CIVIL SERVANT SENTENCED
I FOR THEFT OF MONEY FROM NATIVE LAND COURT I : , / 1 ' r Wanganui, June 22. Harold John Salmon, Civil Servant, who pleaded guilty to theft of £333 13s lid from the Native Land Court, was to-day sentenced to fifteen months’ hard labour by Mr Justice Hosking, who stated that unfortunately in the public service these cases had been rather frequent. Possibly offenders had been dealt with too leniently. The ( object of punishment was to deter others from doing likewise. He would be Jacking in his duty if he did not ftßjywe a term of imprisonment.
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Te Puke Times, 24 June 1921, Page 3
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98CIVIL SERVANT SENTENCED Te Puke Times, 24 June 1921, Page 3
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