UNDER NO ORDERS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1355, 5 February 1912, Page 6

UNDER NO ORDERS.

MK HALIA" DEFINES HIS POSITION. The position of Mr. P. Ilully, Conciliation Commissioner, in the dispute was called in question at the council meeting on Saturday. Ho has been acting as intermediary between tho two committees during the negotiations, and both sides have gladlv accepted his services, but it is understood that in committee on Saturday one councillor suggested that Mr. Hiilly"had received certain instructions from the council. Mr. Hiilly made his explanation as follows to a reporter :—"No instructions were given to me, either by the council or_ the Strike Committee. ( I "waited on Mr. Fuller, and, after 'considerable discussion, ho elected to.fall in with my suggestion that ho should,' of his own. motion,, ask' the council to place him in somo other position .'where he would not come in contact vith.Hho men. . . . Before . suggesting' to Fuller that lie'should sigh any'document or. nt'akc any statement publicly; 1 gave' him Ito. understand that it would bo Advisable to' havo a conversation with his, superior officers, and that if he was being advised/by a lawyer he should consult these parties before .talcing a final step. These'views, seemed to lit; in with what lie desired, and to my own knowledge he saw'Alessrs.'.. Cable' and' .Richardson. I cannot say.whether he consulted a legal authority.'.'; As to-the actual letter—the letter was written by myself in the Town Clerk's office, in, the presence of Mr. O'Shea (the City Solicitor) and Mr. Palmer town clerk), and -.Mr.'Full'er himself. It is perfectly correct to say Fuller did not write the letter, but l-'e was aware of its contents. I wish to make it perfectly clear that during the whole of the proceedings no undue pies-' sure was brought to bear on tho man by myself.'" " IV A'FOOLISH. RUMOUR. A rumonr has had some currency and presumably gained some credence during the last,day or two' to the effect that Inspector Fuller is related' to the electrical engineer; ; Mr.' Stuart Richardson. Tho; inference to be drawn from tho rumour is easy. When asked about it last .'night Mr. Richardson was extremely surprised, and' said that the story was altpgctheriiintrue.