B.—l [Pt. ll].

STATEMENT OF IRREGULARITIES IN CONNECTION WITH PUBLIC MONEYS AND STORES.

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Nature of Irregularity. j ia volv'ed. Action taken, and -Result. External Affairs Department. IRREGULARITY BY PERSON NOT A DEPARTMENTAL OFFICER. £ S. d. Theft of liquor and tobacco from the m.v. j 13 19 0 Police inquiries unsuccessful. " Maui Pomare " Labour Department: Employment Promotion Fund. IRREGULARITIES BY PERSONS NOT DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. One thousand six hundred and eleven cases in 6,989 0 8 Proceedings instituted, 180 cases the sum which relief recipients obtained moneys in of £3,368 12s. 10d., whereof 153 convictions have excess of scale rates by making false state- been entered, imprisonment and/or fines totalling ments to the Labour Department or by failing £1,942 18s. 4d inflicted, costs amounting to £69 5s. to disclose material particulars of their imposed, and restitution of £242 5s. 5d. ordered by circumstances the Court. During the year there were 1,430 ordinary excess relief oases, the amount of the excess totalling £3,618 12s. lOd. £2,438 5s. 5d. of this amount has been liquidated or otherwise dealt with, and of the remaining 339 cases no recovery has been effected from 162 of them, and a substantial reduction has been achieved from the others. As a result of the tightening-up and increased strength of the inquiry system there were 1,646 fewer cases reported than was the case the previous year, and the reduction in the amount involved was £12,789 Is. Lands and Survey Department. IRREGULARITIES BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. Loss of pay envelope .. .. .. '7 14 8 1 Police notified. Amount recovered from officer ' responsible. Failure to account for proceeds from sale of 6 4 0; Officer responsible reprimanded. No loss to Departstores i ment. Native Department. IRREGULARITY BY PERSON NOT A DEPARTMENTAL OFFICER. Theft of fencing-wire .. .. .. 46 10 0 | Offender admitted to probation for two years and | ordered to make restitution. Pensions Department. IRREGULARITY BY A DEPARTMENTAL OFFICER. Fraudulent manipulation of pension warrants 217 2 2 Offender convicted and admitted to probation for and failure to account for departmental 3 years, ordered to make restitution and to pay moneys costs £5. IRREGULARITIES BY PERSONS NOT DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. Fraudulent manipulation of a pension warrant : 3 9 4 Police inquiries unsuccessful. False declarations regarding earnings .. I 628 4 7 Offender sentenced to six months' imprisonment. Recovery is being made. Post and Telegraph Department. IRREGULARITIES BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. Thefts from postal packets .. .. .. 3 10 0 Offender sentenced to three months' imprisonment. Thefts from postal packets .. .. .. 16110 Offender admitted to probation for two years. Restitution made. IRREGULARITIES BY PERSONS NOT DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. Theft of stamps by burglar .. .. .. 2 12 0 Offender admitted to probation for two years On this and other charges. Theft of cash by burglars .. .. .. 13 1 Police inquiries unsuccessful. Theft of cash and stamps by burglars .. 81 1 9 Offenders sentenced to eighteen months' reformative detention and two years hard labour respectively. Loss to Department £79 13s. 9d. Theft of cash and values by burglars . . 29 11 10 Police inquiries unsuccessful. Theft of cash by burglars .. .. .. 49 16 2 Police inquiries unsuccessful. Theft of stamps from mail-bag .. .. 17 13 4 Police inquiries unsuccessful. Theft of stores by burglars .. .. .. [ 1 19 0 Police inquiries unsuccessful. Theft of cash .. .. .. .. 15 0 Police inquiries unsuccessful. Thefts of cash and stamps by burglar .. 183 4 5 Offender sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour. Loss to Department £100 13s. 3d. Fraudulent withdrawal from Post Office Savings- 45 0 0 Police inquiries unsuccessful. bank