LICENSES FOR TIN HARES

Taranaki Daily News, 12 August 1932, Page 7

LICENSES FOR TIN HARES

INTEREST IN LEGISLATION

DENIAL BY FORMER MINISTER

“£l3OO PROCURATION FEE”

COMMISSION FREES TULLY By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright Rec. 10.55 p.m. Sydney, Aug. 11. Mr. J. Tully, former Minister of Lands, at the tin hare inquiry to-day, denied statements by Redmond and Barry that he had interested himself in tin hare legislation. He added that he never heard specific licenses discussed by the Lang Cabinet, of which he was a member. Whenever tin hares were mentioned by his constituents, of whom Barry was one, he was always careful to refer them to the Chief Secretary’s department, which dealt with the matter. Mr. Horsington, member of Parliament for Broken Hill, denied having advised a former witness, Matthews, to see Frederick Swindell when spoken to about a license for Broken Hill. Referring to Ralph Krantz, Broken Hill commission agent, Horsington. said Broken Hill had stood him for 30 years, and if it would stand him it would stand." anything.

J. Robinson, hotelkeeper at Armidale, gave evidence that Swindell told him it would cost £l3OO as a procuration fee to get a license for Armidale. Witness said the sum was later modified to £lOOO, but even this “struck him as a bit over the fence,” and he dropped it. The Royal Com&issioner intimated that he did not think Mr. Tully had anything to answer, and released him from the proceedings. The hearing was adjourned.