THE CASE OF MR. P. HEYES.
STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER. FURTHER INVESTIGATION. • Sir Joseph Ward, when questioned by a Dominion reporter last night, mads a further statement concerning the case of Mi. P. Heyes, Land Tax Commissioner and Valuer r General. : Tiw Prime Minister said that when Mr. J. H. Richardson was placed' in charge of tho Land and Incomo Tax Department in lieu of Mr. Heyes, who was placed on leave, ho was instructed to examine and report upon all the complaints that'. had been made , by certain officers against Mr. Heyes. He only completed this work last .week, and the Government received at the same time a report which it had called for from Mr. Heyes, dealing with all complaints, but neither his statements nor those taken by Mr. Richardson in the course of his inquiries had been made on path. Mr. Heyes had contradicted most of tha .allegations against him. It.was therer fore necessary that all the parties, in- . eluding Mr. Heyes, should be examined on oath, and all the complaints investigated and reported upon before tha Government could decide what course to take. In any case, Mr. Heyes was entitled to such an i inquiry as was now ixi bo held, and could demand it under the Civil Service Act. v
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 777, 29 March 1910, Page 7
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