THE WAIRAU ELECTION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14933, 5 March 1912, Page 7

T HE WAIRAU ELECTION.

: ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES. '■•UK McCALLUM SEEKS DETAILS. ■- '"' hil^!o. wrll '-" press .ASSOCIATION.] • ! Dunedin, Monday, ! if* justice Williams to-day heard a I Lji'mona i*nted at the instance of Mr. R. ' Solium, M.P. for ' aim V asking for tether particulars of the charges made ! ■ J t j! o petition against, his return to j'' ■ Parliament on the ground of alleged cor- ■•" : i , U nt and illegal practice --•••-? Mr W. C. MacCregor appeared in sup- ■'"'""' 't of the summons, and Mr. J. H. Hosking. K.C.. fnr the petitioners (Win. "f.'-rtrr John O'Sulhvan, and John Lan- ' ' Mr. MacGiPgor said the petition alleged r •'! {hat at Pidoii. llavclock, Marlborough, ' ' -vji-ai'omoi, Seddon, and Mirza, Mr. Mcr Callum provided meat, and drink and .alcoholic liquor to large numbers of electors to induce them to vote for him. The respondent asked lor the dat ° or date * of i • lie occurrences, the names, addresses, and 1 ■■;'' numbers on the rolls of these alleged to 1 ' irfwboen treated, the places where they wne treated, and a statement of the man- ! ser in which Mr. McCallum was conI Vfxftd with this as accessory. .Mr. Hosking said he thought the places ;'i;'y|,y been sufficiently staled. This was a charge of genera.! treating. Possibly in '; justly cases they would be unable to give jay particulars. Mr. MaeGregor : These cases should be ■•■ struck out. He contended that the peti- ' lion should set out full particulars. Detoils were also required regarding the allegation that on December 7, large ' quantities of liquor were supplied by Mr. McCallum or his agents at Grove Road, 1 .Blenheim. ":*r In reply to His Honor, Mr. Hosking laid he thought that to some extent the . respondent, was entitled to further particular!.. ■""Mr. . MacGregor asked for details re- • carding the allegation that on December 14 large quantities of drink were supplied h« Mr. R. McCallum or his agents, and T ; tbst an agent of Mr. McCallum impor ','■' ..; toned electors, inquired for whom they [•:•'■? 'were going to rote, and gave them beer: ','■ alto regarding an allegation that at Mirza, riter the first ballot, Archibald McCallum gate certain electors money to buy liquor, in order to bribe them. Then there was '• an allegation that Mr. McCallum made : v contracts for payment for conveying elec- ' tors to the poll. II asked for details of that, and also for details regarding the "'allegation that Mr. McCallum'a expenses exceeded.£2oo at the first ballot and £50 at the second, and allegations and details of the wagers alleged to have been made on tie election, and to have caused votes to he east for McCallum, and the allega- . lira that a school teacher named Humphreys, of Seddon, Mas employed as ':£■>: canvasser for payment or promise of payment. *;,'■,.

:-* His Honor made an order in terms of lie summons, except ax to the following, •which were struck out : (1) as to manner in which Richard McCallum is alleged to .'•,;; hen been an accessory to treating; (2) as ?It 16: contracts for conveyance of electors; "(3) exact terms and conditions of wages; '" ]4) with regard to payment to Hum-

phreys.^ .'. .His Honor ordered that particulars as to election expenses be supplied to the lest o{ the petitioners'a knowledge and heiiet He also ordered that the petii . tioners are precluded from giving evidence : f in rapport of any charge or case in which :particulars have not been delivered, except by leave of the Court ; the particulars to be supplied on or before Saturday, 9th isfc. The costs of the summons to be paid by the petitioners to respondent.