Taranui district, and declared that h e had never made any arrangement with JBrott for the sate of timber. He had never received any aeposit for timfber and the story told by lafocused was an absolute fabrication, as witness had never had any business dealings with the Maori. Alcicused iwas committed for trial on that count also. Mr Stout asked for bail, but De : te<ctive De Norville pointed out tha* a substantial bond would be, required as was indicated by 'tihe Magistrate imposing a personal recognisance of £250 and two sureties of £300 in the first case,. It was decided that the. bail should stand at that figure for the first charge, with additional covers of £50 on both the fresh charges.