DECLARATION FOR LOANS

Taranaki Daily News, 23 December 1930, Page 11

DECLARATION FOR LOANS

I PROSECUTIONS AT AUCKLAND! v I CHARGES AGAINST SOLICIiOR.-‘.fl SEVERAL COMMITTED FOR TRIAL-j By Telwraph.—Pres« AwoeUtipn. I Auckland, Dec. 22. / The hearing was /continued to dayj of charges against three men iu connection with State advances loans. Brian Dunaged 23, a solicitor, is charged; in six instances with .aiding and abetting persons to make declarations whrcfr: would amount to . perjury if made ou; oath. ‘ Dunningharn 1 ahd William Cornelius. Torckler, .ah .taxiffirirCr/: axe jointly charged with, obtaining, from the departs ment £B6o' by falsely representing.tfae money ’was for'the erection of a> house for the sole use of Dons bqrayce Chappell and ,Ernest .Cedric Chappel... Torckler is 'charged-, with- counsel--ling Raymond George. Hausman to make a declaration equivalent to perjury. Samuel Thomas Baker, aged 36, a. car-' penter,'is charged with’jnaking a declaration equivalent to perjury. • Torckler. pleaded not guilty and reserved.his defence. He was ’ committed for trial. . Evidence was given by Robert ’purman, of Otdhuhu, carpenter, that he purchased, a . home at Otahuhu six years.ago? In October, 1929, after inspecting,/ a section at-Point Chevalier witness told'

Dunningharn .that he wanted ft Govern- - ment loan. He told Dunningharn that his : Otahuhu home was his own and accused replied thiit it would be all right as th» property could be transferred to witness’ eldest son, aged seven. Accused , told him he need pay no money until six months-.after the house had been built. Witness selected plans of a house to : cost £720.' Later he signed documents,' including •"a - statutory declaration in which the price of the house was given at £BOO. He called accused’s ’attention •. to the: statement in the' declaration that 5 lie (witness) was not the owner of any , other property and reminded him of the ~r Otahuhu property. Accused said it'couid ’ be transferred to the child. The pro- •/ perty had not been transferred. In July at Duiiningham’s request yritness made a new declaration and received an assurance that everything .was: all right. Accused was to pay a deposit of £lO on the section for witness. . Mrs. Pairman in evidence said in one;:/ interview she said to accused that she - ‘had been ,'tplql- that the Otahuhu property.// could not be transferred. Accused; re-;’■; /plied: that he could not understand ;why. < /as- he was?putting iihrouglr cases of the/ _ kind every day. ' ,??/■! EvidOncef on : similar/lines relating, to* f' other- properties, was / given , by . Fraser King,, labourer, and his , wife,Tfaomas William Bennett, clerk, and -AlA| bert Alfred Elworth, motor driver, Ron- ' aid. Hurley -Godfrey, motor driver,hSid«|?/ ney Horace Loye, labourer, and his wife/; Edward Beech and his’ fvife/and air ficer of the State Advances Department?,/? Dunningharn; pleaded not guilty and . was committed; for trial, -bail'.being. newed. ' ?'■/;. ;'■; ■.:■/■.■ ■' When tha proceedings against Dun- ? ningham were resumed the Crown toM? icitor) Mr. Meredith,?said all the evidejjeq? ? against William Cornelius Torckler, aged J 33, taxi cab driver and formerly build* ■ er, had. been completed. Accused enter-] ed a plee of not guilty and was /cpmMp, niitted to • the Supreme Court for triaL;; ■ Bail was] renewed in sum; of £lOO ■’ yrftih ’ two. sureties of £5O each. . ■ ;<- The , second/ man arrested, Carnuel ./ Thomas Baker, aged 1 -36, a carpentef/'•? was charged, with making a false decl&r* ation Which, would amount to perjury if made on oath or affirmation during judicial proceedings. He pleaded not guilty and was committed to the Supreme Court'for trial. Bail in his own recognisance of £3OO and one surety . of £3OO was granted.