TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 March 1922, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

j BY TEI.EOItAPIl —FER PRESS ASSOCIATION) APPEAL DISMISSED. CHRISTCHURCH, March 29. Canterbury District Committee dismissed the appeal of jockey G. A °img, against his suspension for one month, imposed by the Wai mate stewards. THE FINANCE ACT. WELLINGTON, March 30. The Chief Justice had before him the question of a declaratory order intepretiing Section 35 of the Finance Act, 1920. The point was whether a local body could call on a bank to ! onour :•■ Kiwitea County Council cheque drawn, to replace monies in the lorln coco unit, notwithstanding the fact that the overdraft in the ordinary account will thereby he in excess of the legal limit. Sir R. Stout said there was nothing in the statute forcing the hank to give credit to a local authority. The latter could not compel the hank to find them the money. The era of forced loans expired with the Stuarts. His judgment was that the bank was not hound to make advances.

breach of a lease

£BOO WAM AGES AWARDED

MASTERTON, March 30

In the Supreme Court to-(ln{y «• jury returned a verdict for plaintiff for £BOO in a case in which Eliza Jane Gallagher proceeded against Wm. Walter Bicknell of Grey town, farmer, to recover £7OO, special damages for a- broach of covenants in the lease of farm property and possession of posts for £IOO and £6OO special damages.

CASHIER’S GUILT. WELLINGTON, March 30. A cashier in the Traffic Inspector’s office of the City Council named Moncey Thomas, was charged before the Magistrate yesterday with. bQtween julv 11th., 1919 and January 22nd, 1922, stealing £476 11s 10d, belonging to Wellington City Council. Accused is single, aged twenty-five. The Traffic Inspector said Thomas had been employed by the Council for about ton years. Tt was his duty to receive all the moneys paid in for licenses issued, and motor registration and he should have paid the money to the City Treasurer every day, and prepared a. schedule in duplicate showling the amounts received each day. The schedule was signed by the Traffic Inspector or some responsible officer. James Ward (Government Auditor) said lie had just completed audits of the I>ooks and discovered the defalcations. There had been an audit in 1919-20. and it had not been discovered. Accused in a statement, said he kept no record of the moneys taken. His salary was £lB6 per annum. He had spent the money. Tt was explained that carbon re cords had always been left by accused, but lie did not account for the money received. The accused pleaded guilty and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. Bail was refused