THE STARK INQUIRY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1503, 23 October 1886, Page 1

THE STARK INQUIRY.

, ike enquiry on Tuesday in refelen'ce iß'The application Pls»d6’!.‘tii(9';[ previous d«y"'ttyat Sir Julios ' Vbjj6l Should’Be tt^ed ,I t : 6f produce his bankibbdk in evidence, Mr Tbeo. Cooper said the application Wade was under a the The; Committee desired lo cast no reflection upon, Sirs Julius Vogel, but.jbje, (Mr would’ submit some ippprtajii ,qjjestidh’lor consideration bj the Colonial treasurer, and the Cotumia* ' eioriera would take bis evidence at Weidington;,; Mr Laiphlpyv who appeared in ;the Baid;be rnade the applica* Mon -pn Vigilancp .Cpmipittqe, and declined to act further for them. “On Wednesday, Mr Duder/land agent, deposed that Mr Seaman bis interest in Hastings at £12,000, 'butAredncfcid;jit to £6OOO after two,*b.o|ics7.,,conversation. Even then he thought it ridiculously rt higb. Mr E. Mitchelson gave evidence,.and somewhat receded froth the pbaitiSrf’he previously assumed.,.. lie declined Jto&ive the names ipformabts. ' thing bad to be gone' ‘over, again he would be more careful as to his 'actions. He bad been misled, . and was sorry for the part be bad taken. Still he' thought/ 1 however, the country'had lost over £9OOO through the raanner m which the purchase had been nondiictedl On Thursday, Mr D. Chambers, Secretary' of the Vigilance Committee, in his ’evidence made' some strong reflections nh Sir; Julius' Vogel. Mr David Ooldie/’Chairman of’the, Vigilance Com(mittee, (detailed,; the , circumstances that ■ Sir ( Julius Vogel, and -,the Hon. Mr Richardson and Stark; wer Snail present on cdrtain dates at;Waiwera.j The inferences made by the witnesses, ,w;ere that during those interviews the the property I wap;negotiated. He believed the public bad,been robbed) of £9OOO, but declined to name who in his belief were the chief conspirators. ! „