COMMITTED FOR SENTENCE.
CHARGE OF MISAPPROPRIATION.' '[]' (BY : '.'ASSOCIATION.) > Auokland, "Fobruary 2. At the Police Court to-day a well-dressed lad of 18 j ears, named James Goswtt, appeared to answor a number r of J charges of navmg misappropriated various moneys belonging to his employers. A,"B.'Roborton ; a, partner in tho firm of Heather, Roberton/ and Co., deposed had befitt employed m tho firm as Customs clerk, it being part of his duties to make out the Customs entries. ,Aocused had at Tarious times been entrusted with" largo Bums 'of money, somo of whioh had not been accounted for by ' him. Tho gross amount of tho shortages was I £180 Bs. 6d., of whmh £43 15s. had boon recovered. , I
To Mr. Kettle: The.fitness, Jiad; reason,-to suppose that .the,lad : money by bpokmakirig-bA"a Ml shiall-scale.'~''!')• ;.'-DetectiveMillar ment by the acoused to the'affeot that.he.admitted the.offence.' '.:■'■'■■ V* ; .,'-'■ ; ', •'■, '..,-.'■■ '.'
'.-.■ The accused intimated.thafrhe'bad nothing' further to jfor sentenqe at the' Supreme Court::".'.. ~' : :'■'■
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 422, 3 February 1909, Page 7
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154COMMITTED FOR SENTENCE. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 422, 3 February 1909, Page 7
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