Victorian Butter Commission

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1164, 7 December 1904, Page 3

Victorian Butter Commission

Tavener "s Evidence v

Preas Association.—Copyright. Memiournk, Decßinbiu- 6 At tho Butlor Counnission yesterday, the examination of Mr. Tavcrner, Vioioriim Agent-Goneral, was concluded. Ho chicgoricitlly denied Mr, S«noI--iir*** aliases, and considered be had produced sufficient doGUicoDt'iry evidence to support bit denials, Ho said that in a numbur of cases the Commission would iiud, on Sinclair's own letters, that the latter had borno fake witness against him, Ho denied that he over had tho slight' est personal interest in any meat or produce shipped through tho Agrioul* tural Depattrnent while ho was a Minister. Mr, 'Pawnor said that he was appointed the Victorian representative of the Colonial Consignment Company by Sir Montague Nelson while a mcaibor of iho Turner Government, and took the appointment on the understanding that ho would retire from the Ministry, While still n Minister heasked tho Harbour Trust Commissioners whether they would put the site for cool storage finder offer to him for three mouths. This was to onablo Sir Joseph Ward, ob roprcsentativo of tho company, to write to London about the suggestion of cool stores.