THE POWER OF THE POST OFFICE.
STOPPING LETTERS.
In the High Court, Melbourne, a motion was made on behalf of. Messrs Freeman and Wallace calling upon the Postmaster-General to show cause why a rule for a mandamus, to compel him to deliver letters to the firm named, should not be granted. Affidavits were read on behalf of the applicants, denying that' their busi> ness was fradulent or immoral as alleged by the Postmaster-General in the notice in the "Commonwealth Ga zette" as the ground on which the delivery of letters should be stopped. The answering affidavit by Mr Aus tin Chapman, Postmaster-General, stated that the order was made after full inquiry, and after consulting the law advisers of the Commonwealth. Included in the affidavit was an opin ion by Mr Alfred Deakin, AttorneyGeneral of the Commonwealth, in 1903 that the papers submitted to him showed that the applicants were engaged in fradulent and immoral business, and another by Mr Charles Powers, Federal Crown Solicitor, to the same effect. The decision was reserved.
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Grey River Argus, 30 March 1906, Page 4
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