MALING BEFORE THE COURT

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6672, 27 July 1928, Page 7

MALING BEFORE THE COURT

LEGAL ARGUMENT. United Press Association—By .Electric Telegraph—Copyright. ■ Received Thursday 10.40 p.m SYDNEY, July 26. The case for the prosecution concluded in the charge against Maling. • Dr. Eyatt, counsel for Maling, then submitted that there was no case to answer on legal grounds , as : it was clear that the whole of the transaction was a portion of trade and commerce with 1 fho Commonwealth Constitution. If Arnot’s evidence was accepted it would be'clear that Arnot and Maling might bo" guilty of an offence not under the New; South Wales Act, but under the Federal Secret Commissions Act, under which the offences were punishable only after conviction by a juryi The construction of the State Act must of necessity be confined to a transaction within the State. After argument the Magistrate hold that ho had jurisdiction and there was a case to answer. , -v

Gwynn Boyd, of the City electricity department, the first witness for the defence, gave evidence that he examined the' tenders for the . Bunnerong contract and he had no doubt: that the Babcock-Wilcox tender was the best. Haling at no time endeavoured to influence his conclusion. The hearing was adjourned.