A HEAVY FINE.
DECEIVING THE CUSTOMS. (Per .Press Association.) t WELLINGTON, June 29. Charges of smuggling apparel valued 1 at £390 ISs, and making false replies 5 to a Custom's officer, were preferred 5 against Carrie Fitzgerald, of Palmer--1 ston North, at tho Magistrate's Court tc-day before Mr E. Page, S.M. 3 Accused pleaded guilty to the second charge, and the charge of smuggling was withdrawn. It was explained by Mr Maclaurin. > Collector of Customs, that accused said 1 a doll was tho only dutiable goods she had. She was seen changing a fur coat with a man who had come down to ‘ meet her. She was bringing the goods to the Dominion from someone in London to a person in New Zealand. The Magistrate remarked that more than a nominal penalty was necessary, 5 and fined the defendant £2O and costs
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17080, 29 June 1923, Page 8
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142A HEAVY FINE. Star (Christchurch), Issue 17080, 29 June 1923, Page 8
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