FALSE DECLARATIONS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue CXXIII, 10 April 1937, Page 14

FALSE DECLARATIONS

FINE^ TOTAL £80 EMPLOYMENT ACT FRAUDS

1 (By Telegraph—Press Association.) ' DUNEDIN, April 9.

- It will be: sortie {years'-before John Reid is allowed to fprget that; he made. a number of ■ "false \ declarations under the Employment Act. He pleaded guilty in- the Magistrate's .Court ; th'is morning to five charges,under the' Act. .

Chief Detective-Young, who prosecuted, said that the defendant was on, relief work. He' had. made eight false declarations, but was being charged in respect of onljr-\fiy ; e offences. He failed to disclose that his wife'was working. She had' 'been in;-regular employment •since Dec_embei-: : ; > "The: defendant received relief'amounting-to'£9B 17s in excess of what She would have, got if he had: made.'.'a^truthful .statement," said Chief.Detective Young.- : . . .

Mr. -O.- G. 'Stevens, who -appeared for the defendant, said that there were some.' anomalie'sJ*1 in connection with1 this case, and:*asked; the Magistrate to take that fact* into consideration.. He adde dthat Reid'was an Imperial soldier and had -been. a member:of ".the Cameron Highlanders for twenty years. He had;been offered work for three hours a' weekV , ■ "■•■ '■; x':" ■■:■ ■ Commenting;- that" the v c amount,' involved was ■substantial,'the.- Magistrate, Mr. H. W. Bundle, fined Reid £20 and costs on each of -four charges,;.the' sumto be paid at ;the r rate/of jsSva^week; He: was convicted only ; .;''.on.: I;he>fifthcharge.- - !■!■•- l-:'--'-i..:-iv'IVM-r''iJ'.'tSi|'.:^