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Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 25, 30 January 1937, Page 2

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Air. and Airs. K. O’Halloran, Napier, are visiting Rotorua. Air. W. Fleissher, Hastings, is visitng Hamilton. Mr. E. J. E. Napier, Hastings, is • isiting Hamilton. • Alcssrs F. R. Field (Hastings), AI. • Lock (Napier), W. Draper (Hastings), and G. Chisholm (Napier) were recent visitors to Ohopc, Bay of Plenty. Air. P. J. Garvey, who has been a member of the Hastings railway staff for the past ten years, left by car yesterday morning for New Plymouth on transfer. | Rev. D. J. A. Shaw, minister of St. Andrew's Church, has returned to Hasti mgs after spending his annual holiday : in tho Auckland district. He was accompanied by Airs, and Alisa Shaw. Air. Lauchlan McKinnon, Christchurch, who is on an extended visit to the North Island, returned to Napier on Wednesday after a fortnight’s visit to Hotel Spa, Taupo. He will visit various districts before returning to Taupo at the end of February for tho remainder of the fishing season. Mr. F. R. Hodge, who has been associated with the Hawke's Bay Herald and latterly the Hawke’s Bay Tribune for the past 25 years, has been appointed to the literary staff of the New Zealand Herald. Prior to his departure he was met and on behalf of his fellow employees presented with a token of the esteem in which he is universally held by those associated with him. Good wishes were expressed for his future success in his new sphere of employment. Air. Iv. Christie, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. AI. Christie, Waipawa, was successful in the degree examinations of the University of New Zealand. Air. Christie, who is a second-year student at Canterbury University College, passed tho intermediate and first professional examination for bachelor of enginecrAlr. and Airs. C. D. Barnes and family, Levin, have been on a visit to Ormondville as the guests of Mr. and Airs. Stanley Barnes. Air. and Mrs. Armstrong, Wellington, who have been on a visit to Ormondville as the guests of Air. and Airs. Geoffrey Hill, have returned home. Air. J. lloulston, New Plymouth, is ou a visit to Ormondville as the guest of his sister, Mrs. D. Wilson. Constable and Airs. Ryan, who have been on a visit to New Plymouth, have returned to Ormondville. False Transactions To Mr Harker witness said it was customary to cash the cheque for travelling expenses each six months avd to cash it in September for tho October meeting in order to include it in that financial period. The board, have most decidedly found evidences of false transactions in the books of the cashier. These were nothing to do with the secretary. He had nothing to do with the cash whatever. Witness went on to say that Sharpin met with some unknown accident ana had to go into hospital just at the time The board was to make an inquiry into these false entries in the cash book. On his discharge from the hospital he was discharged from the board’s service, but had since been found a temporary position at the Sanatorium where he would not be handling any ca»sk ] The Magistrate interrupted Mr Harker, saying that he considered these 1 questions should have been put to j Sharpin while ho was in the box and 'had an opportunity to answer them. In reply to a question from the .Bench, witness said that all he knew ,was that Smyrk had been drawing on I tho petty cash to pay his private ac- ! counts and had been repaying it out of 'his salary. He had been relying on the [cashier to protect him, but the cashier [had not done it. Witness could give |no satisfactory reason for the false entries made by Sharpin, but on beiDg !pressed by the bench had to admit that from the figures supplied to him by .'the Audit Department he could only Assume that the false entries were made ito protect the secretary. • In reply to further questions from itho Bench, witness said that he could not prove that Sharpin did gain anything personally by his false entries, • but witness had no doubt that he did I gain. Tho Alagistrate: If you cannot prove ;it, you should not say anything. You should be honest. You should not cast Aspersions on this man's character. 1 .don’t understand your evidence at all. • £4O Borrowed. ; In response to further questioning witness said ho was not aware that tho secretary had borrowed approximately £4O ou November 1. lie admitted ho did not investigate this and was also forced to admit that ho could not see how Sharpin could save the secretary without falsifying the books. Tho Magistrate said that he could only take it that witness had not made !a thorough investigation. In reply to Detective-Sergeant Nuttall witness admitted meeting him and tho aduit inspector and having a full financial statement of the position laid before him by them about 10 days ago and that ho had not asked Smyrk for any explanation between then and his appearance in Court. He admitted putting Sharpin off as soon as he came out of hospital as a patient and having kept the secretary on in his usual position right up to the day of the court case. Ho also admitted that tho audit inspector had told him that, he considered that Smyrk should bo suspended some 10 days ago.