DEMOCRAT FUNDS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19123, 18 September 1936, Page 11

DEMOCRAT FUNDS

CLAIM BY ORGANISER REQUEST FOR ADVANCE REFUSAL BY MR. HISLOP “VERY RUDE TO ME” (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, this day.

In the Magistrate’s Court to-dav the hearing was continued of the claim ot Harry Charles Baulf, who is suing several personalities of what was th.e Democrat Party, for £195 as the balance of salary and expenses allegedly owing for work as the Auckland organiser for the party during the last election .campaign. The plaintiff was examined by Mr. 11. J. Butler, appearing for A. E. Davy*. Baulf said he was engaged by the United Party in 1925. lie had not been fully paid. This was the first time the witness had made a claim against-Davy- personally. When he was engaged in October, there was no Democrat Party. He regarded Davy and William Goodfellow as partners in the movement. lie knew that Davy was also paid by Goodfellow. He denied that the original agreement with Goodfellow was for him to be paid £4 a week. Relations 'became strained between Goodfellow and Davy. He received £4 weekly from Goodfellow and £2 by the organisation. In June, he was given an assurance of payment. Cross-examined by Mr. B. Elliot, appearing for T. C. A. Hislop, Baulf said he looked to the Dominion executive for payment. He considered Hislop a member of the Dominion executive as the prospective leader. Hislop first came into the picture in July. He had joined Hislop as a defendant on legal advice. He undertsood that some of the debts were paid by 'Hislop. Mr. .T. F. W. Dickson, counsel for plaintiff: You rang Mr. Hislop on the telephone once? Baulf: Yes, I asked him for an advance, as 1 knew he had £IOOO of the party funds. He was very .rude .to me. He said he would see me in hell before he would give me a cent. Mr. Elliott objected to further questioning on this line on the ground that, Hislop had not had a chance of being-cross-examined on the point. Mr. Dickson mentioned that Hislop was at present arranging to put his financial commitments with the Democrat Partv to arbitration.