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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXII, Issue 6667, 8 September 1905, Page 3

Mr Willis has informed a Christchurch' " Star" reporter that he and the three other men associated with him in the voucher case would not be satisfied until they had a public inquiry. He said that the limitations placed upon the inquiry conducted by Mr Warburbon were far too marked to allow him to go as far as he desired to go. He was not allowed to examine the,<books of the Audit Department or to challenge their correctness. He could only deal with the vouchers submitted for his inspection, He was taken, as it were, into a blind alley, and was told that he might search through it, but must not go beyond. Above all, Mr Willis want 3to liave the right to cross question witnesses, as he believes that cross questioning briars out facts that might never be disclosed in a statement. "What we require," he says, "is a judicial inquiry. It should be presided over by two Judges o£ the Supreme Court. The parties should have the right to be represented by counsel, if they desire to take that course/although, personally, I should prefer to speak for myself and to conduct my own case."