Fisher's Charges

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1395, 4 August 1905, Page 2

Fisher's Charges

Official Reports from Ilia Treasury Charyes Proved ■ Groundless False. By Telegraph.-Press Association. Wblunoios, this day. \ Tue Proraior read to the Houso ycsto'rday ' afternoon eorospondouco having a bearing j on tlio state mints mi Jo by Mr Fisher on tho previous afternoon under Thursday's date. r THE WBEATH t Mr Seddon sent tho following memo, to y the Sccrelary to tho Treasury:-'' It hav- t ing been stated that ft voucher went , through tho Treasury, with Miniate' ( names on tho face of it, in payment for a wreath for the lite Hon. W. .0. Walker's funeral, I'doiiro a comploto search to be made, and to to informed if t such a vouchor passed through the Treasury m payment of public monojs j to any claimtnt." . Tho reply of the Assis'ant-SeoreUry to the Treasury was as follows:-" I have I lo report that a thorough soarch has boon undo in Iho Treasury books, end can find | no trace of any voucher as having passed through tho Treasury as payment out of public monoys for a wreath for the lato ' Hon, lift Wtt'ker's funeral, with Ministors' i names on the face of it." THE ALLEGED PAYMENT TO CAPTAIN SEDDDN Tho Preurior wroto a* follows to the Secretary to tho Treasury:—" I dosirevon to make inqnirios and havo a complete search made as lo wholhor a vouchor for payment to Captain Soddou ol between £7O and ,£BO for the organisiiion of defence stores has been mado and passed through the Treasury." Tho Assistant-Secretary to tho Treasury 1 replied :-l havo to report that'll comploto , search has boon mado in. tho Troasury books, and thero is no record of tho payment to Captain Seddon of between £lO and 180 for Iho organisation of defonco ttores as having been made and pwed thfimgli the Treasury, or of any other sum 1 for tho service montionod above," ; On tin Premier's motion, these dooui meut were ordered to lie on tho table and be printed. Mr, Seddon stated that»a photographic ' copy was being made of tho vouchor for ' wroatha for Mr. Walker's fcnrral that was» asked for yesterday, and it would be laid on tho tab'lo of House in die course. " I think," he added, " I will be best consulting my own dignity and the desiroß o! members if I treat any furthor roforonco to this matter with supremo contompt.' I '. . Speech by a" Hiv/ L'baral . I Fisliar's Action Dsiiouiiceil '• Wellington, this day, Yesterday afternoon, in the couiso of a his speooh on tho Financial Stitomeut, i. Mr. A. W. Hogg, member for Mastcrton, r took occasion to disavow any sympathy 0 with the ncent charges mado by a member of tho "Now Liberal Party" against tho Premier. He belonged, he said, to a small band ot ardent reformers who were not aspiring to position, and oared very litih for wealth. The party, as originally formed, had unfortunately been of asomowhat composite character, Some of its members had undoubted ability, but they proved that they laokod the nccossary quality ot discretion, Mr, Hogg wont on to eay that Friday's attack on tho Government was not a party move. There waa no meeting, ss and tho parly as o wholi was novor con--33 suited, As a member of that parly, and lie thought he might say of the bettor part of tho party, he could say they know " nothing about it, no moro than did tho Premier uimsolf, No members of the House had felt more severely shookod by tho action of certain individuals oonnectod with that party than the loading members of the party, the noon lo whom ho Jiad alluded as nformevs, Ho had had no con'nection with the obarges against tho Promier and members of Irs family, and did not behove that his colleagues had had any connection with them. He would not lV be assooiatod with any party that would y sully the sanctity of prbllc lifo by itidulg' :d ing'in personalities.such as ho had hoard j_ in tho House, 'Scene at Bunedio Fisher and Parly Gel Hot Reception Kot Allowed to Speak ( Meeting Breads Up in Disorder >, Donedin, this day. h Tho Now Liberal Party's meeting in tho 1 Garrisoj Hall last nighl produced a fewe of great disorder. Mossrs Laurenson and , Bedford wero howlod down, and Messrs '.' Taylor and Fishor, who arrived by express, fared no bettor. Tbo formor sail if ho st'iyod for a woek ho woulJ speak, and ns ho took matters good humourodly ho managed lo got in a few words till ho referred to the" vouohor," aflor which he was not ollowod lo say any more. Several ejections look pkco, and sorno damage was done lo tho hall and seats. o At longlh tho meeling was adjohrnod till this evening, whon admission will bo by ticket. ) ; ;