AUSTRALIAN CUSTOMS FRAUDS.

Colonist, Volume LVI, Issue 13896, 31 December 1913, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN CUSTOMS FRAUDS.

THE MOTOR CASES.

FURTHER EVIDENCE,

London, Dec. 29

In the case in which Ralph Milburn, Walter John Kemsley, Edward William Idle, Bruce Anthony Cuthbertson, and Alfred -Edward Kemsley are charged with consipiring with Raymond Ewart Kemsley, Charles Brown Kellowi; Isaac Fizackerley^ and others, to defraud His Majesty's Customs of duty on ; motor cars, cycles, tyres, and accessories imported into Australia by means of false invoices and declarations, between January, 1905, and June, 1910, the hearing of evidence was resumed at Bow street, .; .

' Shorland, in further evidence, declared that it was absohitely false to say that hid firm persuaded the issxie of false invoices. "Clerical mistakes .were niade on both sides. He of ten paid the Customs too much rather than fcno little. Neal's statement that • his firm .quoted unduly low prices was false. There; was great difficulty •in understanding the '. Customs regulation, of which Australia's were the worst. He described Barkley's visit to his fii-m as more than inquisitorial. He supplied information under pressure and Barkley's threat that if it was not given he (Barkley) would know how to .value. Clement-Talbot cars when they reached Australia.

The case has been adjourned til! Wednesday.