STOLE POSTAGE MONEY
BOY’S INGENIOUS SCHEME (Special to THE SUN) CHRISTCHURCH, Sunday. How a Christchurch boy of 15 supplemented his pocket-money in an ingenious manner was told at the Children’s Court yesterday. The boy pleaded guilty to two. charges of theft of motor parts from his employers. The police stated the boy was sent to post a parcel of goods. He filled in the forms at the post office, seized the date-stamp when the clerk’s back was turned and stamped the receipt. He kept the postage money for himself and threw the parcel away. The same was done with a second parcel. The boy had received a good thrashing from his parents and was apparently fully cognisant of his position. His employer spoke well of him and would give him another chance.
The magistrate ordered the boy to refund 16s, the value of the first parcel, which was not recovered, and Is 4d postage money. He was placed under the supervision of the child welfare officer for two years.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 521, 26 November 1928, Page 16
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