A DETERMINED RAID
FORTY TAKE PART POLICE AND TAX OFFICIALS By Cable. —Press Association.—Copyright Received 11.40 a.m. MELBOURNE, To-day. On warrants issued on an information sworn by R. J. Birch, senior investigation officer of the Taxation Department, 18 constables and 20 taxation officials conducted raids on tlie Small Arms Company, Elizabeth Street, the city residences of the company’s solicitors, and other persons believed to be associated with the company. Safe-opening experts, with oxyaeetylene apparatus, accompanied the party, and in two instances their services were required to open safes and strong-rooms. Eight motor-car loads of documents were seized in the raids, and these are being examined by a sjfecial staff of taxation officers. The declaration of Officer Birch was to the effect that he had been investigating the taxation returns. He believed that many of them were fraudulent and that an attempt was being made to defraud the Commonwealth.—A. and N.Z.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 123, 15 August 1927, Page 9
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150A DETERMINED RAID Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 123, 15 August 1927, Page 9
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