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(c) STATEMENT OF IRREGULARITIES IN CONNECTION WITH PUBLIC MONEYS AND STORES —continued

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File No. Nature of Irregularity. Amount Involved. Action Taken, and Result. CASES OTHER THAN THOSE IN WHICH DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS WERE INVOLVED—contd. Railways Department—continued e - A A. 21/36/49 Theft of pay envelope and conX> ». U.. 11 10 2 ♦Officer responsible for its safe tents custody required to make good the loss. A. 21/36/49 Theft of tin ingots 117 11 9 * A. 31/27/1 Theft of stores and equipment 432 15 0 * (various) Rehabilitation Department A. 21/116/49 Theft of bicycle, equipment, Not stated * timber, and tools (twenty instances) Department of Scientific and Industrial Research A. 21/98/49 Theft of equipment and stores Not stated I * (three instances) Social Security Department (Note. —Cases in which moneys were wrongly received but not in circumstances in which the Social Security Commission deemed criminal proceedings justifiable are not included in this return.) A. 21/2/49 War pension (economic and 65 0 0 Offender convicted and admitted to wife's) obtained by fraud probation for two years. Restitution ordered. A. 21/2/49 Age-benefit obtained by fraud 179 1 0 Offender convicted and fined £25 on (two charges) the first charge and admitted to probation for two years on the other charge. Restitution ordered. A. 21/2/49 War veteran's allowance ob287 17 7 Offender convicted and admitted to tained by fraud probation for three years. Restitution ordered. A. 21/2/49 Sickness-benefit obtained by 103 17 7 Offender convicted and admitted to fraud probation for three years. Restitution ordered. A. 21/2/49 Age-benefit obtained by fraud 107 5 0 Offender convicted. Restitution ordered. A. 21/2/49 War (economic and wife's) pen175 2 7 Offender convicted and admitted to sion obtained by fraud probation for three years. Restitution ordered. A. 21/2/49 Age-benefit obtained by fraud 117 0 0 Offender convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within twelve months. Restitution ordered. A. 21/2/49 War (economic) pension obtained 174 17 6 Offender convicted and admitted to by fraud (three charges) probation for one year on the first charge, and ordered to Come up for sentence if called upon within two months on the other charges. Restitution of £100 ordered. A. 21/2/49 Unemployment benefit obtained 259 7 4 Offender convicted and fined £5 plus by fraud costs. Recovery being made. A. 21/2/49 War (economic) pension obtained 35 10 10 Offender convicted and fined £20. by fraud A. 21/2/49 Widow's benefit obtained by 612 1 8 Offender convicted and fined £40 on fraud each of four charges. A. 21/2/49 Unemployment benefit obtained 13 10 0 Offender convicted, fined £10, and by fraud admitted to probation for one year. Restitution ordered.