PETTY SMUGGLING.
(Per United Pkess Association.) ' AUCKLAND, April 23. Henry Vaughan, a donkoyman on tho steamer Rakanoa, walked ashore from the Wcstralia just as it was getting dark carrying a parcel. When challenged by a Customs officer he replied that it only contained old clothes; hut this did not impress tho questioner, especially when inside the wrapping were found six new shirts and a pair of trousers, with an invoice showing that they had been purchased in Sydney for £3 Is. The Collector of Customs prosecuted Ynnshan at the Police Court for petty smuggling. Ho stated that accused had been trading to Auckland for 23 years, and had not l>een convicted before. The duty on the parcel amounted to 16s Bd, and the goods were valued at £3 17s under the act. Vaughan pleaded "Guilty," and his Worship, taking into consideration tho good character he possessed, ordered him to pay £* 3s Bd, tho value of tho goods duty paid, which was tho lowest penalty he could inflict.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 12649, 29 April 1903, Page 5
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