TIN HARE LICENSE

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3784, 30 July 1932, Page 5

TIN HARE LICENSE

NEGOTIATIONS' WITH F. SWINDELL LABOUR’S FIGHTING FUND lAust. «.ZMI N.Z Cablo; Sydney. July 29. At the mechanical hare inquiry today. William Matthews explained his efforts to obtain a mechanical hare license for Broken Hill. The member for tlie district, Mr. Horsington. sent, him to Mi*. Swill--1 dell, wso was advising tile Government; oil tlio issue of licenses. Mr. * Swindell told Mr. Mattliows that lie would have to pay something into the Labour Party's fighting fund, and suggested £2OOO. ll** also suggested I that. 500 shares each he given to Mr. li* rsingham and Mr. Davidson, another Par! amentarian. Later. Mr. Matthers said, lie saw Mr. Swindell, who told him that he had seen Mr. Mark Gosling, then Chief Secretary, and Mr. Horsington, and that they , stood pat; for £2OOO and 1,000 shares. It Jack Mnuro, recalled, .said that the potential value of 12,000 Australian t Coursing Company shares and 5000 Greyhound Coursing Association sliars which were given to Mr. Swindell was about about £40.000. The hearing was'adjourned.