It was in 1829 that the last theft at the Mint took place. A man stole bars of gold worth a considerable sum. The Mint authorities offered £IOO for his arrest, £IOO for his conviction, and £3OO for the recovery of the gold, but they were unsuccessful.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20233, 17 February 1934, Page 13
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