HE HINE CHARGES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14337, 1 November 1910, Page 7

HE HINE CHARGES.

I UOS. T. K. MACDONALD'S CASE. SOME PRELIMINARIES SETTLED. Pftr Association. WELLINGTON, Oe.:. 31. Ti..- Uiue C.'Baui;.:e of tho hit.,-_- Loaned met th.» LV-u.ug, -Mr .Uyer-, 1,-r Mr Ume. a«L.d f..r an adj-nrum-m. lie .-a.d t.c '...i- piv-pai-e.i to prccced uti any other night Mi- tv.C, v.-ho with Mr shar-., ar,>,ared :„: the lb.ii. T. k. Maecloiiaiu, uish-.-d to ecu ced itr-jiiti: away, cot.., .deting thai it u.ti.d he treating Mr Maei.".u.dd With .-cant courtesy it..t lo p.-o-e-d iu.mediateiv. -Mr Myer, he undergo-.vt frl.m the chairman (.Hon. Mr Cham, that aU that t.-u.'d hj,. „„.,'.[, r.d at tiVs tii-ct.ng ua., th- , l u.-r..ou >■! subrenal ng a -..•i-iie-s i.e. I [■..'. :ng -•.;•■!.,l-. Dr find.;..;.- >ug-.- ? -...d emit M ; - Hue auould give h.s 'v.don-e at th > meeting, to uhieh Mr Myers r-plied. "Probably Mr ri:a- im!l not give . ivd-me, but relv mi his v.: t ne>.,es to prove t''t> idle-at ion.,.- IK- v.ould cad evidence regarding til- .-..1f of Leigh's Xa. \ai proi.-rtv and i.ove'- Waiiielu t.-tat- to the Gov- rmiu-tit bv Mr Ma.-doiu.td's tlrm at very high £-ri.-es. Mr Hu,.considered it v, rortg :'or miguler-i of either iloig-e to act a, agents or receive remuneration tor aide-, to the Crovvu. Ho -u-ge.,od no roUiish.n or impropriety aga.ri-t the Government iu tlu-o [Ho char-..-. Or I-'itiulay ~i-_e~t. d tliat .Mr Sk-r----rttt would r.roh.uri.y adrr.it th - a.-:ua! balL- . i the- lari-l. »."> pr.ibab.v the ..uiv que.ti u k-[. ,e the L'-!ii!iuuee uv,u!d be one- of ettuci. Mr_tli-g ,tie-.-.te<i that .Mr iluie sheah. -.,•_■ cviu- in- -o that the Committee cuid .-.c v. hat tu'y litre to ad-iudi..-at.' upon. Mr .-.kerrett said that if Mr Mvers did hoc call Sir Hi no he would do" .-,.•.. Mr .\!;.,r, had .-.•.■! chat th- pn.p.rtv wiij. sold at too l,i-!i a t.:-i',\ but afterward, dl,:iv.e.ve<i anv -.u--.stio,, ~[ r o!ItisioU l.e-tue-ll M: .M.edotliod and the Goveriimenr. t un- -i .U..1 not- pror,e«. to Say an;, thin- about the -titio . f'the charge, "chat h v i„_. : f lt . fun- ti-,11. Th,- g.-rierai question «a, whe:!i-r :- ia-.d i.-ent ~- a Uwv-r I i>, berre-i by vir-u- <f In- r .\- tiori_ a.? a Miit::'--r from pra. ti. ug li/profession in doaJinj;s w.tu tlit- GuTh- chidntian said the Committ-,-had d-.-h:.,! that ail that it ivas n—s-s:.:-y re- .-■-. r;c.?.■_! to do uas to exi-mir:... ariri fri-ss-«>::anrr.o and re-examine -.vit-i.e-ses. and no: to address t?ie C.nimitThe Ct.mm:;t.v th---ti adjourned till ' to-morrow night.