SUIT CASE MR. HISLOP.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13642, 28 August 1937, Page 5

SUIT CASE MR. HISLOP.

ECHO OF GENERAL ELECTIONS. Electric Telegraph—Press Association WAIPUKURAU, August 26. Mr T. C. A. Hislop Leader of the Democrat Party at the 1935 General Elections was sued by the Waipukuraii Borough Council, represented by Mr A. M. Whitts at to-day’s sitting of the Waipukurau Magistrate’s Court, before Mr J. Miller. S.M The amount sued for was the rental of the Waipukurau Municipal Theatre. which »t wa,s alleged way engaged by Mr Hislop for a meeting which he conducted there during the election campaign The hail was hooked for Mr Hislop by the Waipukurau Democrat candidate Mr W. L. Barker. The Magistrate, therefore, disagreed with the contention that Mr Hislop was responsible, saying that Mr Barker should he sued. Mr White agreed to take this course and the case was adjourned until October. Mr White stated that Mr Barker had seen Mr Smart, the town-clerk, and had hooked the theatre for Mr Hislop, asking that the account; should he sent direct to Mr Hislop. Mr Barker had left tin* district, and the council did not know where he was to he found. However, Air Hislop had had the theatre* for the night and, if the person booking it had had no authority to do so, then that would be a matter between the candidate and Mr Hislop. Mr Hislop stated in a. written defence that Air Barker had exceeded Jus authority. Mr White** claimed that- there* was an agency The town clerk has made it clear that the Democrat Party was not mentioned and that the. account was against Air Hislop personally. The Magistrate said he thought- it w'ould be an extraordinary thing if the leader of a political party hael to take the- responsibility for all such things. In this case the defendant had been invited to the* meeting by Air Barker, and Mr Barker was the man W/ho should pay. The** correct procedure would he to sue Mr Barker.