THEFT OF MONEY
RELIEF WORKERS AS VICTIMS
(By Telegraph.) (Special to "Tho Evening Post.") DUNEDIN, This Day. "This man was csentially on his honour to protect the very people whom he wronged," said Mr. 11. W. Bundle, S.M., in Court yesterday when Kingsley Alexander Blackwood Howie pleaded guilty to the theft of £6 12s. The police stated that the accused was employed as a salesman at tho No. 2 relief depot, established to enable unemployed to purchase clothing and goods at reasonable prices.. Cards containing tho names of the purchasers, descriptions of the goods, and the amounts deposited were made out, | duplicates being held in the office. In January the treasurer became suspicious, as the receipts were falling off. The accused explained the shortage by saying that ho had taken shilling instead of half-crown instalments to enable tho depot's customers to have some extra money over tho holidays. The receipts were investigated, and it was found that 33 cards were incorrectly returned. . Howie received. 30s a week in wages. Tho Magistrate remanded the accused in custody.
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 85, 11 April 1933, Page 15
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THEFT OF MONEY
Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 85, 11 April 1933, Page 15
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