MELBOURNE SENSATION
OFFICES RAIDED TAXATION FRAUDS SUSPECTED (A. N.Z.) MELBOURNE, Aug. 15. On warrants issued on an information sworn by Mr R>. J. Birch, senior investigation officer of the Taxation Department, 18 constables and 20 taxation conducted raids on the Small Arms Company, in Elizabeth Street, the city residences of the company’s solicitors, and other pet sons believed to be with the company. Safe-opening experts with oxyacetylene apparatus accompanied the party and in two instances their services were required to open the safes and strong rooms. Eight carloads of documents were seized in the raids and these are being examined by a special staff of taxation officers. The declaration from Mr Birch was to the effect that he had been investigating taxation returns and he believed many of them were fraudulent ami that an attempt " was being made to defraud the Commonwealth.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19920, 16 August 1927, Page 7
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142MELBOURNE SENSATION Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19920, 16 August 1927, Page 7
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