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STATEMENT—continued.

iv—B. 1 [Pt. ll].

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Nature of Irregularity. Action taken, and Result. Post and Telegraph Department— continued. IRREGULARITIES EY PERSONS NOT DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS — Continued. £ s. (I. Fraudulent withdrawal from Post Office Savings- 3 10 0 Offender ordered to make restitution and to oome up bank f or sentence if called upon, mi! ° ° ' ' '' '' ■ ' 4 0 9 Police investigations unsuccessful. 1 heft of cash .. . . .. .. lo 10 0 Police investigations proceeding. J heft of cash, postal notes, and stamps .. 36 17 7 Two offenders were placed on probation for five years and each ordered to pay £30, being costs (£1 18a" 9d.) and damages and restitution (£28 Is. 3d.). A third offender was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment. Theft of cash .. .. .. . . 8 17 10 Police investigations unsuccessful. fraudulent issue of money-order telegram .. 10 0 0 Departmental inquiries unsuccessful. Loss to De- . partment, £10. Inoft of tools .. .. .. . . Not stated | Police investigations unsuccessful. Public Trust Office. IRREGULARITY BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICER. Theft of cash .._ j 350 0 0 | Offender deceased. Loss to Department, £350. Public Works Department. IP-REGULABITY BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICER. Misappropriation of— Public moneys 593 3 11 1 Offender sentenced to one year and nine months' Employees' wages .. .. .. 474 19 5 / imprisonment. Railways Department. IRREGULARITIES EY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. Theft of cash .. .. .. .. 10 13 2 Police investigation unsuccessful. Officer in charge called upon to pay £10 13s. 2d. Attempted fraudulent claim for board and 7 0 0 Offender convicted and ordered to come up for lodging sentence within six months if called upon. No loss to Department. Iheft of cash 12 1 10 Offender admitted to probation for twelve months and ordered to make restitution. No loss to Department. Theft of cash .. .. .. . . 10 0 Police prosecution proceeding. Misappropriation of departmental moneys .. 2 15 0 Services dispensed with and police notified. Amount recovered. Misappropriation of departmental moneys .. 0 15 8 Offender convicted, admitted to probation for twelve _, c months, and ordered to make restitution. Inert ol cash .. .. .. .. | 2 9 0 Police investigations unsuccessful. IRREGULARITIES BY PERSONS NOT DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. Theft of cash .. .. .. .. 7 6 9 Police investigations unsuccessful. Amount made good by officer responsible No loss to Department. Theft of refreshment-room stocks .. .. 16 7 Offenders placed on probation for twelve months. Amount recovered. irT " " " •■ 0 11 6 Police investigations unsuccessful. Iheft ol cash .. .. .. .. 1 14 2 Police investigations unsuccessful. Social Security Department. IRREGULARITY BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICER. Failure to account for departmental moneys.. I 2 5 0 | Offender dismissed the Service. Restitution made. IRREGULARITIES BY PERSONS NOT DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. Theft of officor's salary .. .. . . 8 15 9 Police investigations unsuccessful. Iheit of benefit-certificate and cash .. 2 0 0 Police investigations unsuccessful. Two thousand three hundred and thirty-nine 25,444 5 3 Proceedings wore instituted in thirteen cases involvcases in which recipients of pensions, sue- ing the sum of £268 0s. 8d., whereof thirteen tenance, age, and other benefits obtained convictions were entered, imprisonment and/or payments m excess of scale rates by failing fines totalling £48 and costs, £3, were inflicted promptly to disclose material particulars of and restitution of £177 8s. 7d. ordered by the Court' their circumstances to the Labour or Pensions There were 2,326 other cases involving 'the sum of Departments or to the Social Security Depart- £25,176 4s. 7d. Except in a small percentage of ment. (Note.— The excess payments to many cases where the beneficiaries are on active service VLn a , TeC t pi6ntS , W f 6 nOt a11 made d " ring deceased, or in straitened circumstances refunds 1940-41, but include amounts received by have been or are being obtained in all cases In them m previous years) six cases penalties were imposed under section 7 (2) of the Social Security Act, 1938, and these amounted to £32 3s. 9d.