ALLEGED PROFITEERING.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XLIV, Issue 14822, 22 October 1920, Page 4

ALLEGED PROFITEERING.

(Per Press Association.) Dt'NKWN. October J-'. At the Police Court to-day -evera! charges alleging profiteering were brought, against local rtrrns. In the cast- of Harry H. rb.rt Driver. a bookseller, charged with selling a geography book at an unreasonably high prut-." Mr Catlau. appearing for the Board of Trade, -aid he had ree>-u.d a letter asking the Court's p. rmis-rou to withdraw the charge. This attitude of th.- Hoard of Trade -.-a.- the re-ult of a decision in the Court of Appeal a* applying in Driver's ' a-e. leaving the Hoard to believe there was nothing left in the ca-e e\rept a tptestioti of mistake. A price" wa- put on the hook, and defendant afterward- explained that it hart been done bv mistake. TheFioard had no rea.-on to doubr that statement.

Thy defendant'- conn-el (Mr Hayi applied for cost-. The def. ndaut «';.« not respon-ilil*- for the Hoard taking a wrong view of the lau. Mr Callari oppo-ed the-. The Magistrate said it touid not. he stated that the law wa, at. alt certain until the Full Court had given its decision, fie would not allow . o-ts.

A ca.-t.' against ISaeh and Me|,eHai. of selling a kitchen table at a price unreasonably high is proceeding. The d--fendants pleaded not guilty.