THEFT FROM COUNCIL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16696, 30 March 1922, Page 7

THEFT FROM COUNCIL.

CASHIER PLEADS GUILTY. (Pep. Press Association.) WELLINGTON, March 30. A cashier in the Traffic Inspector’s office of the Citv Council named Monoey Thomas was charged at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday with stealing, between July 11. 1919, and January 22. 1922, £476 11s lOd belonging to the Wellington City Council. Accused is a single man aged twenty-five. The Traffic Inspector said that Thomas had been employed by the council for about ten years. It was his duty to receive all moneys paid in for licenses issued and for motor registration, and he should have paid the money to the City Treasurer every day and prepared a schedule in duplicate showing the amounts received each day. The schedule was signed by the Traffic Inspector or come responsible office?. James Ward, Government auditor, .’id lie had just completed an audit of tiie books when he discovered the defalcations- There had been ail audit in 1919-20, and it bad not been discovered. Accused, in a statement, said he kept no record of the money he had taken. His salary was £lB6 per annum. He had spent the money. It was explained that carbon records had always been left by the accused, but ho did not account f-or the money Accused pleaded guilty. and was committed to the .Supreme Court for sentence. Bail was refused.