When Smith arrived at the place where the plates were supposed to be, he reportedly took the plates from the stone box they were in and set them down on the ground nearby, looking to see if there were other items in the box that would " be of some pecuniary advantage to him ".
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"Information has been received at this office that in some cases unnecessary exposure has been made by the assistant marshals with reference to the business and pursuits, and other facts relating to individuals, merely to gratify curiosity, or the facts applied to the private use or pecuniary advantage of the assistant, to the injury of others.
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In " Hewison v Meridian Shipping Services Pte Ltd ", an employee who had obtained his position by concealing his epilepsy was held not to be entitled to claim compensation for future loss of earnings as a result of his employer's negligence, since his deception ( resulting in a pecuniary advantage contrary to the Theft Act 1968 ) would prevent him from obtaining similar employment in future.
