CORRUPTION IMPUTATION
CHARGES WITHDRAWN REG RET EXPRESSE D CANBERRA, July 12. Senator Reid has withdrawn entirely his imputation of corruption against the Customs Department. He said: “I am unable to produce evidence or particulars, and therefore I regret that I referred to the matter, and wish to withdraw it.” Last week allegations of corruption in the Customs Department were made by Senator Reid, of Queensland. Senator Reid said he knew of a case in which two firms competing against each other in Sydney imported the same article. The member of one firm noticed that the other firm was selling certain articles much more cheaply than ho could afford to do, said Senator Reid. Upon making inquiries ho found that his opponent imported the goods free of duty, and was told that if he advanced a tidy sum of money he would get his goods through free also. So he paid the bribe to save his business. The Minister of Customs said that if Senator Reid supplied particulars au immediate inquiry would be instituted.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 164, 14 July 1933, Page 5
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