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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13368, 24 December 1906, Page 12

Public Notices. a, puSTOMS V. DAWSON, CHEMIST. IP v^ • 3, "'" ..'■', . "'"' ~ Owing to the very unsatisfactory report _ of this case in Saturday's Star, I feel it il necessary, in justice to. myself, to state the a leading facts. ir 1. Having invented a proprietory pill, which _ I intended to place on the New Zealand 3 . market, I ordered from the representative 3. of a reputable London Drug Firm certain t- ingredients to be mixed together. He was ~ told what the material was required for, n and that a quantity of other materials which i- we have in stock would be added here, after d which the material would be made up into _ pills for the market. Dr. Hooper and Dr. ,f King examined my formula in Court, and , ; declared it to be a most suitable and useful :e preparation. •' 2. The Customs asserted that the number _ of pills that the mixture would make would 7 , be unreasonably great, and in excess of. public requirements, implying that I did not ~ require it for the purpose stated. This was , disproved by the following evidence: — i- (a) The advertising representative of the Star gave evidence of having entered into a ~ contract with me eight months ago for j advertising these pills for 12 months. ,1 (b) The manager of the Auckland Drug Company gave evidence that six months ago ~ I arranged with them to act as agents for J? the pills, and place them on the market. j. (c) The manager of Sharland and Co., is wholesale Druggists, the manager of the e Auckland Drug Co., and three leading chemists gave evidence of the large number J of pills, amounting to • millions, sold in Auckland in a year. One chemist proved 3 that he had purchased 500 dozen boxes of one line of pills in one order. ; (d) The mixture seized by the Customs would only make 300 dozen boxes— a modest number to distribute among the four chief centres of New Zeaiiuid. 5. Then the Customs said that the opium in the mixture was fit for smoking because one of the three ingredients 'was not properiy mixed, am way snouid 1 tie hned because a urug linn in England, ironi wnom i order a mixture, does not properly mix up one ol the ingredients* All tne chemists, botn wholesale una retail, gave eviuence tnat they had met wnn similar experiences, and that where a firm Knew that the material was to oe aduetl to anu uiaue up atresn tuey were not as particular m mixing "as they _ would be if tne material were going direct f to the consumer. 4. Then I was charged with making a false declaration. But the goous, with invoice and bill of lading, never came into my possession, but were consigned to the New Zea- ; land Express Company, and were seized by the Customs witnout my seeing them. Furthermore, the Customs Act compels us to ~ sign a declaration of wnat the goods are beiore the officials will pass them. Any error in putting up the goous in England is charged against us as a lalso declaration, though we are quite ignorant of.the error. The New Zealand Express Company assessed the duty and passed tile entry, and the duty paid by them was. 1 contend, correct. This contention was supported by four reliable Custom House agents, and several wholesale and retail chemists, their contention being that when two or more articles are mixed together they become a compound, hence a drug, and are only liable to 15 per cent. duty. For signing this declaration in all good faith that the goods would turn out as I had ordered, 1 am again fined. This may happen to an importer any day. 5. The Crown closed their case on Friday night, but on Saturday morning, to my as- > tonishment, they called as evidence two convicted Chinamen, who swore that they had bought opium from chemists, my name being mentioned with others, and they stated " that 15 months ago they had bought it at my pharmacy, and went so far as to state who the assistant was that was in charge at the time. Fortunately I was able to put ' that assistant into the witness-box and prove to the satisfaction of the Court that he had left my employ nearly five years ago. Mr. Martin, who formerly defended one of these Chinamen at his trial, proved that the Chinaman swore to having obtained the opium , from quite a different source. Comment is ' needless. ■ ■ W. 11. DAWSON. A UCKLAND SAVINGS BANK. Notice is hereby given that the Bank will be Closed on MONDAY, the 31st December, in consequence of the Annual Balance of Accounts, for the year ending on that date. R. CAMERON, !. ' -.-,,.. Manager. UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR. LORD . PLU.NKET. SIR JOHN GORST. AND THE PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONERS ENGAGED AT THE NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. ! The Proprietors of_ the UNITED SERVICE HOTEL, ' CATHEDRAL SQUARE. CHRISTCHURCH. N.Z. ' The Leading Hotel in the City, Desire to intimate that their Tariff is -|2 S ft D PER DAY, Inclusive, and will NOT BE INCREASED during the EXHIBITION SEASON. ■ Letters and telegrams receive prompt at- • tention. Cable and Telegraphic Address, " UNITED," Christchurch. ; COL. JOWSEY, C.M.G.. AND A. W. LANE. . Proprietors. ' \ : M ISS .E, M. ■';. J ONES '! pONFIDENTIAL rpYPISTE. ETC. j DUPLICATING A SPECIALITY. I pOVT. TNSCE. "OUILDINGS, ! 99, QUEEN-ST., OPP. FORT-ST. j 'Phone, 2033. ,' 'i Professional Notices. [A caed.j • TJR. TTARDING pORTER, I Having Removed from Mr. Eccles, MAY BE CONSULTED AT MR. WHYTE'S PHARMACY, QUEEN-STREET (near Smeeton's), 11 to 12 and 3 to 4 Daily. G. 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