THE MALING CASE

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 22, 27 July 1928, Page 9

THE MALING CASE

EVIDENCE FOR DEFENCE ■ LEGAL IMMUNITY PLEADED United Press Association—By Electric felt* graph—Copyright. (Eoceived 27th July, 8 a.m.) SYDNEY, 26th July. The case for the prosecution has con» eluded in the charge against Silas! Young "Maling of corruption in connection with the Bunnerong power* house contract. Dr. Evatt, counsel for. Maling, thea submitted that there was no case to! answer on legal grounds, as it waS clear that the whole of the transaction! was a portion of the trado and com« merce with another country, .as provided under the Commonwealth constitution. If Arnot's evidence were accepted, it would be clear that Arnot and Maling would be guilty of an. offence not under the New South Wales Act, but under the Federal Secret Commissions Act, under which offences were punishable. only after conviction by a jury. sThe construction of the State Act must of necessity be confined to a transaction within the State, After argument, the Magistrate held: that he had jurisdiction, and there waa a case to answer. > Gwyri Boyd, of the City Electricity; Department, the first witness for the* defence, gave evidence that he had ex* amined the tenders for the Bunnerong contract, and he had no doubt that the BabcbcK and Wilcox tender • was the best. Maling at no time endeavoured to influence his conclusion. The hearing was adjourned.