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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 781, 2 April 1910, Page 8

Cross-bookkeeping,, as disclosed in the methods of the I'dlico and Justice Departments/ was : referred to in the Magistrate's Court yesterday... A man hhd been fined £2, and ordered to pay £3 for the repair of certain damago which ho was alleged to have done to a liouss. Application for costs was made by tho police, it being'explained that the fine was paid to tho crodit of tho Justice Department, and, unless costs of tho hearing, were allowed in addition, theso espouses have to be met by the Polico Department. The magistrate said that, in. looking at tho case, ho had decided that, for the offence proved, the man should be required to pay about £5, and costs would not bo allowed as well. If the Polico Denartmont accounts were , not. to suffer, under the present arrangements, it would bo necessary for him to ascertain tho amount of the costs in a case before giving a decision thereto.