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 Meson Investment Ltd., a Vancouver, B.C.-based investment firm, said 
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it raised its stake in Verit Industries to 8.9% of the common shares outstanding.
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 In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Meson said 
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it holds 67,400 Verit common shares,
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 including net purchases of 8,100 shares
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 bought from Oct. 10, 1988, to Oct. 11, 1989, for $3.875 to $7 each.
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 Meson is the personal holding company of Steven Morfey, a Vancouver securities dealer.
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the transaction was made for investment purposes.
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 Officials for Sun Valley, Calif.-based Verit couldn't be reached for comment. 
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 In composite trading on the American Stock Exchange, Verit closed unchanged yesterday at $3.875 a share.
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