BIG DEFALCATIONS ALLEGED.
CUSTOMS OFFICER BEFORE
COURT.
(press association telegeam.) AUCKLAND, December 1,
Defalcations amounting to £IOOO w.ere alleged in the Police Court today, when an employee in the Customs Department in Auckland was charged with stealing £lO 12s Bd, the property of the Department. Chief-Detective Cummings asked for a remand until December loth. Accused, who had been arrested the previous day, was married, and had two children. He had been suspended from his employment. Chief-Detective Cummings said the total amount of £IOOO was involved.
The Magistrate, Mr McKean, remanded the accused as requested, and an application for the suppression of the accused's name was granted. Bail was fixed at £3OO.
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19173, 2 December 1927, Page 10
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111BIG DEFALCATIONS ALLEGED. Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19173, 2 December 1927, Page 10
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