GUILT ADMITTED
Failure To Account For Moneys COMMITTED FOR SENTENCE (N.Z.P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 13. Cecil Selwyn Sapsford, a civil servant, aged 52, appeared before Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M.. in tire Magistrate’s Court this morning on charges of having failed to account for sums of money. The charges were: On March 10, having stolen £2/10/-, the property of the Canterbury Provincial Patriotic Council; between July 15 and Novenvber 25, having received from R. T. Alston sums totalling £l9/10/- on terms requiring him to account for it to the New’ Zealand Supply Council and having failed to do so; between April 29 and October 15, having received from A. and F. Reay, Ltd., R. L. Fairweather. Pyne, Gould Guinness, and P. G. Clements. Ltd., B. L. Hart, Ltd, Marcel Scheinwald, Durex Products. Ltd., and Daniel Clinton, sums totalling £337/18/5 on terms that required him to account or pay it to the Ministry of Supply and having omitted to do so. The charges involved sales of wire to various buyers who were called by the police as witnesses. Tire accused pleaded guilty to all the charges and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence on charges involving £337/18/5.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CLV, Issue 22790, 14 January 1944, Page 4
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