MONEY BY FRAUD

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21939, 24 October 1934, Page 14

MONEY BY FRAUD

BOMB SELLING CASE A YEAR'S IMPRISONMENT [BY TEEKGBAJH'- —PTtESS ASHOCrATTOS] CHH.I3T CEUR CH. Tuesday Reading not guilty to tire diargea ai ofitadniiig: money by false- pretences, George Ifaciionalct Eamihan.. ageri a salesman* appeared for trial' in. Supreme Court before Mr. Justice Jolmatoxi; to-day.

Tile charges were to. the effect thai Hamilton represented: falsely chat he was in the employ of Commonwealth Underwriters,. limited,, of Auckland, who; actai as agents for Timber landsWaodpuips. limited!, and tfiau lie sold: to five people bonds in, the latter company. triTrolvmg £105.. Actually, alleged the Crown- be bad no authority to do this,. and be bad pocketed the money.. The Crown. Prosecutor said the- case iirralTed tie class, of security' tikai bad been discussed considerably in public recently.. Aeenaed bad been employed by Commonwealth. Underwriters,. Eimitedl. off and on tip.' to June,. 19031, During: the present year Timherlands Woodpulps, limited, bad been selling its own bonds and not. employing: tiie agency of another firm.. Commercial' Underwriters,, Limited,. bad asked accused to resign late last year, and be {lad returned his accounts and everything else except one receipt bookAfter .chat,, rt was- alleged;, he sold Timherlands bonds to, five people, pocketed the money himself,, and gave receipt;:* out of the book he withheld.: continued the Crown Prosecutor- The' five people- did not receive the- bonds,, and. Timberlanda. Limited,, repudiated, the sales., as accused had. no right to act for them-

Accnaeti was: ftiandE apiilTv-. He was sentenced; to 12 montlis'" imprisonment an eacli ciiargH. feke sentences to be concurrent. His Honor saddi tiiat .Hamilton Sad. Been grreir pro&ation on. a previous conviction for false pretencesTils' present charges arcaa frum deliberate- actions-