ALLEGED PERJURY
CHARGES AGAINST NATIVES. (Pea United Pbess Association.) . HAMILTON, April 16. The hearing of the chargo of perjury against Tioki riapu Hakaipero in connection with tho. Kua trial in Auckland, was continued in tho Supreme Court to-day before Mr Justice Hosking. Mr Mays represented the Crown, and Mr Lundon appeared for the prisoner. J. Cullen (ex-Commissioner of Poh'ce) said the story put up by the Natives about the first shot was a pure, deliberate concoction. After some arguing on tho question of admissions, it was agreed that the following admissions by the Crown bo accepted :— Tho Crown makes no suggestion that either David Lundon (solicitor) or Carter (surveyor), of Rotorua, arranged the story told by the accused and other Natives about the first shot, and no suggestion is made in this case that Lundon constructed the story. The case for the defence was opened this afternoon.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 16980, 17 April 1917, Page 5
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