JUDGES AND EXPENSES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12865, 25 May 1905, Page 7

JUDGES AND EXPENSES.

Pnited Press Association.— By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright. Received May 25, 10.31 a.m. Sydney, Slay 25. /Mr Reid, Federal Premier, expresses profound regret regarding the position, the Hugh Court has taken -up. He is certain that if the Chief Jjustico aidclressed a letter to the Attorney-'Getn-eral containing the particulars contained in the telegram to Reikl, biit couched in ordinary lavm of ojfficial correspionidance ai^'d as|k him tto submit it for the consi'dei'aiioin of the Government, the results wo'ukl be satisfactory to all parties. Adelaide, May 25. The Attd^naynGeftieral, in an interview, traversed the Chief Jtastico's statement and prodlucdd coiTe^poiildence from members of the High Courts to show that in ' several respects his statement was inaccurate awl misleading. He knew of nothing aiifcl had fofund nothing in the statement to justify or palliate the of the judges to do their duty. JB« complains of being ignored ankl says 'if tho Justices 'liaid felt strongly and told him, and i*equestdd him to consider the propriety of a fiixcfcl allowance, he wduld gladly have done so. if he tjiolught tiheir views on t'hoso rat'hor sordid matters wore rigjht ivn\d his, as head of the De|p^.rtbwint, wrong*. A dignified constitutional cojursc would have been to ha>ve forwardqd a statement to him iov .suibmissioii to the oxecfutive.