PALM GREASE.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 27, 1 February 1921, Page 5

PALM GREASE.

A SEKIOTTS AJLLEGATIOK.

STATEMENTS IN COCKT. Evidence of alleged "palm-greasing 7 ' in certain timber yards in order to obtain wood for building purposes "was given before Mr. J. W. Poynton, S.M., in the Magistrate's Court to-day during the hearing of a claim by George F. Pirreii i Mr. Goulding) builder, Auckland, against W. Calder i.Mr. R. A_ Singer) farmer. Manurewa. Plaintiff claimed £19 15, . which he said was due to him in connection with a building contract which he alleged he had made with the defendant on a 10 per cent basis- There was also a claim for £4 2/2 for material supplied. Plaintiff repudiated the alleged contrary, and said the material claimed for had not been delivered on the job =o far as he knew. Tne plaintiff stated that he ha.i had to give a man £2 10/. which the defendant supplied, in order to c-'t :!:nt.»r from a certain yard. He refused v> state the name of the receiver in case he implicated him. In hhi evidence the defen-dant alleged that he had given plaintiff several sums to give to a man in order to get the timber orders through. Another witness =aid he had had to give a gift nf £.t in order to get £40 worth of wood. The magistrate held tha: •--■ plaHtii , had not proved that there Tα- ,i ■ mtttract in th<> term* hf i"f:»■: -■ '•'•' claim for material, he adjourn , J the matter for further evid-D^e.