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♦ By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, this day. RAULAN HOTEL BDBNED Thh Harbour View Hotel, Raglan, was totally dostroyod by Oro early this mom. ing, Tho building was the property of L' D. Nathan and Co , and was insured for £IBSO. The furniture and stock woro owned by Mrs. Roid, licensee, and wero insured for 1610 with tho Norwich Union. EVADING THE CUSTOMS DUTIES. A fine of J6IOO and costs was inflicted in tho Police Court upon Percy Arthur Hadley, of Auckland, machinery mcr chant, who is now a bankrupt. Ho was charged with presenting a falso invoice to tho Customs in November, 1901, Tl ) Crown Solicitor's tiVe stat'. (hat the invoico for machinery imported was presented by Hudloy, alleging the value as £651; but sinco ho became bankrupt the Official Assignee had ascertained from documents that the goods were actually valued at j0835. An elaborate system ot evasion of tho Customs dutios had been carried out by accusod, Hadloy's solicitor stated that ho was laid up when tho invoices wero presented, but ho did not blame the clerks,
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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1160, 2 December 1904, Page 3
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