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STATEMENT OF IRREGULARITIES IN CONNECTION WITH PUBLIC MONEYS AND STORES —continued.

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Nature of Irregularity. involved. Aotlon taken ' and Eesult> Post and Telegraph Department—continued. IRREGULARITIES BY PERSONS NOT DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS- —Continued. £ s. d. Theft of cash and postal stationery .. 182 8 5 Three offenders convicted and sentenced to varying terms of imprisonment. Net loss to Department, £80 lis. 4d. Attempted fraudulent withdrawal from Post 40 0 0 Offender sentenced to imprisonment for twelve Office Savings-bank months. Attempted fraudulent withdrawal from Post 2 0 0 Offender convicted and admitted to probation for Office Savings-bank six months. Fraudulent withdrawal from Post Office Savings- 20 0 0 Offender admitted to probation and ordered to make bank restitution. B'raudulent negotiation of military pay warrant l(i 16 0 Offender committed to Supreme Court for sentence. No loss to Department. Theft of cash and stamps .. .. 2 17 I Restitution made. Theft of stores .. .. .. .. 1 19 3 Police investigations unsuccessful. Theft of stores .. .. .. .. 7 17 6 Offender ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within two years and to make restitution to the Department. Public Works Department. IRREGULARITIES BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. Misappropriation of public moneys .. .. 1 20 12 4 Offender convicted and sentenced to three years probation. Theft of stores .. .. .. .. 5 10 0 Offender convicted and fined £20. Railways Department. IRREGULARITIES BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. Theft from booked parcel .. .. .. Not stated Offenders fined £5 each and ordered to pay costs. Misappropriation of public moneys .. .. 0 15 0 Offender dismissed the Service. Restitution made. Theft of goods .. .. .. .. 19 2 0 Offender sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labour. Restitution made. Misappropriation of public moneys .. .. 3 10 3 Offender convicted and sentenced to twelve months' probation. Restitution made. IRREGULARITIES BY PERSONS NOT DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. Theft of cash .. .. .. .. 0 o 7 \ offender sentenced to three years' imprisonment. Theft of railway tickets, stores, &c. .. .. Not stated / J Theft of cash .. .. .. . . 45 0 0 Police investigations unsuccessful. Officer responsible for the custody of the money called upon to make good the loss. Theft of cash .. .. .. .. 10 0 Police investigations unsuccessful. Theft of cash .. .. .. .. 10 3 1 Two offenders, each sentenced to four years' imprisonment with hard labour. Theft of tickets .. .. .. . . Not stated Offender sentenced to three years' imprisonment with hard labour. Theft of cash .. .. .. • ■ 0 110 Police investigations unsuccessful. Theft of cash and postal note .. .. 7 12 2 Police investigations unsuccessful. Theft of cash .. .. .. .. 18 7 2 Polioe investigations unsuccessful. Theft of cash .. .. .. .. 4 10 6 Police investigations not yet complete. Scientific and Industrial Research Department. IRREGULARITY BY PERSON NOT DEPARTMENTAL OFFICER. Loss of departmental moneys stolen from safe 11 16 9 | Loss made good by officer responsible for their custody. Social Security Department. IRREGULARITIES BY PERSONS NOT DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. Theft of postal draft (being instalment of war I. 12 6 Offender awaiting trial. pension) One thousand three hundred and thirty cases in 17,984 11 4 Proceedings instituted in eleven cases, involving the which recipients of pensions, sustenance, age, sum of £662 6s. 3d., resulted in eleven convictions and other benefits obtained payments in excess being entered. Fines totalled £159, costs amounted of scale rates by failing to disclose material to £11 12s., and restitution of £351 9s. Id. was particulars of their circumstances to the La- ordered by the Court. In a few cases the offenders bour, Pensions, or Social Security Depart- were sentenced to imprisonment. There were 1,319 ments. (Note. —The excess payments to other cases involving the sum of £17,322 4s. lid. many of the recipients were not ail made during Except in a small percentage of cases where the 1941-42, but include amounts received by them beneficiaries were on active service, deceased, or in previous years.) in straitened circumstances, refunds have boon or aro being obtained. Treasury Department. IRREGULARITY BY PERSON NOT DEPARTMENTAL OFFICER. Tbeft of interest warrant .. .. • ■ I 9 0 0; Offender convicted and admitted to probation for twelvo months and ordered to make restitution.