ALLEGED SLANDER.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 March 1916, Page 2

ALLEGED SLANDER.

THE TAUMARUNUI ELECTION CASE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Hamilton, March 13. In the case in which Frederick William Schramm, Clerk of the Court of Te Kuiti and Registrar of Electors at Tauniarunui, sued the Hon. Dr. M'Nab for £IOOO for alleged slander, the crossexamination of the pUiintiff by •Sir John Findlay had just commenced, when an adjournment was made for the parties to confer. When they returned to Court counsel' "or defendant intimated that the facts had been discussed, and Dr. M'Nab had given plaintiff his personal assurance that lie did not use the words alleged, or any other words intended to reflect on plaintiff. It was admitted that plaintiff had always borne, and does bear, a reputation for honesty and earnest devotion to duty. Counsel added that plaintiff was two years under him during the time ho (Sir John Findlay) was Minister of •Justice, a portion of which time he was in the Wellington ofliee. Counsel also desired to say that in view of information given him, plaintiff took proceedings 111 all bona fides. Plaintiff, counsel added, had fairly, properly, and courageously decided to withdraw from the case, and defendant was asking no costs. Mr. Justice Cooper, in complimenting the parti'eg on their amicable decision, said it showed that both had acted as a pair of honorable men. He also added, as one of the Judges who was concerned in the Taumarunui election petition, that there was not one word of imputation of misconduct on the part of Mr. Schramm,