MEAGHER REINSTATED.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 572, 29 July 1909, Page 5

MEAGHER REINSTATED.

MAJORITY JUDGMENT. (By TcleErapli.-Prcsj A-soelatlon-Oopjrlebt) (Rec July 28, 840 p.m.) Sydney, July 28 fhe Full Court, by a majority, granted Ah. R D , Meagher's application for reinstatement on tho ioll of solicitors. ActingChief Justice Simpson, and Mr Justice Cohen favoured tho application, and Mr 1 Justice Pnng dissented Afting-Chiof Justico Simpson, in dohveimg judgment, coifsideied tint, Mr Meaghei having carried out the undertakings enteied into when his appljcation was bpforo tho Court in DOG, the time h.ad cpme wlipni without apy danger to the puMlc oi the nrdfession anplicinl's name could be Vestured to the rolls Tho gioimd of Mr Justice Pnng's dissent was Mciighei's relations with W N Willis, as revealed by the lands scandals' inquiiy PAYS HIS OPPONENT'S COSTS. (Roc July 29, 050 a m ) Sydnoy, July 28. Mr Mcaghor was ordered to pay tho costs incurred bv the Law Institute, in opposing his application foi re-enrolment

DECLARATIONS, ;; .-.'■. In ' support of his application; to the ' Court '.Mi , .'i MeagUer lodged an '-'affidavit on'tljij subject; ■of.- Willis; and ;tlip' land-leasesj in' the course, or : which '' he .stated: ''AltKougK the-; ttoyalv iniiiibn dehioiistrated that'upwards of liad Ijeen paid in; fees': to land agents'-'ln.'conV ntction with' improvement'/.U'fise appliqations, ,he poatiyely ■.affirmed that; during/' thei Pfpe years he. was apting; as. t(gent the" fees paid to! him by Mr.,Tyillis'in connection wjtlijmprovß-; ment l?asa applications/ in which''pe'lepplbyed. applicant. .dicT not' exceed JG250.-' He ' neither paid norprpmisefl pny moneyat any time to any. .Minister of the Grown'or to aiiy'.--pub')i<i*officer, 6'itlie'r. on"bis 'ow'h , '. , "account; qr-,ou -Bccouh't'/bf. any : applicant. for land; pi'.K ; .a c pres,ent, : -a6r' ■was there'any unilerstanding .vvhatover:liehvebri himself and any'.Ministcr.'ot,tho Crown■ or uny. public officer regaidijiß any land:- applic'atjonH; and he had no kriqwledge of any such payment or otter.: or prpmisp. or.'imilerstandiAg by-or;be-tween any. pGrson-;whatever' : and,any'■'Minister, of the Grown or any/public pfficer'." ■ /: ■.....,, : ' Mcngher's' published apojogj'w'aslcouchdd .'»n ! ;tho following' terms:— .;';!''../ '■■ '■;' '.'i-'-J, :.'•.'■;..■■'■'.■ ..'■"Public Apology.^l:■lwroby. express in,'iTie ifullest and : inpst .unreserved vyay '■'iiiy deep i;e- ---' gret for the, course I , piirsued in the Dean case ih; refqrencp to the l late.'■■lit. Justice: Win-' deyer, and withdraw every bfTensiyo .statement or remark I ever- mode in referenco' to ) that dietinguished, Judge. '"■■ vv'V,'■'. "-■■'■.'.. ; ".■'.:' .' '■■ '"': "I especially regret .and withdraw any statements I haya made reflecting 'upon-'his' Honaiir's conduct during ; the course of the Dean trial,: and > 1 regret ''that'''anything'''should.' have bepn done ,'by me, or; througli my influence, that' in''any'-way ■ reflected'upon-the: way -ijr ivhich , the; trial of that case was conducted,— 'fii-D.'.Meagher.V;,. ?■"- ";';■.' ; , ':-;.--- ..'■:.••••..'; v/. ■