OUT OF ALL PROPORTION.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 69, 21 March 1916, Page 8

OUT OF ALL PROPORTION.

SALARY AND OPPORTUNITIES. '(By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. At a sitting of the Magistrate's Court a young man was charged with the theft of money exceeding £300, the property of Butterworth Bro3. Mr. H. S. Williams, manager of "the Christchurch branch, said that accused was a clerk in the local office of the firm. Up to the time of his arrest accused kept the receipt-book and the statement of a.ecounts. It was his duty to receive moneys, give receipts, and bank the money to the credit of the firm at Dunedin two or three times a week. He had been employed for two years and nine months. To Mr. Cassidy: Accused's salary was f 100 per year. He was responsible for the cash, and would handle about £10,000 to £12.000 a year. Most of the money would be in cheques, which would be negotiable. Mr. Otley (Justice of Peace): Do you mean to say that a man being paid only £100 per year handled about £10,r)00 in cash. Witness: Yes: ilr. Olley: It is disgraceful. Accused's explanation was that he ■was robbed by card-sharpers, and gambled in an effort to regain his losses. He was committed for sentence.