Marine Commission.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XXLVI, Issue 4286, 22 July 1899, Page 2

Marine Commission.

(PBB PBBSS ASSOCIATION. Wellington, July 21. In answer to further questions, Allman said after he had admitted to Mr Hall-Jones that he had improperly passed Jones, he had a conversation | with the Minister, and they came to an arrangement that if witness made a confidential statement it was to be understood nothing more would be said about the matter. Witness strongly affirmed the Premier knew nothing whatever about the bogus certificate. When he found there would be an enquiry he said to Mr Hall-Jones, " Where do you come in?" and the Minister said, "I don't come in at all. You should have conducted the examination properly." Questioned by Mr Atkinson as to his relations with Yon Schoen he admitted he found papers prepared by him very useful. Nor would Yon Schoen take any payment for the lessons. No names were mentioned when Sohoen tried to bribe him. The latter said he would make it worth his while to pass his candidates in preference to opposition tutors. After that he sheered off from Soboen. He had frequently had disputes with him about the interpretation of regulations and the failure of candidates. Sohoen's threat was made as an incentive to pass his candidates, and would not bear the construction that it was merely used in a general way.