A MISSING OFFICIAL.
« ALLEGED DEFALCATES. TnV TELEGRAPH — OWN CORRESPONDENT.] DUNEDIN, This Day. Some time ago a clerk in the Magistrate's Court was promoted to the West Coast. Almost at once alleged iiTegularities in his accounts were discovered and ha was ordered to present himself at Dunedin to explain certain matters, but instead of doing so \ie is reported to have quietly quitted New Zealand. This was the case in which, a3 already telegraphed, the moneys wore mado away with in quite an original fashion. When fines were paid the official, it is alleged, pocketed th-= moneys and entered on tho papers : "Gone to gaol." It is said thnt tho alloged defalcations approximate four figures. Surprise is expressed that no Jocal member has raised a question in Parliament as to why criminal proceedings were not instituted by the Justice Department.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXIV, Issue 78, 28 September 1907, Page 7
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139A MISSING OFFICIAL. Evening Post, Volume LXXIV, Issue 78, 28 September 1907, Page 7
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