THE FISH SCANDAL.
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By Electric Telegraph—Per Prett* 'Association—Copyright. MELBOURNE, May 111 ’ In the fish oases, Moreno Lucas-.-Newi Zealand agent for Allen at tho Bluff up to 1002, gave evidence that § ‘Allen said it would be a had job foc vhim if the Government seized.Lucas*'" '■/ ■books. Ho asked him to destrow | them,- Ho could help him a lot hijfe'S doing this. Sulbsetquantly, finding Lucas did not destroy them all, he informed Llucas that he had cheated him out of about £2OO o,ver the fishi and offered to give him £l'so if ha ? ■would destroy the hooks an 3 go to New Zealand, where he would sand him as much more. Allen 1 also legoil that he destroyed ‘his own. hooks so that the Government could have no evidence.. The ’ hearing oB the ease is not finished. _ Received 12.10 a.m., May 12. ' ’ Melbourne, May 11. In the fish cases Lucas gave evidence that ho declined Allen’s offer of money to go to New Zealand and overtures tci de-v Btroy the books, which were produced in Court. He added that he first informed the Customs that duty was being short paid on New Zealand fish.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1452, 12 May 1905, Page 2
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