PETROL RESELLER FINED
TOTAL AMOUNTS TO £75 Sold i t el without AUTHORITY. (Press Assn.) Hawera, July 31. Finel totalling £75, were imposed on Edward Kirkby, Hawera, petrol seller, when he pleaded guilty in the Magistrate’s Court to three breaches of the Oil Fuel Emergency Regulations. In February he sold 258 gallons, without authority, in March 304 gallons, and in April 175 gallons. Accused elected to be dealt with summarily. On each charge he was fined £25, one month being allowed in which to pay. “A breach of these regulations is always a serious matter, and in imposing penalties I have to consider their deterrent effect,” said Mr. J. H. Salmon, S.M. “In the three charges I must take into account the number of gallons involved, more than 700. It is said that defendant broke the regulations at the solicitation of customers, but f say that if customers behave in that way, they show poor public spirit.’’ George Zinsli was lined £5 on each of two charges of obtaining petroll without authority from Kirkby.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 179, 1 August 1941, Page 8
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