WAR OFFICE SUPPLIES

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13240, 11 August 1906, Page 5

WAR OFFICE SUPPLIES

TiffiE SOUTH AFRICAN SCANIMjL. United Press Association.— By Electric , Telegpraph.—Copyrigfet. London, August 10. The Blue Book report of the Farwell Commission says there was no evid'enee of -actual coiruption annon-gst the officers, apart from three oir four exceptions affecting officers in viery su'bh or-dinate positions and involving" trifling sums. Never Ifeloss the olffioe of Directar of Supplies had 'been, conducted with -inexcusable oa/rel«ssness| and 'extraordinary ineptitude, and the, office of 'the Pay Department showed a deplorable want of •mtellg'gexflce. The Canim'rssioners spe a k in 'hig-h torans of Colonel "Morgans capacity and knowledge of 'the South- African! ■grtoation, but dealing with the genesis ioi Meyer and Co., and Morgan's part in its inception,'and -in its securing apparently overwhelming influence wirblu the Supplies Departmont, they severely oerasure 'Colonel -Morgan, and dwlaro Mi© arramgemeni -with' 'Meyer for -the amploynront of /Morgan was contrary to the spirit and 1 letter of the King's reigul-a'tions.