N S.W. LANDS ENQUIRY.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12867, 24 May 1905, Page 5

N S.W. LANDS ENQUIRY.

A SENSATIONAL DEVELOP3IENT

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Rs-i'duoy, LMay '2?>. At the La'Ji'ds Inquiry Bath, a city kund agent, gave ovidonce that m> reicrence to the 3ryall Crcejc estate.

which was purchased by ihc Golver'nniont, Mr Oriole (when OlTnistcr for LanldiJ) told him that i\[r Willis was going- to England, and had as?ccid Mr Cridk to loo3c after xho matter. Mr Cridk said hc\'co.uld JJ :apt himself go into the matter, as tho IMiwistiy ha/d a very narrow /majority. Witness at his own suggestion was , qppoLntad, to represent. 31r Willis while the fatter was in England, an*d an 'agiream.'cjn.t was drawn u,p. He received abojut o>ncfoAirt'h of tho commission on the salo of tho estate. 3Jr W«illis did ukrt go to England. Nevertheless, got his shiarc of tlue com'missidn, £1500, inicPuiding a bill for £150. Ho hancleid the whole to Mr Crick, who boiU'gjht Government debentures for him.. Tditaugh Bath was repeatedly Jpressod by Justice-Owen, he 'deolmc'd to answer who drew the Ijill. H]on. 1M it Crick was calldd. 'Hie complained that l he rebeivad a call by telephone without a 'moment's notice. Jiistico Owen reminxleid him lie was subpoenaed, avkl would havveto attettfd. i Mr Crick, replied : f'l won't h'aWe to do anything of the sort." .Be Idedra* cd to answer (fuesltions ,put 'hy QcAinsel for the Crdwn oin the gp.-o(un!d tjh'ati ho had been inaftiltod, anU was not going to allow any n,njderstra|p|)er to insult liim. l ' Replying to" Mr Ju^ticcr Owen,. 'he tieclared he' dM r irot inajke ' oaie'fartMngout'of the Myall 'Credk sale. ,Askeid what became of the £1500 Batih receivod. wit-ness declared that 'he wouH not answer tlie 'question in Ippblic, but he had a document wtnitth he wornld show \to 'Mr Justice Otfdn, an;d then if as'kekl to answer tOw? nqjnestion he wa.uld do so. After Justice Owen had seen ijhe document, Han J. Cridk left the room . :Mca-ntimo Bafch was callad several times, but failed tp : appear. J usiice Owen, in adjofuming the sittkvg, anmoaincad that he' intenld^d to take action against Bath. Received May- 24,. 10 s a.m. : ' Sydney, May 21. At tho Lands Commission Mr !Willis ctedinctd>'to give the name of tho man who di;ew the TbiH. He he was protecting . another man. iMem'bprs of the, -Bar 'did not think it (prosper to drag the other mall's name before tthe public and injury his, credit. Wiillis conson'tod to jtfrite . the name, and haradod it to Mr' Justice Owen.