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Timaru Herald, Volume CLIII, Issue 22492, 29 January 1943, Page 3

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Sale Of Oranges CHINESE FRUITERER FINED Two charges relating to two shops which were laid under the Citrus Fruit Regulations, 1942, were preferred against Mrs How Ying Young, a Chinese fruiterer, before Mr H. Morgan, S.M., at the Timaru Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The Inspector of Factories (Mr R. J. Weir) said that in both of her shops the defendant exposed a considerable amount of citrus fruit without having it labelled, showing the price per dozen, or count. This was a safeguard for the public. The defendant, who had been before the Court on August 13 last for a similar offence, appeared to be ignoring the regulations in this respect.

Mr W. H. Walton, who appeared for the defendant, said that she was unable to read English and she depended on guidance and advice from Europeans. The oranges, which had been exposed for sale without the “count” label, were New Zealand oranges and were not sold through the Marketing Board. In this particular case, the oranges were marked “New Zealand oranges" and the price of each orange was marked. Miss Young had made inquiries from Wellington and she had been advised that so long as the price of each orange was shown, it was in order, and that the regulations only applied to overseas oranges. Some of the oranges were big and some little, and so they had individual prices marked.

Mr Weir: The defendants had boon verbally warned previously. Only some of the oranges were labelled. Tire Magistrate said that he was not satisfied that the defendant was unaware that she was breaking the regulations. She was fined £2/2/- on each charge, and costs 10/- on each charge.

» - Income Tax Return Not Furnished Hanah Cecilia Manaton, of Fairlie, was charged with having failed to furnish a return of income tax during the years 1941 and 1942. Mr A. D. Mcßae, who appeared for the defendant, said that her accountant had prepared Social Security returns for 1941 and 1942, The accountant, who was dealing with these returns, had gone into camp about this time. Three weeks later he went overseas and so the furnishing of the income tax returns was overlooked, even though the Social Security returns had been compiled and sent into the Department. There was no attempt at evasion and the full assessment had been paid in at the Fairlie Post Office. The defendant was convicted and fined £3/3/- and costs 10/-. Motor Offences On a charge of having parked his vehicle in a prohibited area, Station Street, Raymond Clarence Willetts was fined 15/- and costs 10/-. Pleading not guilty, Harry Thickett appeared to answer a charge of having failed to produce a warrant of fitness. The defendant explained that he had tried to get the car put In order, but was unable to do so. He had called a number of times at a certain garage, but had been told that they were too busy and to come back later.

The Magistrate: If that garage man did not have time to do the job you should have gone to another garage. It is 14 months since the warrant of fitness expired, and there should have been some opportunity in that time to have gone to another man. You are fined £1 and 10/- costs.