A SMUGGLER CAUGHT.
Auckland, June 15. The barquentine Volador, on arrival at Kaipara from Sydney on Tuesday, was boarded by Customs officers, who seized a large quantity of un-customed goods. In the Police Court this morning Captain Walter Delmer was charged with having made a false declaration to the Customs and with having knowingly harboured and concealed on the Volador un-customed goods, tobacco, wine, spirits, etc., to the value of Defendant pleaded guilty and was fined ,£IOO on each of two charges, the fine on the first charge being subsequently reduced to
Defendant exonerated the crew and owners of the vessel, stating that he alone was responsible. He admitted that he had also smuggled in Australia. The magistrate said this was a deliberate case and was the third case of a similar type. There could be no sympathy with the defendant; the pitcher had gone to the well once too often.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 1006, 17 June 1911, Page 3
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151A SMUGGLER CAUGHT. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 1006, 17 June 1911, Page 3
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