CUSTOMS FRAUDS.
A MELIIOITiXE SENSATION. By ( able—Press Association—Copyright. Received 14, 12.5 a.m. .Melbourne, March 13. A sensation has been caused in commercial circles by the disappearance of (-'has. Heath, a trusted officer of I'ermewan. Wright & Co., followed by the discovery of a shortage of between £ 1500 and £2OOO ill his accounts, allegedly the result of an ingenious system of defrauding the Customs of duties for which the company was responsible, as the Customs agent of a number of large importing firms. Heath, who handled these moneys, disappeared some weeks ago. since when an investigation has been proceeding. The loss falls on the company.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 252, 14 March 1913, Page 5
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103CUSTOMS FRAUDS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 252, 14 March 1913, Page 5
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