DARWIN INQUIRY.
ADM LNTSTB ATI ON OF NORTH ER N
TERRITORY
(Received December 21. 5.5 p.m.) PORT DARWIN, December 20. Before the Commission Judge Be van was further questioned at length regording the advances of Government money on mines in which ho was interested. Judge Ewing pointed out that witness had already admitted that the Administrator of the Territory made advances lo himself and others- Judgo Reran denied a. suggestion by Mr Barret, solicitor, that the representative of the Mines Department was jockeyed into relaxing the white labour regulations, and that lie would have lost his job if he had not given the ruling he did. Judge Be van said that he knew nothing about what the Alines Department did. Mr Barrett interjected: “Perhaps Dr Gilvulh looked after that.” Further drastic questioning related to Judge Sevan's administration of justice as Judge. One incident referred lo was the quashing of a whole jury panel for alleged irregularity. To Air Barrett’s question, Is it not a fact that no jury will convict, nnvone before you, Air Sevan replied; “ 1 have heard that, sitj.tei.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19830, 22 December 1919, Page 3
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181DARWIN INQUIRY. Star (Christchurch), Issue 19830, 22 December 1919, Page 3
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