THE LAND COMMISSION.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12795, 29 September 1905, Page 3

THE LAND COMMISSION.

CLOSE GIVES FULL PARTICULARS. United Press Association—Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright. ReceiYod' r 9".44:p.m.. September 28th. SYDNEY, September 28. -The'fefijunity conferred on witnesses before the' Laid Commission by the passing of the. Amending Bill bore fruit to-day when T?eter.Close disclosed to whom he paid the in .connection with the issue of iinJroHmtot Jeakes. -. taking counsel's advice C'ose degive'the fullest information. A large-nunfier /of cases were -brought to his

mind ami in every instrare hj? declared _ Asked whether there whs any understanding . between Criek and witness said—" I ■understood him and he -understood me. I would not go to him and say if you put that through you will get so much. I never did that. I suppose he understood that if he put the thing through I would give him something." The money was always. paid in cash. He had been concerned in land transactions since 1901. He could not state just how the understanding with Crick began. It was so long ago.. He never-kept any record of the transactions. When done a bit of business memorandum of it was kept- on a piece of paper, which he destroyed when the particular business was completed- He had not divided any money with Willis. His connection with him was something in the .nature, of a stakeholder. He handed the money over to him when a"' transaction was completed.