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RETIRED POSTMASTER CHARGED \l (Kl.\Mi, Monday Itrremlv retired from the position of chief postmMvter :it Auckland. Charles J H luxfmd. s.M.. toriav on six charges of forgor\ H charged W ith for ;ing bet vvecu (ictobei 10. 194 ». and iiilx 6. 1915. special oil fuel licences purporting to be signed by | Jackson. J. fames. \\ Wat on. < Watson and -1 Wat sou with intent that they Should be acted upon as if gencalled and it is not expected that the hearim :vit; cnnclmle before tomorrow. The first witness. Herbert Godfrey Thorpe, assistan: -tu.rrvisor of tlic Clerical branch at the thief Post Office, Hamilton said that ( lark was chief *s chief postmaster at Auckland. Witness was in charge of the oil fuel section at Hamilton until just recently. He recalled that about October 12, 1944, be received a telephone message from the accused stating that he wanted some spec ial oil fuel licence forms He did not say whv he wanted the forms but told witness to send them to the . hief postmaster. Auckland. Witness sent them to the addressee marking the letter confidential. I*e produced the record bonk, showing the issue of oil fuel forms and pointed t<> an entry showing that on October 11 Ml. forms numbered from I) 17”.VJ1 to If 179700 were despatched. In reply to a question witsequent request from Clark he had sent similar forms to the accused. The
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Waikato Times, Volume 106, Issue 22793, 17 December 1945, Page 4
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