SAILOR FINED
(Press Assn.-
seaman found wlth'plve tins of prepared opium
-By Telegraph — Copyrlght)' •"-»
. Auckland, Wednesdivy^"Peter Joseph McGavin (35), sgaman, was to-day fined £22fi for importing opium and £25 for havm'g'it in his possession, in default six months' imprisonment. The Collector of Custqms said McGavin arrived last August ffom Samoa in the Maui Pomare, and brought five tins of prepared opium.' He wks about to dispose of it last nighLwhen arrested. The opium had 'beenJbougiit very cheaply in Samoa. Ih yiqAy^of the large traffic in opium' the 'c'pl•ector asked for a heavy peqalty. "
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 370, 3 November 1932, Page 5
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93SAILOR FINED Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 370, 3 November 1932, Page 5
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