Whakatane News

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 353, 14 October 1932, Page 6

Whakatane News

alleged theft .. MISAPPROPRIATION CIIARGE .. AGAINST COMPANY SECRETARY (From Our Own Correspondent) . ua-. W. F. Moody and Mr. II. Muscutt, Justiees of the Peace, were the presiding justiees in a police C'ourt case heard in Whakatane on Tuesday when John Arlow was charged with , appropriating a sum of £70 6/3 helonging to the Arawa Dairy Company to his own use. Accused pleaded not guilty and reserved his defence, William Frederick Allen, managing director of Allan and Findlay, Ltd., of Auckland was the first witness. Allen stated that accused had been employed as secretary to the company at a salary of £6 p'er week and had been in charge of the office and also the cash. After Arlow's services had been dispensed with a public accountant in Whakatane had discovered a shortage of £80. Accused had admittea some shortage but said it was not so great as alleged. Arlow had stated that -he had paid the money into a trust account with Mr. Ward, solicitor of Whakatane. Some time later accused had offered to surrendel11 an insurance policy if the company would withdrawn the case. Stewart Findlay eorroborated the evidence of xxiien. William Edgar Waru, solicitor, stated that he had known accused for some time and had aeted for him. The money deposited by Arlow was in the vicinity of £40, but he understood the money belonged to Arlow and there had not been any mention of placing it in trust. Alterations Discovered Francis Prideaux, accountant, stated that in May last he audited the company's books and had found alterations. It had been a difficult • matter to check the books, but he estimated the shortage at £70 6s. F. Harawera said that all monies he had collected had been paid to Arlow. R. W. Hooper, factory manager, stated that he had seen monies ,paid in oy Harawera and no reoeipt had been tendered. Saies of butter had increaseu after — rlow had been dismissed. He believed xiarawera to be honest and above suspicion. ' Deteetive McWhirter gave evidence ■ of the arrest of Arlow in Auckland and that accused had deiiied any knowledge of a shortage of funds. Accused was committed to the Supreme Court for trial on October 25. Bail was allowed in two sureties of ' £100.