The Fish Frauds.
MELBOURNE, Hay 11. Iu iKe lish caaeH Moreno * Lucas, New Zealand agent for Allen at tbe Bluff up to 1002, gave evidenco that Allen said a would be a hard Job for him if tha Government aeiwA ' Lucas' books. Allen asked him to destroy them a» he couM help him a lot by doing this. Subsequently finding that he had nut de»tr o yod them, Allen informod Lucas (hatha had clicatod him out of about £9OO over fish, and oflfered to give him £l3O if he would destroy the books and go to New Zealand where ha would «cnd him as much more. AW len also alleged he had destroyed his own books, so the Government could have no evidence. The hearing of the case is not finished. (Hecelvod May 12. 0.10 a.m.) MELBOURNE, May 11. In thu fish cases,. Lucas gavo evidence that he declinod Allen's offer of money to go to New Zealand, and his overtures to destroy th« books, which were produced in Ctturt. Ho added that ho was first to inform tha Customs that duty was being shorl-puid on Naw Zoaland bgli.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7820, 12 May 1905, Page 2
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189The Fish Frauds. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7820, 12 May 1905, Page 2
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