FIRST STEP IN CRIME
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JUDGE CONDEMNS BORRQ\J/ING FROM MONEY-LENDEliS BY CIVIL SERVANTS . postal officer's thefts
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AUCKLAND, Monday. Sentencing Albert Robert ihliott, aged 33 years, to twelve months' refOrmative detention, Mr. Justice Reed, in the Supreme Court to-d'ay pointed out the danger of civil servants borrowing from money-leha-ers. t , Elliott, formerly employed by the Post and Telegraph Department, pleaded guilty to three charges of theft of money totalling £166. The Judge commented that he had an adequate salary of £288 a year, hut got into difficulties ahout a house, not being able to keep up the payments, he adopted the foolish coufse of borrowing from money-lenders. "Civil servants who borro'w from money lenders take the first step m crime," said his Honour. "The mongy is borrowed at extortionate rates, an'd there must be a number of civil servants who have got into these difficulties. The prisoner is sentenced to reformative detention for 12 months."
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 167, 8 March 1932, Page 5
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