Louis Kitt
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Louis Kitt was a prominent Chinese person in Wellington, before retiring to Manaia
MANAIA. (From Our Own Correspondent.MAGISTRATE'S COURT. (Before Mr Wilson, S.M.) Louis Kitt and Harry Chong were charged with keeping open on Wednesday afternoon on September. 29th insfc, when they sold cigarettes and fireworks. Both defendants were convicted and fined 40s and costs amounting to £1 0s lid each. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, 12 November 1920, Page 8[/quote]
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The chief witness for the prosecution was Louis Kitt of Tory-street, fruiterer, to whom defendant was alleged to hnvu offered 90 tins of opium suitable for smoking at £2 a tin, explaining that it was smuggled opium brought by his brother, who was on the steamer Mokoia. There was some negotiating, and Kitt was to take 30 tins. When, however, M'Gilray went to the shop next day to complete the transaction, Detective Cox appeared on the scene, took possession of the opium, and after a few minutes, conversation arresfed the vendor. The hitter said to the officer that the opium was given him by a person to sell on commission, but he could not give his name then. He added that these were the first tins of opium that he had ever seen, end he had no more. He was unaware of the Opium Prohibition Act, and -thought there was no harm in selling the goods It -was mentioned by Mr. Myers that Kitt is one of the Chinese that object to the importation of opium. Mr. Johnston, Collector of Customs, said that even prior to the Act of 1900, the importation of opium such as this, suitable for smoking, would have been prohibited. Evening Post, Volume LXIV, Issue 84, 6 October 1902, Page 5
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