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STATEMENT—continued.

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Nature of Irregularity. involved Action taken, and Result. Land and Income Tax Department. IRREGULARITIES BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. Theft of cash .. .. . . .. 3 10 0 Offender sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labour. Restitution made. Theft of cash .. .. .. .. 2 8 6 Offender admitted to probation for two years and ordered to make restitution. IRREG ULARITY BY PERSON NOT DEPARTMENTAL OFFICER. Theft of cash .. .. .. .. I 40 11 9 [ Matter investigated by police without success. Lands and Survey Department. IRREGULARITIES BY PERSONS NOT DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. Theft of cash .. .. .. .. I 9 12 Police investigations unsuccessful. Loss of cheques and money-order .. .. 44 12 5 Police investigations unsuccessful. Payment stopped. No loss to Department. Mental Hospitals Department. IRREGULARITY BY PERSON NOT DEPARTMENTAL OFFICER. Theft of coal .. .. .. ■ • 17 6 Offender convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon within three months. Coal was ordered to be returned. Mines Department. IRREGULARITY BY PERSON NOT DEPARTMENTAL OFFICER. Theft of stores .. .. .. ■ ■ I 12 18 3 | Police investigations not yet complete. Native Department. IRREGULARITY BY PERSON NOT DEPARTMENTAL OFFICER. Theft of stores .. .. .. .. I Not stated | Police investigations unsuccessful. Post and Telegraph Department. IRREGULARITIES BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. Theft of packets and remittances .. .. 18 10 6 Offender convicted and placed on probation for two years and ordered to make restitution. Theft of cash .. . . . ■ ■ ■ 5 10 0 Offender placed on probation for two years and ordered to make restitution. Theft of cash .. .. • • ■ ■ 5 10 0 Offender placed on probation for two years and ordered to make restitution. Theft of letters .. ■. •• ■• 51 10 0 Offender fined £25, placed on probation for three years, and ordered to make restitution. Theft of registered letters .. .. . • 9 0 0 Offender sentenced to fifteen months' imprisonment with hard labour. Amount recovered. Theft of cash .. .. .. •• 540 Iti 4 Offender sentenced to nine months' imprisonment. Amount recovered. Theft of letters . . .. ■ ■ ■ • 30 0 0 Offender sentenced to one month's imprisonment. Amount recovered. Theft of bank-note, postal notes, and stamps .. 18 2 Offender placed on probation for one year and ordered to make restitution. IRREGULARITIES BY PERSONS NOT DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. Theft of cash .. .. • • ■ • 3 16 7 Police investigations not yet complete. Theft of cash, stamps, and postal notes . . 170 6 7 Offender sentenced to five years' imprisonment. Loss to Department, £17(3 6s. 7d. Fraudulent negotiation of money-order , . 5 0 0 Offender convicted and placed on probation and ordered to mako restitution to Department. Theft of cash, postal notes, and stamps .. 136 11 10 Offender sentenced to imprisonment for five years for this and other offences. £6 recovered. Theft of mail and registered letter . . . . 10 0 Offender sentenced to three months' hard labour. Theft of letter .. . • ■ • • • 3 0 0 Offender sentenced to three months' imprisonment. Fraudulent withdrawal from Poet-officc Savings- 8 0 0 For two offences the offender was sentenced to three bank months' imprisonment with hard labour for each charge, the sentences to be cumulative. Thefts from public-call boxes and stamp-vending 115 8 2 Police investigations resulted in ten offenders being machines arrested.