“OVER THE FENCE”

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 272, 12 August 1932, Page 11

“OVER THE FENCE”

£lOOO Tin Hare License COMMISSION’S INQUIRY Ex-Minister Gives Evidence (By Telegraph.—Pnzs —Copyright.) (Rec. August 11, 10.55 p.m.). Sydney, August 11. At the mechanical hare inquiry today Mr. J. Tully, a former Minister of Lands, denied statements by Redmond Barry that he had interested himself in the tin hare legislation. He added that he had never heard specific licenses discussed by the Lang Cabinet, of which he was a member. Whenever tin hares were mentioned by his constituents, of whom Mr. Barry was one, he was always careful to refer them to the Chief Secretary’# Department which dealt with the matter. Mr. Horsington, member of Parliament for Broken HUI, denied having advised a former witness, Matthews, to see Mr. Swindell when spoken to about a license for Broken Hill. Referring to Ralph Krantz, who gave evidence on Tuesday, Mr. Horsington said that Broken Hill had stood him for thirty years and if it would stand him it would stand anything. Mr. J. Robinson, a hotelkeeper at Armidale, gave evidence that Mr. Swindell told him that it would cost £l3OO as procuration fee to get a license tor Armidale. Witness said the sum was later modified to £lOOO. but even this “struck him as a bit over the fence,” and he dropped it. The Royal Commissioner intimated that he did not think Mr. Tully had anything to answer and released him from the proceedings. The hearing was adjourned.