B.—l FPt. Til.

Statement of Irregularities in connection with Public Moneys and Stores—continued.

ii—B. 1 [Pt. ll].

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Nature of Irregularity. j involved j Action taken, and Result. Post and Telegraph Department—continued. £ s. d. Theft by departmental employee of mail-bag .. Offender admitted to probation for three years containing registered letters and ordered to make restitution. Dismissed. Theft bv Postal officer of savings-bank deposit 57 16 0 Offender, who had resigned prior to the irregularity being disclosed, was placed on probation for twelve months and ordered to pay costs of prosecution. Restitution has been made. Theft by Postal officer from postal packet .. 10 0 Offender, who pleaded guilty, died prior to date fixed for appearance in Supreme Court for sentence. Restitution made by father. Theft of registered letter by Postal officer .. 1 10 2 Offender placed on probation for two years. Restitution has been made. Dismissed. Failure of telegraphist to account for moneys at 45 17 9 Offender pleaded guilty and was convicted and fined proper time £5 and 10s. costs. Amount accounted for eventually. Dismissed. Theft of letter containing postal notes (b) .. 0 5 0 Offender admitted to probation for two years. Ordered to make restitution and pay costs of prosecution. Fraudulent withdrawal from savings-bank by 10 0 0 Offender sentenced to detention in Borstal Institute means of forgery (6) for three years. Loss to Department, £10 (a). Theft from private box of letter containing 30 0 0 Offender sentenced to three years' imprisonment with cheque (b) hard labour and ordered to refund amount of stolen cheque. Theft of official cash by cadet .. .. 20 0 0 Offender admitted to probation for three months and ordered to pay the cost of the prosecution. Restitution made. Dismissed. Fraudulent statement that letter containing bank- 11 0 0 Offender pleaded guilty and was fined £2. notes posted (6) Fraudulent withdrawals from savings-bank by 610 0 0 Offender, who had resigned from Department prior Postal official to frauds being discovered, was sentenced to two years' reformative detention. Loss to Department, £610 (a). Theft by temporary Postmistress of savings-bank 43 2 0 Offender placed on probation for two years and deposit ordered to make restitution of amount stolen. Dismissed. Theft of official cash by telegraphist.. .. 17 19 11 Offender admitted to probation for two years and ordered to jbay costs of prosecution, £2 Is. Dismissed. Irregular opening of postal packet (6) .. .. Offender detained until the rising of the Court. Theft of postal packets by officer employed in 3 0 0 Offender admitted to probation for < two years and railway post-office 0 18 0 ordered to make restitution. Convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon, and repay the sum of 18s. Dismissed. Theft by lad of letter containing postal notes (b) .. Lad admonished by Magistrate and discharged. Theft of letter containing postal note (6) .. 0 10 0 Offender convicted, ordered to come up for sentence if called upon, and make restitution of the amount. Theft by Postmistress of official cash and postal 1111 9 Offender admitted to probation for two years packet, also theft by alteration of savings- 60 0 0 and ordered to make restitution. Dismissed. bank withdrawal slip Theft of postal note from post-office (6) .. 10 0 Offender convicted and discharged. Restitution made. Theft of letters from street posting-boxes (b) .. .. Offender sentenced to three years' reformative treatment. No loss to the Department resulted. Fraudulent withdrawal from savings - bank 16 0 0 Police ascertained that pass-book stolen; fraudulent account by person unknown (b) withdrawal made, and pass-book replaced in position from which taken. Theft by assistant telephonist of cash collected 7 17 8 Offender admitted to probation for two years in respect to telegrams and toll cards and ordered to make restitution. Dismissed. Theft by forging signature on money-order (6) 3 7 6 Offender admitted to probation for three years. No loss to the Department resulted. Forgery of voucher by ex line foreman .. 36 12 0 Offender sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour. No loss resulted. State Fire and Accident Insurance Office. Manipulation of cash by departmental officers .. j Services of the three officers concerned have been by holding over bankings dispensed with. No loss of public moneys. Tourist and Health Resorts Department. Theft by departmental officer of fees received at I 62 14 11 Offender convicted and admitted to probation for Sanatorium three years; also ordered to make restitution and pay costs. (a) Amount requires to be written off with parliamentary authority under section 3 (3), Public Revenues Act, 1926. (fc) Offender was not employed in any State Department.