Court to inflict a gaol sentence. The temptation, said counsel, put in the way of young fellows by these people to allow illicit cargo to enter the port was very alluring. The sums. vifered were usually much greater than their salaries. Fines were useless to prevent this sort of thing.
Passing sentence of 15 months, the Assessor said that the case had been proved up to the hilt. ~The Magistrate and himself locked upon the offence as a very serious one. In this case it was aggravated by the nature of the commodity for which the bribe was offered. They felt it their duty not to pass a lighter sentence. The conduct of the Customs officers has been extremely meritorious and we would like to commend them," said Mr.
Whitamore.
Dz. Sellett asked permission to address the Court on behalf of a member of the bar whose name had been mentioned in such a manner to discredit his client.
The Assessor—What I said before also applies to this member of the bar. There is nothing to
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