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STATEMENT OF IRREGULARITIES IN CONNECTION WITH PUBLIC MONEYS AND STORES —continued. Nature oi Irregularity. j Action taken, and Kesult. Legislative Department. IRREGULARITIES BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. Misappropriation of departmental moneys ..! 33 14 2 1 Police decided not to prosecute. Restitution made. r I I Officer dismissed from the Service. Marine Department. IRREGULARITIES BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. Theft of departmental moneys .. .. !1011 01 Offender fined £25. Restitution made. Mental Hospitals Department. IRREGULARITIES BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. Theft of departmental moneys .. ..I 130 911 Offender placed on probation for two years and v ordered to pay costs of prosecution. Restitution made. Native Department. IRREGULARITIES BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. Failure to account promptly for moneys received | 141 10 6 | Officer reprimanded. No loss to Department. New Zealand Government Railways Department. IRREGULARITIES BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. Theft of clothing consigned by rail .. .. 67 611 Offender dismissed from the Service.^ Failure to account promptly for moneys over- 03 9 Offender dismissed from the Service. No loss to collected " Department.. Theft of departmental moneys and falsification 519 S Offender pleaded guilty and was admitted to proof accounts bation for two years. Restitution made. Offender dismissed from the Service. Theft of departmental moneys .. .. 016 6 Offender convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within three months. Dismissed from the Service. Restitution made. Theft of departmental moneys and forgery .. 0 711 Under action. a Failure to account promptly for fare paid on train 0 16 Offender dismissed from the Service. Theft of departmental property .. .. 07 0 Offender dismissed from the Service. Failure to account for proceeds from sale of 3 0 0 Offender dismissed from the Service. Superannuation uplifted by an officer 39 14 8 Police decided not to prosecute. No loss to the other than the claimant Department. Restitution being made. IRREGULARITIES BY PERSONS NOT DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. Theft of cash from Ashhurst Railway-station by 217 5 Matter investigated by police without result. Loss burglar to Department, £2 17s. sd. Theft of cash from Ashhurst Railway-station .. 213 6 Matter investigated by police without result. Loss to Department, £2 13s. 6d. Theft of cash from Pakipaki Railway-station .. 017 0 Matter investigated by police without result. Loss to Department, 17s. Theft of railway-freight stamps by burglar .. 0 5 4 Matter being investigated by police. Theft of cash .. .. •• 730 Police investigations unsuccessful. Pensions Department. IRREGULARITIES BY PERSONS NOT DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. £ S. d. False declaration of earnings by old-age pen- j 110 5 0 I Offender convicted and ordered to come up for sioner, resulting in overpayment of pension I I sentence if called upon within twelve months. Post and Telegraph Department. IRREGULARITIES BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. Theft of departmental moneys .. .. 36 710 Offender convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for two months with hard labour. No loss to Department. Theft of departmental moneys ~ ■■ 183 5 1 Offender convicted and sentenced to fifteen months' reformative detention. Restitution made. Theft of departmental moneys .. .. 27 16 2 Offender made restitution and was admitted to probation for two years. Theft of postal packets and forgery of receipt .. 16 17 6 Offender was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment. Theft of postal packets .. .. . • • • Offender pleaded guilty and was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour. No loss to Department. Theft of postal packets .. .. . - 4'o 0 Offender pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years' detention in a Borstal institution. Restitution made. Theft of postal packets .. .. .. Offender, who pleaded guilty, was ordered to be detained in a Borstal institution for two years. No loss was suffered by the Department. Theft of departmental moneys .. .. 600 7 6 Offender sentenced to reformative detention for two years. It is anticipated that recovery of the sum "of £295 19s. Id. will be effected. 11 Theft of departmental moneys .. • ■ 150 010 Offender sentenced to twelve reformative treatment. It is anticipated [that recovery of the full amount will be effected. Theft of postal packet and departmental moneys 2 10 0; Offender was placed on probation for one year and 1 ordered to make restitution.

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