THE CROPLEY CASE.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 26 November 1924, Page 9

THE CROPLEY CASE.

QUESTION OF JURISDICTION. BY CABLE—PEESS. ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. Received Not, 26, 11.50 a.m. v SYDNEY, Nov. 26. The Oropley Commission resumed the examination, of Alderman Walker with reference to his account books. Mr Watt, counsel for Walker, thereupon warned the Commissioner that he would advise his client to take certain action, and the inquiry would be proceeded with at the Commissioner’s own risk. He also issued a similar warning to the press regarding publication of evidence.

Mr Watt said soinfe questions being asked regarding character, could be asked in a court of'law, which the Commission was not. They were being under sanction of an Act which placed Walker under compulsion. The Commissioner continued his.,examination of Walker with reference to the purchase of certain soldiers-’ gratuity bonds, regarding which he and the soldiers had made statutory declarations of their value. He subsequently was allowed to make further payments, bringing the payments up t-o the face value of the bonds. Walken said he bought the bonds out of kindness because the soldiers pestered him. ■He lost heavily over the transactions. ;

Cohnsel for Alderman Shannon addressed the Commission ouTiisbbehalf, claiming that it must exonerate Shannon from any connection whth corruption or graft.