A RECENT ROBBERY.
LARGS SUM RECOVERED. . AUCKLAND, September 4. The discovery of a box containing a considerable portion of £2158 stolen on May sth from a ; Public Works Department's office at itß base camp at Murupara, 42 miles south of Rotorua, was made by a Maori roadworker at Murupara late this afternoon. The box was found buried among scrub alongside the Wairarapakau road, about 500 yards from the gamp where the money was stolen. Pay envelopes were sticking out of the corner of the . box, which was covered only by a light layer of t»rth. It has been definitely learned that the money was part of the 1 stolen funds, but the amount found iB not known. The theft was made from tho safe of the paymaster between 9 p.m. on May 4tn and 6 a.m. on May sth. The money "consisted of wages for about , 400 men employed on the road. A reward of £2OO was offered for its re-; covery. .. . .
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Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20334, 5 September 1931, Page 16
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162A RECENT ROBBERY. Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20334, 5 September 1931, Page 16
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