BANK DEFRAUDED OF £1000

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21409, 27 February 1935, Page 9

BANK DEFRAUDED OF £IOOO

I « iFORGED CHEQUE CASHED IN NAPIER DIFFICULTY IN TRACING NOTES (MESS ASSOCIATION' TELEGRAM.) NAPIER, February 26. One thousand pounds in notes comprised the coup of a man believed to be a stranger to Napier, who presented a forged cheque for that amount ao the National Bank of New Zealand, Napier, on Tuesday, February 19. The cheque is believed to have been cashed on a private account held at the bank, and the fact that it was a forgery was discovered on Saturday last. Placed in the hands of the police immediately upon discovery, the cheque has been the subject of extensive enquiries, which are being continued without cessation. A factor which probably makes the task of the police more difficult is that the notes used by all trading banks in New Zealand have been the same since the establishment of the Reserve

Bank in August last. There is, therefore, no chance of tracing the notes which were handed over. The manager of the bank, Mr L. Clark, stated this morning that the head office at Wellington had been supplied with details of the forgery, and that investigations were being handled by the police. Beyond that he was unable to give details of the circumstances in which the cheque was cashed, or to state the serial numbers of the notes which were handed over in payment of the cheque. It is understood, however, that the list of these serials numbers is not yet complete, and that those engaged on enquiries are now checking these up with a view to obtaining a complete list.