DEMOCRATS SUED

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 68, 17 September 1936, Page 10

DEMOCRATS SUED

BAULF'S WAGES CLAIM

PLAINTIFF CROSS-EXAMINED

CITING OF MR. HISLOP

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, This Day. The hearing of the claim of Baulf against former Democrat Party leaders was resumed in the Magistrate's Court before Mr. Wyvern Wilson, S.M., today.

The plaintiff, examined by Mr. Butler, who is appearing for Davy, said he was engaged by the United Party in 1928. He had not been fully paid. This was the first time he had made a claim against Mr. Davy personally. When he was engaged in October there was no Democrat Party. He regarded Mr. Davy and Mr. Goodfellow as partners in the movement. He knew that Mr. Davy was also paid by Mr. Goodfellow. He denied that his original agreement with Mr. Goodfellow was for him to be paid £4 a week. Relations were then becoming strained between Mr. Goodfellow and Mr. Davy. He received £4 a week from Mr. Goodfellow and £2 by the organisation. In June he was given an assurance of payment.

Cross-examined by Mr. Elliot, who is appearing for Mr. Hislop, Baulf said he looked to the Dominion executive for payment. He considered Mr. Hislop, a member of the Dominion executive, as a prospective leader. Mr. Hislop first came into the picture in July. He joined Mr. Hislop as a defendant on legal advice. He understood that some debts were paid by Mr. Hislop. Mr. Dickson: You rang Mr. Hislop on the telephone once? Baulf: Yes. I asked him for an advance, as I knew he had £1000 of the party funds. He was very rude to me and said he would see me in hell bsfore he would give me a cent. Mr. Elliot objected to further questioning on this line, on the ground that Mr. Hislop had not the chance of being cross-examined on the point. Mr. Dickson mentioned that Mr. Hislop was at present arranging to put his financial commitments with the Democrat Party to arbitration.

The case is proceeding.