41.   Chinese authorities admit that vast quantities of fake money are now circulating in the country, most of it smuggled in from overseas.

42.   The Russian authorities admitted last week that Russian military prosecutors in Grozny have charged servicemen with theft, robbery and looting following seven incidents.

43.   The school authorities admitted they were aware of the private punishment, and had stopped the students from punishing others.

44.   The Sri Lankan cricket authorities admitted Wednesday that negotiations are underway to secure Allan Border or Ian Botham as national team manager.

45.   Then, earlier this month, military authorities admitted that a young man doing his national service had shown alarming levels of radioactivity in a normally routine test.

46.   There are no international monitors and the election authorities admitted that they had no system to prevent multiple voting.

47.   Up until now the Russian authorities have only admitted burying in the Baltic German chemical weapons captured during the war.

48.   Within days of its beginning, the royal commission has already produced what the authorities admit is the long overdue promise of official action.

49.   Meanwhile authorities admitted concerns about potentially dangerous chemicals that might have been released in the explosion and said they were investigating.

50.   Police authorities admit police are often badly kitted out and underpaid, badly trained and motivated, after years of being neglected by successive military governments.