CIVIL SERVANT’S THEFTS
FAILURE TO ACCOUNT (By Telegraph.—rress Association) CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday A civil servant. Cecil Selwyn Sapsford. aged 52, appeared before Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M., this morning on charges of failing to account for sums of money. The charges were .that on March 10 he stole £2 10s, the property of the Canterbury Provincial Patriotic Council: between July 15 and November 25, having received from R. T. Alston £l9 10s, requiring him to account for it to the New Zealand Supply Council, he failed to do so; between April 29 and October 15, having received from A. and F. Reay, Limited. R. L. Fairweather. Pyne. Gould and Guinness. Limited. P. G. Clements, Limited, B. L. Hart, Limited, Marcel Scheinwald. Durex Products. Limited, and Daniel Clinton sums totalling £337 18s 5d on terms requiring him to account or pay it the Minister of Supply, he omitted to do
The charges involved sales of wire to various buyers, who were called by the police as witnesses. The accused pleaded guilty to all charges and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. -
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Waikato Times, Volume 194, Issue 22245, 14 January 1944, Page 4
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