THE SUGAR COMMISSION.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 106, 3 May 1912, Page 5

THE SUGAR COMMISSION.

I '. A DEADI-OCE ARISES. COMPANY T&Z.TL.S TO ATTEND, I (By Cable. —Presc. Assc-iation.—Copyright.) I ! SYDNEY, Mar 2. I A serious situation has been created iin connection with tjie .Sugar Commit|fion. Mr. Knox and the. directors of the I Colonial friigar C'onipaav having failed to j attend to-day. J Mr. Kruer i chairman of directors) j wrote staling that Mr. Keps knew ail that he and the othrr directors knew. 'The directors had divided that Mr. Knox ■ snocld represent them. ! Mr. Knox also wrote a long letter, in 'which he divlarfM that as he had not ; been supplied uilli .-i copy of the cviI de.m-e ;is promiw'd by tin , Commission ho pwa- unat-li- to r.-liiit >-.ii<i.n-iu-, whirh Jwpvp untrue, and therefore he could not i »>ib;iitt lii'.iiM-lf l"r examination and • i r0!.!.-r\.iniiiiiitii>n. I >ir -liil:M c ril.Mi ■ rhnirnian of the [ I inimisi-ir.ui <!••■ laiv.i Uiut he did not jknow nt .in-, ri'_"':t I hat tin , company J |~1 >M. .,1 ~,' ,|j,- l: .i~ t-i who 5i,..!,!,] jjrivo .-vi.i.-M'i-. hi .!i-:i!ii!;j with Mr. I Knox"s !■■'.;■ r. '.!■■■ >-*::; 1 I'll :_»11 — -1 -i t-•■ 1 thai I th' 1 r\cu-<' .-»>' '.:< ■' [■• 1"' vi'iv like M 1 shiiille. i;.ci:.: : .;■_' t!:r >.:il -iii.-iit t ; ).ii the Commi.-r'ii'n !.■■ i proniiwd to supply I a copy of •!]? e\ :i!<'i]:-<-. hi- Raid: "I chara-- ! ti'rise cbp ?tatv*:usr.i .'.- 4 dPiihpr.iw lie." IHe said that ho would object to the reporter supplying .: i"-T. v of tlie evidence if it int.Ti- r.-il wifj I.l> work. The rei porter found th.it v did interfere with I his work. The rh.iirman al?o mentioned [that the company had had two shorthand iwriters pre.sent at all the meetings of the I Commission. I Contiur ; ir._'. the chairman said that ; Mr. K.'loxV excuse -.■.-..> n'ir a jrvmive J one. It w.15 a d-'-i'iprnte ar.ri covert defiance of the n.mhr.r/.y of the ( ominiv aion. So far the Commission liad m-t with little succi»>.- -i f.ir as any revelations in reg-ard to the m.'.ip.mv were concerned. All the ofC.ials nt til.- luiJls did not know whether the company v.as j working at a profit or a loss. A mutfM 'secrecy pervaded t!io whole arena of t!i«? : corr.p.-. service. He would not t.:ke ■ upon himself tJie responsibility of aniho|ri?inp the pro-erntion <i\ the*. , gentlemen 1 for not attending. hi;t he would leave it 'to the Federal Cicvemnient. The f'on;rri; in va- then adjourned for a week.