MOTORS AND RUM-RUNNING.
Automobiles used for smuggling liouor into the United States from Canada are being confiscated by the officials engaged in enforcing pro- . hibition. There have been many cases in which an employee trusted with a car for legitimate business, has used it for the transport of lquor for his own profit. This has led to confiscations- which have operated unfairly against innocent persons. •The National Association ofFinance Companies has transmitted a resolution to the chamber of commerce of the United Slates for consideration testing against confiscation of automobiles under the ’•evenno and taiiff acts of the United ■ Cortes and (he prohibition enforcement acts ot some states. Many innocent owners hav<? hod their cars confiscated without redress and dealers, banks, and finance companies engaged in the business of fino.ncinfc «nit.oinobilc safes on the installment plan are made to suffer large losses through the enforcement of these laws. The Volstead Act \--- considered by the N.A.F.C. as sufficiently effective fo’enforcing prohibition, and it that all prosecutions for illegal transportation bo conducted undo, this act.
Lubricating oil imported into Nev Zealand during (he first, six mpnih' of 1927 totalled 1,561,321 gall&ns.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD19270917.2.51.6
Bibliographic details
Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 17756, 17 September 1927, Page 11
Word Count
189MOTORS AND RUM-RUNNING. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 17756, 17 September 1927, Page 11
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Timaru Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in