NEW SOUTH WALES LAND SCANDAIS.

North Otago Times, 24 October 1905, Page 1

NEW SOUTH WALES LAND SCANDAIS.

MR CHICIC IN THE BOX. Mug; the sitting of thn Land Commission on Thursday, October sth, Mr Crick entered tho witness-box.' 110 said ho did not propose that day to go into tho general dofenco ol tho system he. adopted for letting out land .on improvement leasd it wouM bo too lengthy, nnd hi? did hot feel equal to it . that daj. There was sornb dvitlen'co he wantqj on tho notes in reference to ovMence. given since he was last in tho box, but he would suck another day for. that, Miiut he proposed tu do now was ,to Intimato to -the Commission the course he intended to take in regard to the ovidenco given by Mr Close. His Honor; You will g0 j„t 0 ~ that now? . .

Mr Crick (who wont into the witness, box): Yes. i ] )a v e not, received the odicinl r.eports of the ovidmce. given by Mr Close, but I have read it in the newspapers. It lias also Jbeen supplied t|o me by my clerk, who was present, I consider that' the evidenco given by Mr Close involves a chargo ot criminality against nie. Holding Dint view, I my Ido not feel called upon to say anything in regard to it before this Commission, as this Cominissimi cannot possibly investigate a direct .charge involving criminality. That being so, I consider that at another time and in another place it will bo my proper course to answer the evidence givon by inClose. That Is the position I take up. I have been laid -up— His Honor' Thero is a certain section the second In the Lands Commission (Witnesses) Aot which says : " A person examined as a witness beforo the Commission shall not bo excused from answering any question put to him on (lie ground of any privilege, or on the ground that the answer thereto way criminate or tend to criminate liimse',!.'' Mr Crick: X don't take the stand that anything I may say or anything anybody else can truthiuily say will incriminate jne. Hero is a eimrge amounting to a criminal charge, and that cannot bo investigated or decided before this Commission. This Commission' lias no power to hear a chargo liVfo that. This Commission cannot, and ought not t» tnkd upon itsplf to assert the powers of the proper courts of the Stato. In other words, it should not take up the position of a jury,

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