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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 22 September 1909, Page 1

un past occasions' when a steamer from the East has been in Lyttelton, says the Christchurch correspondent of the ''Post," it has been not at all unusual to find a proportion of the population of Lyttelton 'puffing at nnaccustomed but excellent cigars. .* There has generaly been no special imputation that the unaccustomed cigrtr has been uncustomed also; but suspicion has existed, and when the Aparima, was in port on Monday strict surveillance" was exercised by the Customs. Department whose officers checked -everything and everybody ■ coming off .the . vessel. Tha pleasant odour of cheroots waa conse- .. quently not, to be found.' Notwithstanding the fact that the vessel had been nn- - der the eyes of the Customs officers in Auckland and .Wellington, a find war. made by. one of. the. Lyttelton officials. Three batches of cigars, totalling about 1000 altogether, 'were discovered in various parts of the ship. One. was in the wheel-house,.. another under a tarpaulin on deck, and a third in a disused cabin, so that their -ownership was not' apparent,' end' naturally no one would admit ownership. -In the ..circumstances "the shin" 'is the culprit.' It is riot:, known whether- proceedings, will be taken/ ■•""*' - v : - ; - ■■■■■■