PROFITEERING ALLEGED.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3436, 16 March 1920, Page 8

PROFITEERING ALLEGED.

\\' ICLLI NGTON GROUl'll{ CHARGED.

.'\ most inll>m'L:mt Case. the first '-;.=v.:ug‘nl. under the provisions of the .'?o;1i--Y of Trade Act, dealing with prolimmin_:., was walled on. at the Police

(‘ouzt on Fl‘i<lzl,V, when 21 Courtenay l):2lL‘t‘ 3,-‘am-01'. i‘n"l'tie Smith, was Ch3.'.‘_£led with 591111114" to Hazel Edith Carroll. a \'is‘itor L‘:-0111 Auckland. two bottles uf .\l’:>llills’ Food at a price Imn32lSonz‘.bly high—3/6 per bottle.

Mr ‘.\. M. Sulek, in asking for an adjom-nxnent for one fortnight, pointed out that the defendant had only been served with the summons on ’.[‘uvsdu3', and added that the latter ‘~':-ad now instructed him to secure the “most eminent counsel.” procurahle. "}‘hat would take some time, and than the defence had to he prepaifed. Mr Prendeville objected to 21 long :-c‘-journment. but stated that he would not objecf to one of three 01' four days. His principal wifness was on hoildny. and she had ah'e::dy oVer« stuye<l her leave as :1 result of the case. The lnagistrate, Mr E_ Page, S.M., .-.2lid he thought the time asked for :'a‘.hm- long but as it was an iimsoi-rant‘ case end one in which the de.felldani, was liable to 21 heavy peualT:_V, he would not refuse the application .The hearing Wzls then set down for March 26th.