N.S.W. LAND SCANDAL

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13356, 21 December 1906, Page 5

N.S.W. LAND SCANDAL

ROYAL COJiIMSSION.

MR CRICK BEFORE THE FULL

COURT.

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Telegraph.— Copyright. \ v , Sydney, December 20. i. t J.udge Fitzharding- has »been ap | pointed a R<*yal Commassion to en1 qliire reg-arding r the Crick- Will is j^ii-y . case. The enquiry commences to-mor- [ row. ! , Mr Crick (Jat)c Minister for Lands) appeared before the Full Court to show 1 caiise why %.& should not be struck off the roll of , Solicitors. The grounds, for citation was the finding 'of tho Lands Commission, that of mtns of money received by Peter' Close as land 'a/gent', on their being dealt witl' by the Minister of Lands, Crick, received.' keM- . '; The proceedings against Ci*ick were initiated am jbehalf of the Incorporated Law Institute, Mr Geo. H. Reid aftd Mr Walker appeared for Mr Crick. The , latter, In an affidavit, set out 'the necessity for -a postponement to enable him to prepare his case, and declared that !hie had not been guilty of any offence against -the Jaw of the State/ Mr Reid, i» a lengthy j argument in favotur of postponement,, eaid they asked for an opportunity to "bring forjw;ard such explanation as would lead 4he Court to the coiiclusion that the Ending of the -L^nds was Iwrong. /\, ■) [ ' The Chief, yustice said the only thing' the Court *was Concerned about was the finding' th£b Crick reoeived hialf Close's i fees. * Eventually a post' ; ponement xrefy grantdd'-till ihe first day 'of next .farW' in February..