COUNTERFEIT NOTES
CIRCULATION IN AUCKLAND [ Ter Press Association. ] AUCKLAND, Dec. 25. About a dozen counterfeit £5 notes were passed in Auckland on Christmas Eve. The notes were a good imitation of the genuine Reserve Bank note, except that the word “Governor” was omitted after the signature of Mr. Lefeaux. The number on the notes was K 809.329. The first counterfeit note was discovered by the teller of a city bank at a little after five o’clock. The police were notified that a suspicious note had been paid in and when an examination had shown it definitely to be a false note prompt steps were taken to warn business people of the danger. As many business premises as possible were warned by telephone and later circulars were isued. The warning was also broadcast over the radio. The majority of the notes were passed in Queen Street. As far as can be ascertained, the person or persons concerned stopped operating early in the evening. In at least one case a shopkeeper recognised the counterfeit note and refused to accept it.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 305, 26 December 1936, Page 10
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178COUNTERFEIT NOTES Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 305, 26 December 1936, Page 10
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