"ONCE TOO OFTEN."
CAPTAIN FINED HEAVILY FOR SMUGGLING.
(Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Jim.; if,'. Tlie barquentine Volador, -on arrival at Kaipara from Sydney on Tuesday, was boarded by the Customs officers, v.ho seized a large quantity of uncustomed coods.
At the Police Court this morning. Captain Walter Delmer was chufctv] with having mado a false declaration to tho Customs and having Lnowingly harboured and "concealed on the Volador uncustomed goods, tobacc-) w;m» spirits, et\, to "the value ot £*55 Dpfend«nt pleaded i;uilty and i.ns fined £100 on ea^h-of U>c two tharges, the fine on the- first thawa' brine subseouentlv reduced to £-25. Defendant exonerated tho cre«v and owners of the vessel, stating flif.t bo mi d, IJ- lso smi'PgJed in Australia IJie jMae-strat© said this was a dehljerate rase, and was the fchir.f ,- aae ' o f :i simiar tv D o. Tbore oould be lio sympathy with defendant, "The uitrher had go ne to tbe W3ll onoo- oi,
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12765, 16 June 1911, Page 5
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