THE SECRECY OF TELEGRAMS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLI, Issue 306, 29 November 1906, Page 4

THE SECRECY OF TELEGRAMS

A&CKIANfi; 'Wednesday; . I Tho qtuefstiori of ithe.seci-pcy of j toie\granis : was IreferrcH td 'in ttto Supreme C§urt intg.niorniiig by ,tflo I bf9wn j&Jiciib/r' (Mr J. ,A: ' T'dle); I w.h6 said that in pursuance, of hia Honor's instructions^ .hail.Qpmj municate'd with this 'officer in chargci of tRe Telegraph Department at ! Auckland in reference 'to.. Mr ; Luii-' ilpri's » siat-dniont 'in the Supremo. Court Io tho uflect that he -"had . obtained information as to the fact | of the 'despatch of telegrams. Ho (Mr Tole) had. asked the officer in ' charge to bo good enough to reply j at hia earliest convenence, stating) [ for information of the Court a.ni\ the public whether such practice . did exist, or whether such 'informa- . tion was privileged io anyone. He ( had received that 'morning a reply from the officer in charge, who wroto, "I have to inform you that the rules of the Department pi't^ eluded arty infbfmatitjrl being given 1 othe! : thiin , to the Sender, or rcceiver> pr 'duly 'authorised agbiit, BIS tb tue contents 'or despatch and receipt . of a telegram-. These rogu- j lations have not beon departod froni . in any case within my knowledge" i The matter has-been brought under tho notice of the Head Office at Wellington, for them to decide as to the course to be taken 'with regard ito Mr Lundon. His Honor, ! Mr 'Edwards, o'bservcd .. ' "That is what I knew to be tho practice. " i