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STATEMENT OP IRREGULARITIES IN CONNECTION WITH PUBLIC MONEYS AND STORE S —continued.

Nature of Irregularity. invoTved Action taken, and Result. Post and Telegraph Department —continued. IRREGULARITIES RY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS Continued. £ s. d. Theft of postal packets and departmental moneys 66 10 4 Offender pleaded guilty and was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour. No loss to Department. Theft of departmental moneys .. .. 393 12 4 Offender sentenced to three years' Borstal detention. It is anticipated that recovery of the sum of £193 Bs. 6d. will be effected. Theft of departmental moneys .. .. 60 0 9 Offender pleaded guilty and was placed on probation for two years. Restitution made. Theft of postal packets .. .. .. 17 16 6 Offender made restitution, and was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment with hard labour. Theft of departmental moneys .. .. 010 0 Police decided not to prosecute. Offender left the Service. Theft of postal packets .. .. .. 8 2 6 Offender, who pleaded guilty, was admitted to probation for three years. Restitution was made. Theft of departmental moneys .. .. 20 0 0 Offender was acquitted by the jury and discharged. He was dismissed from the Service. Restitution made. IRREGULARITIES BY PERSONS NOT DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. Theft of postal packets and unlawfully opening 411 2 Offender was sentenced to two years' imprisonment mail-bag with hard labour. Loss to Department, £3 os. 9d. Fraudulent withdrawal from savings - bank 35 0 0 Police investigation failed to disclose offender's account identity. Fraudulent withdrawal from savings-bank ac- ! 29 5 0 Offender pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one count, forgery, and uttering year's imprisonment to be followed by two years' reformative detention. Theft of cash by burglar .. .. .. 4 3 8 Police investigated matter without result. Theft of cash and stamps by burglars .. 176 6 7 Two of the offenders were sentenced to five years' reformative detention, and the third offender to three years. Loss to Department, £25 3s. 4d. Theft of cash by burglar .. .. .. 513 7 Police investigations unsuccessful. Theft of postal packets .. .. .. .. Offender was placed on probation for four years. No loss to Department. Theft of safe containing cash, stamps, &c., by 165 9 0 Each of the offenders was sentenced to three years' burglars hard labour Loss to Department, £27 16s. 7d. Loss of registered letter .. .. .. 018 0 Matter investigated without success. Theft of cash by burglar .. .. .. 36 16 2 Police unable to trace the perpetrator. Theft of postal notes and cash by burglar .. 4 6 6 Offender was ordered to be detained in a Borstal institution for two years. Loss to Department, £4 Is. 4d. Fraudulent withdrawal from savings-bank ac- 7 0 0 Police investigation unsuccessful. count Theft of motor-spirit from bowser .. .. 418 4 Investigation by police failed to disclose identity of offender. Theft of cash by burglar .. .. .. 213 0 Matter investigated by police without result. Theft of stamps, cash, &c., by burglar .. 86 4 2 Police investigation unsuccessful. Loss to Department, £70 Bs. 2d. Theft of postal notes .. .. .. 12 18 2 Police unable to identify offender. No loss to Department. Theft of cash by burglar .. .. .. 17 12 8 Police investigated matter without result. Theft of cash by burglar .. .. .. 150 17 11 Matter investigated by police without result. Fraudulent withdrawals from savings-bank ac- 1.5 0 0 Offender sentenced to two months' imprisonment on count a charge of false pretences and six months on two forgery charges. Loss to Department, £15. Erroneous entry in savings-bank pass-book .. 10 0 0 No action taken. Officer responsible left the Service. Thefts from various stamp-vending machines 26 17 3 As a result of police investigation seven offenders and public call offices were sentenced to varying terms of imprisonment. Public Trust Office. IRREGULARITIES BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. Misappropriation of moneys.. .. .. 1,413 8 7 Of this amount £1,019 13s. 7d. was stolen from the funds of the New Zealand Times Company, Ltd. (in liquidation), and £393 15s. from Public Trust Office funds. Offender was sentenced to two years' imprisonment. Public Works Department. IRREGULARITIES BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. Theft of moneys by fraudulent alteration of I 48 0 0 I Offender pleaded guilty and was committed to the cheque ! I Supreme Court for sentence. IRREGULARITIES BY PERSONS NOT DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. Theft of cash from District Office, Murupara, 1,973 11 5 1 Police investigated matter. £882 17s. 9d. recovered, by burglars I [ Loss to Department, £1,090 13s. Bd. State Forest Service. IRREGULARITIES BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. Theft of departmental moneys .. .. 41 10 8 I Offender, who pleaded guiJty, was ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within twelve months, and was ordered to pay costs of prosecution. Restitution made.

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