THEFT ADMITTED
CIVIL SERVANT'S LAPSES ;
(By Telegraph—Press Association.)
AUCKLAND, March 19,
Seven charges of- stealing money from the Government Tourist Bureau were admitted by Leonard Bruce ; Wright, aged 22, a clerk in the employ of the bureau, who appeared in the Magistrate's Court before Mr. E. McKean, S.M. The thefts were committed between December 18, 1935, and February 6, and the total amount involved was £20,10s 2d. • : :
James Mulcahy. Government Audit Inspector, said he examined the * accounts of the tourist office at Auckland and found certain discrepancies in the books under the control of the accused.
The accused was committed for sentence.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 68, 20 March 1936, Page 6
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102THEFT ADMITTED Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 68, 20 March 1936, Page 6
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