"RETAILER," AND ILLICIT TRADING.

North Otago Times, Volume CI, Issue 13327, 29 July 1915, Page 7

"RETAILER," AND ILLICIT TRADING.

To the Editor-of "The Times," i Sir.—We have read Retailer's letter , hi: your issue ofto ; day, aiid' -..although , it 'is wjitten by some person , anonymously, we feel that we' are houiul to correct the mis-statements | concerning ourselves. We Vlo liot object to.the Inspector's ! version being published, but we do expect the truth' even from Retailer. We were, the solicitprs. eitgaged in the proI cccdings, and the Magistrate did not. , reprove either of; us in any way. The • only reproof administered by the Magistrate; was ;adminisfeml to Ih<( i Inspector in regard fo : the. letters written by the • Inspector to the defendants, The. Magistrate condemned this action of the'lnspector,-and also cut down, some excessive witnesses' expenses claimed by: liim, We regret, haviiig. to write in this way, as we understand the.'lnspector 1 cannot reply, but as Retailer's letter 1 purports to emanate from some person in Court' at" the'.. hearing, He'., think 1 its source ia pretty, 'obvious,—We are, ' etc,, : . ; P. C. HJORRING, .. y. W. onctLEY,. , Qamary, July 97th," 1915. ' . To the of "The Times" Sir—l'had finished with my protest , against your article, hut the letters of this morning reqiiire some notice, "In- ! terested." writes to try and persuade the public that T am in collusion with ! the Inspector. I have'never been in his 1 office, and have "receivM no information from him;. but. in common with the 120 business.men who signed Ihe ; petition, aft a protest-against the letter sent by Mr Dennison, 1 heard of it and ■ its contents because 'Mr Dennison talked. ! so much. As the- Editor of "Tlie , Times" was not present in Coiirt when the cases were'tried but had l}ia means of getting information, so I, "though i not present, had my ipeans, for there were some thirty, people in Court.Mr 11, Dennisoii says he wrote-to'the Minister of • Labour. • on : behalf of a. widow-woman. #is:]etfer;.to the.Minisl er'contains this: "Most. 'of r these 1 I shops are : run.'.by-'widow-women who gel;, a .precarious 'livirig, etc;!'! ' Thus ~ he| implies that . thp'.proieented. were ' mostly, widows! ' There were'six'cases, , but only one was against, a: widow, i who has n. grown lip vfainily. Thus Mr Dennison brazenly'att'empts toifii/luence . the head of Ihe -liaboniv',Department, .' You had better', give Mr. Dennison a ~ little correction' q'n ,'thc wickedness of . bearing false witness. - The matter of , the Inspector writing: 11 puff.pars'' to . the Qtago Daily.Times" jas ; doiiieil ; in Court—a denial which, you .omitted iii.' [• vour. report'.—l.am; etc., . ' : 'v- ; RETAILER. , Oain'aru; .July: 28;; •.•. ' I To the Editor of ".Tho Times,'' 1 Sir—l am also one; wlfo .is mildly' ' interested; in tlie'Jcontrov.crsy that is. going on in your Valuable pajver, as I was one ;of: tliose .'eoriyicted Of selling on the holiday.:: 1 am not complaining 1 about that, although I think it'unfair ;• that' the officer' : ''of 'the • Department should'induce people to sell in jireach ' of the:,law.. J f|o, however, object to ' discrimination' being shown. ■ As he i- seenisi to speak with some authority, J r woiild;ask "Retailor,", is it, not: a fact, f. that, when, the recent raid wasi-mnde J several people were'warned beforehand? f —I am, etc, ? ;; RETAILER No, 2.