BEATING THE CUSTOMS
MOTOR FIRMS IN COURT.
EVIDENCE AT THE HEARING.
[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (.United Press Association.J (Received 12.20 p.m.) London, September 22. At the hearing of the charge of fraud against members of Tozer's firm
and others engaged m the motor trade, which was resumed to-day. Houghton, formerly in the employment of Tozer's firm, proved that a letter was written at Idle's order instructing the manufacturers re the low invoice. Neale gave evidence that the Cle-ment-Talbot firm wrote to Tozers that it was very injudicious to supply secondhand invoices for customs purposes. Neale added that prior to 1907 the customs in Sydney did not check invoices by catalogue. Cross-examined, he admitted that Tozers discussed with the High Commissioner's Department the method of invoicing in October, 1910. The crossexamination suggested that manychange*, in customs' decisions had made the matter complex.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 19, 23 September 1913, Page 5
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140BEATING THE CUSTOMS Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 19, 23 September 1913, Page 5
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