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ELECTRIC LINES TAMPERED WITH (By Telegraph—Press Association) TE AROHA, This Day. Edward S. Thomas, of Paeroa, was fined £2O on encli of two charges of tampering with the Thamas Valley Electric Power Board’s lines and fraudulently extracting power. Defendant by an ingenious contrivance caused a circuit cutting ont the meter. To avoid detection a switch was operated by pulling a cord at defendant’s desk, which caused electricity to pass through the .meter should the Power Board officials arrive to inspect. Counsel for the Power Board that it was estimated that the board was losing £3OOO yearly by thefts. Defendant is the manager of the Waihi-Paeroa Transport Company.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 16 April 1932, Page 4
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109CHEAP “JUICE” Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 16 April 1932, Page 4
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