EX-TREASURER CHARGED.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 16, 14 October 1907, Page 7

EX-TREASURER CHARGED.

. SAVINGS. BANJI LOAN: BY lEUSQBAPH—PBESS ASSOOIATION—COPTBIGHT. Perth, October 12. Mr. H. Brown, member for Perth in tho Legislative Assombly, accused Mr. Illingworth, an ex-member and a formor Treasuror, of having loaned to himself from tho Savings Bank, through a dummy, £4300, out of which he alleged that Mr. Ujingworth made a profit of £3600 in six mouths. Mr, Brown admitted tjiat tho loan was refunded, but contended that no man of honour had any right to uso Government funds to finance him.,

' Tho Treasurer (tho Hon; F, Wilson), -referring t'q tho oharge, eaid' it was cruel to bring such charges/against , a : man'who. \yas now lying at death's doorv in a ' priyat.o asylum in' Molbourno, ospc'oially as tho affair occurred in IQQI. He had gono through tho papers and found nothjng to support a oha.rgo that; Mr. Illirigwortli had wrongly used his position, T flo transaction, as far .<• as tho Troasnry was e'pneernod, appoarod to be perfectly olean—tho security: was ample, and the money had boon duly ropaid with spcpjfiecl interest. , .':;..

Mr, Fredorick Illingworth was elected to the West Australian Legislative Assembly for Wanninp in 1894, for Murchison in' 1897,. for Cue iii'lOQl,. nnd'-.for Purth in 1005,. Ho; was Colonial Treasurer, Colonial Secretary, aiid Minister for Education from May to:' JJovcinljor,l9ol, and from Dbpeinbor, ; 1901, to June, 1902, both terms being in the Loako'Ministry.

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