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STATEMENT OF IRREGULARITIES IN CONNECTION WITH PUBLIC MONEYS AND STORES—continued.

ii—B. 1 [Pt. ll].

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Nature of Irregularity. ' involved ' Action taken, and Result. Post and Telegraph Department—continued. £ s. d. Secretion of postal packets by clerk in post-office .. Offender ordered to be detained for reformative purposes for two years. No loss of money resulted. Dismissed. Fraudulent withdrawals by Postmaster from 381 10 11 Offender sentenced to twelve months' reformative savings-bank account (£300); theft of savings- detention. Loss to Department, £190 10s. fid. (o). bank deposits (£65); theft ,of official cash Dismissed. (£16 10s. lid.). Theft of a letter containing £3 in bank-notes ; 3 0 0 Person responsible for theft could not be determined, mutilated envelope found in postman's satchel Loss to Department, £3 (a). Theft by clerk of sums collected from various 180 17 10 Offender admitted to probation for two years and telephone subscribers ordered to pay £1 Is. costs. Restitution made. Dismissed. Theft of mail-bag containing departmental re- 65 11 9 Offender could not be traced by police. Loss to mittance from guard's van on train Department, £65 lis. fid. (a). Theft by telegraphist of departmental moneys 33 9 2 Offender pleaded guilty, was admitted to probation for two years, and ordered to pay Court costs, £3 16s. 3d. Restitution made. Dismissed. Fraudulent withdrawals from savings-bank ac- 28 5 8 Offender sentenced to three years' detention in a count (b) Borstal Institute. A sum of £9 14s. 2d. was recovered ; ledger clerk was required to pay £2. Loss to Department, £16 lis. 6d. (o). Theft by Railway cadet of savings-bank deposit Offender placed on probation for twelve months, received by him on behalf of Post and Tele- Restitution made. Dismissed. graph Department. Thefts from street letter-posting boxes (b) .. .. Two youths were convicted and sentenced to five years' and three years' reformative detention respectively. No loss to Department. Theft of letter containing a cheque by lad em- 11 14 8 Offender ordered by Court to come up for sentence ployed by Department if called upon within two years and to pay costs of prosecution. No loss sustained by Department. Loss arising from failure of counter officer to 20 0 0 Counter officer was fined £2 for failing to count count war-loan certificates lodged for safe certificates. Loss to Department, £18 (a). custody Theft by postal cadet of remittance from over- 1,400 0 0 Offender placed on probation for three years. Disseas missed. Amount recovered. Theft of departmental moneys by Postmaster .. 23 17 9 Offender sentenced to six months' reformative detention on charge of stealing £15, and admitted to probation for three years on another charge. Restitution made. Dismissed. Theft of postal packet by telegraphist containing 12 1 10 Offender convicted and admitted to probation for £5 note and cheques three years. Restitution made, and costs paid. Dismissed. Fraudulent withdrawals from savings-bank ac- 191 0 0 A clerk employed by a solicitor admitted the offences, counts lb) and was sentenced to two years' reformative detention. Loss to Department £191 (a). Attempted fraudulent withdrawal from savings- 40 0 0 Offender admitted to probation for two years and bank account by a railway employee ordered to pay costs of prosecution, £2 2s. No loss to Department. Dismissed from Service. Thefts by postman of sum handed to him in pay- 3 0 0 Offender admitted to probation for one year. Restitument of telephone subscriptions tion made. Dismissed. Theft of departmental moneys by Postmaster .. 341 4 3 Offender convicted and admitted to probation for four years. Ordered to make restitution of actual shortage, £221 5s. 4d. Attempted fraudulent withdrawal from savings 40 0 0 Offender sentenced to detention in a Borstal Institute bank account (6) for four years. No loss to Department. Theft of letter containing postal notes and 12 8 Offender admitted to probation for twelve months, stamps (b) Ordered to make restitution and pay witnesses' expenses, £1 5s. 6d. Theft of letter containing banknotes and postal 2 14 0 Offender admitted to probation for twelve months notes (b) and ordered to pay costs of prosecution. No loss to Department. Public Trust Office. Theft of departmental moneys by clerk .. 55 14 0 1 Offender convicted and placed on probation for two years. Public Works Department. Theft of stores by two storemen .. .. 270 0 0 Offenders sentenced to one year's reformative detention. The full amount was recovered from second - hand dealers who purchased the stores. Dismissed. Theft of departmental moneys by storeman .. 19 0 0 Sentenced to twelve months' reformative detention. Dismissed. Loss to Department, £19 (a). Department of Tourist and Health Resorts. Thefts of fowls from Department's poultry-yard, 11 0 0 Matter in hands of police. Loss to Department, Rotorua £11 (a). (а) Amount requires to be written off with parliamentary authority under section 3 (3), Public Revenues Act, 1926, (б) Offender was not employed in any State Department.