BISHOP LISTON

Southland Times, Issue 19590, 11 August 1922, Page 5

BISHOP LISTON

ECHO OF RECENT TRIAL. REQUEST TO AUCKLAND COUNCIL (Per United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, August 10. The City Council has received the following letter from Mr Conlan, legal adviser to Dr Liston: "I have been instructed by His Lordship Bishop Liston to communicate with you regarding an entry in the minute book of the City Council purporting to record certain resolutions passed al a meeting of the Council on March 23, 1922. The minutes contain imputations against ibe reputation of Bishop Liston. Indeed, they go &s far us to impute to him that he committed a crime, iiu* (kiuucil must now be aware that the result of the reoent trial was to establish th:r such imputation was an unfounded one. Tire inimr.i . ihcre- | fore, contain reflections upon B. hop Liston that ar? false, and Rich minutes are open to inspection by members of the public. I have, therefore, on Bishop Listen s behalf, lo request that steps be taken by the Council to expunge the.-e minutes and io ask you to inform me at the earliest poab'Bible date whether this will lx* dene. It I ib hardly necessary to intimate tl.it unless this act <>f bare justice is done Bishop L -- ton will be compelled as the only means that will lead to the expunging of (he offen xive minute• to ret >rt to proieedu recover damages for libel, a course which, in the interest of all parties, should if possible be avoided.” The matter was referred to the City Solicitor.