THEFTS OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.
(special to "the press.") WELLINGTON, May 27. There have been so many thefts at the Government Buildings here recently that detectives have had to be almost continuously employed there. There are also numerous thefts of Government property from Parliament House when 'Parliament is in session. In the past crockery, cutlery, and stationery have found tneir way into private noußes. Even food has been taken away. The annual cost to the country must be considerable. tinder the new management of Bellamy's the losses from that department are being gradually reduced.'
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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17157, 28 May 1921, Page 8
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93THEFTS OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY. Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17157, 28 May 1921, Page 8
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