Thefts alleged from union
(Neto Zealand Press Association) AUCKLAND, September 27. James Henry Hill, aged 52, a secretary, elected trial by jury on 11 charges of stealing cheque? worth a total of $9350.66 from the Workers’ Union when he appeared in the Auckland Magistrate’s Court today.
Hill was remanded on $lOOO bail, with a similar surety, for a week to allow a date to be set for the hearing of depositions.
Ten of the charges relate to cheques drawn on the A.N.Z. Bank, Ponsonby, for the sums of $5OO, $5OO, $55.66, $295, $4OO, $4OO, $2OOO, $2OOO, $BOO, and $BOO.
The cheques, drawn between June 22 last year and May 1 this year, are alleged to have been signed by Hill and a man whose name was suppressed by Mr J. B. Bergin, S.M. Mr R. L, McLaren, appearing for Hill, said the man whose name had been suppressed had appeared in court in Palmerston North on a charge of theft. The other cheque, drawn on the A.N.Z. Bank, Cashel Street, Christchurch, for $l6OO on April 5 last year, is alleged to have been signed by Hill and W. A. Dempster. The offences are alleged to have occurred in Auckland and Feilding.
Mr McLaren said the charges against Hill, and three other defendants, would eventually be heard together in Auckland.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19720928.2.24
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33033, 28 September 1972, Page 2
Word Count
219Thefts alleged from union Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33033, 28 September 1972, Page 2
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in