NORTHERN TERRITORY

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 119, 13 February 1920, Page 7

NORTHERN TERRITORY

EXAMINATION OF DR. GILRUTH.

Melbourne, February 12. Mr. Justice Ewing resumed the Darwin Innuirv. . T , When Dr. Gilruth was examined, Judge Effing asked Dr. Gilruth if he was aware that it had been sworn that while- he was at Darwin he was part-oivner otthe Arrino lease. Dr. Gilruth replied: \es, it was a claim, nit a lease/' Ecplying to further nuestions, Dr. Gilruth said the srrant was made by him to Judge Bevan and a man named Hope. He told Bevan he would take a third share. Ho admitted that ho had .approved the "rant to Hope without sufficient author-

Judso Ewing asked: "Knowing that Hone was not the real owner, you advanced money to develop the grant to licln our own and Beva-n's mining ventU]Jr. Gilruth replied: "That's what it "Xdw Ewius pointed mit that Bevan had sworn that nono ot the to koDe were ever paid back to the government. and that by the merest chanco he discovered that Gilruth and wnro interested in the venture. Dr. Gilruth replied that anyone could have told that Bevan was. m it, butprobablv nono knew that ho himself was 111 it He denied that lie was part-owner of the Dnlv mine, hut he advanced some monev noon it. Later lie made liimscl responsible for half of any lo»3 that Hiitrht he incurred. Ho undertook this responsibility without receiving any inWin the mine. He was nnaware that Bevan's and Hope s banking account was opened by moniy paid bvhimfi'nlf Dr. Gilruth admitted granting a lease of three thousand acres to a man named 'Palmer, but saul lie was not a partner of Palmer.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. __ "A LITTLE COTERIE." (Rcc. February 12, 7.20 p.m.) Melbourne, February 12. Dr. Gilruth, replying to Judgo Swings Questions regarding statements liim. ns Administrator of the Noitherii Territory. to Bevan and Hope, said that ho was anxious to develop mining. Jt was the Government's po.icy to subsidisp imnins. , , . ** pi» The Judse. in explaining to Du liUruth Doints in the evidence previously given, said that peoplo in the Terntoij appeared annoyed at. the general istration. He added: It is said that von, Carer, Evans, and Bevan weie a little coterie, and that wherever an office was open you appointed one of them to it. and raised their salaries 've y miicklv. but nybody not agreeing with vou was soon put; out. It is a 1..0 aliped tint von were desirous of serving, primarily, the interests of Vesty Brothers and were anxious to enable tliem to sell their meat works to the Government at the best price obtainable.—l'ress Assn.