A DOCTOR FINED.
BREACH OF THE CUSTOMS ACT. CHRISTCHURCH, May 16. James Whitton, medical practitioner, was fined £75 for attempting to evade duty on furniture and wearing apparel brought back -from a visit to England. The Crown Solicitor said that Dr Whitton brought baek furniture and effects valued at £6OO or £7OO. Before leaving England he obtained from- the High Commissioner's office a statement of the class of goods admitted free of duty. He (hen made a declaration that the goods had been in use up to 12 months, and did not exceed £3OO. Tno duty really payable was £l5O to £l7O, and the department asked for a heavy penalty. Mr Greason, counsel for the defendant, pleaded guilty, but claimed that his client thought that the goods were duty free. The Magistrate said that the defendant was not an ignorant man, and could have understood the implicit instructions received in London. lie would not make an allowance for the forfeiture of the furniture or the Customs penalty.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3610, 22 May 1923, Page 58
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167A DOCTOR FINED. Otago Witness, Issue 3610, 22 May 1923, Page 58
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