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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 i Involved. 1 Action Taken, and Result. « CASES IN WHICH DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS WERE INVOLVED —continued Post and Telegraph Department A. 21/30/48 Misappropriation of moneys .. X. s. u. 259 8 11 1 Offender sentenced to two years' I reformative detention. A. 21/36/48 A. 21/36/48 A. 21/36/48 A. 21/36/48 Railways Theft of corrugated iron Misappropriation of moneys .. Theft of moneys Misappropriation of moneys .. Department 15 16 8 0 11 0 10 0 0 2 17 2 Offender sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment. Value of iron recovered. Offender convicted and fined £2. Restitution made. Court action pending. Offender convicted and fined £5. A. 21/98/48 Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Misappropriation of moneys .. 1 44 19 5 1 Offender admitted to probation for 1 1 two years. Restitution made. A. 21/2/49 Social Security Departmeni Misappropriation of moneys .. j 6,329 6 6 t 1 Offender sentenced to three years' 1 reformative detention. CASES OTHER THAN THOSE IN WHICH DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS WERE INVOLVED A. 21/4/48 Agriculture Department Theft of typewriter, gum boots, 1 Not stated and camera (three instances) 1 * 1 A. 21/101/48 A. 21/101/48 Air D Theft of arms, clothing, equipment, rations, tools, and stores (twenty-seven instances) Misuse of rail travel warrant .. epartment Not stated 1 12 9 Each case was investigated by the police or by Air Force authorities. Convictions were obtained in two cases. Inquiries in respect of four of the cases are not yet complete. * A. 21/9/48 A. 21/9/48 A. 21/9/48 Army 1 Theft of arms, clothing, equipment, and stores (forty-four instances) Excess gratuity paid due to falsification of departmental records Fraudulent cashing of dependant's allowance warrant Department Not stated 100 0 0 6 6 0 Each case was investigated by the police or by the military authorities. Convictions were obtained in two cases. Inquiries in respect of four of the cases are not yet complete. In one case the officer responsible for the safe custody of the goods was required to make good the loss. Investigated by police. Insufficient evidence obtained to warrant prosecution. Amount being recovered by instalments. * A. 21/14/47 A. 33/3 .. Health I Unlawful cashing of salary cheque Postal warrant cashed by unauthorized person (two instances) )epartment 6 13 9 1 10 0 * *