OBJECTED TO ANSWER.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1473, 28 June 1912, Page 6

OBJECTED TO ANSWER.

1- ATVCOST 'OF-.'LIVINa ■ ; •■: :«*>■. ;\-r : .';--COMMISSIOX;V»: ; , *■■ c t ;n &.-:C O? Teleßraufi.-PieM. 4ssoolfttloß.S^. : .:'ivv i''? : A- : &':*■*■( :.;'':■ ■ Auckland. ft.'. ■ A': ratHcir ' unlooked-for development took': , .*,; i.jliicq-at t!io deliboralions cfHlwCost of h to-day, , '■'■when . tho : ?S ■..■cross-examination'of''Mr. U, C. .'Garlick,-?;* j. furniture ■■;■ warelioiiKcman, was talcing. ;;■■■ ; nlncc,;:.owing'to.-ivitncfs objecting to au-,v -fiivcr questions ''that wero being submitted''vl/tohim^:;, ..<.;,.•:■,., .. ~•. • , asked if when goods wero 'J; i.eoSdsoiVtiun* ,, -'payments ,,, there wcro bail- : S mejib,-:and::tl\a.Hjlicv. L never parted with, *: ■his property.iuntil , the last payment vcea&s , : , ;:,:^^?;. , ■. ,- •>•'■■'£ ;^JLrw"Gariick'i!l;'am to an-iJfr ;,sw-«; lhat. (luesticn.y. It-has nothing to do ?: yvithstheioost of liviug.=.,--l havo been oA-'-i'. ■.■,viSß(i:.noti;lo:,nnswcrf-.tbat'.question. "* •• ■■ ■■ sv> y to;; probe ■ into': your;,;,.; i-<"lt;«"TOMns.>into.-ourvprivitei : busi- ff; }. : y;l;;think;iyou 'said"you:did:not"Mll 'iimot payments?" '. z>... , u^ , . .■«{?':.: "'S^ "r , ■ ;,: ' ;, r.:^ , H^^;^9f ■.gs/'And npwiyou ere not prepared ;;; 'to" ~swcr.: ' ..vh3■■•questiont " \> : ~, ■; ■':■-■.■. , : <v* ■v'f.'"J' h«vei given the answer 'No.'"-" J?'?: :>& furniture on bailv':-"' 1 3 : "l"refnso; tp: answer' that question." "f : f?>ft ,™ r -VX 6 '™ :■ "Your business is protect «? -\-i' by.:,tiie.,tariff Why should that , tariff^'' jTiot- be' removed?' ■-■, ■ ..''::*"■ ■ .m , ' , . ■ : ;f "I; can't givo. any '.■ ■' "A .\;>M;r;.?lnirbairn: "You state' thnt vriEo liiu-ages'has'led to an increase ia""': ■■■■' «■;., •■?; '?:;.':ics.;Wj4,;.>...,. = , ; ,-. -.._■' ': ;:.-j ■/■:* -;\;s ! .jncreaß»d'«)s(Sof timljer ! -'had:'the ■same flft'ect?" *,-..: :■<•-<: ■ " ?sr" , fts !^iiatiira!ly.''.; v.i''<' ;: " ;,: Vvi?..:,flV : %:S: pi "What is? the ■ extra'. cost: : due to ?A :oreaso in- wages?" , ■■■■■■■■ ; ■■■■> ; .. ■.-■'■",■ ~v ' f. i'i ''l'couldujot jinswCT that'que.'H.ion'' ,, iv;,V°", W , y ° u 2et tho information y ,, .'*"'■■>. 1 , Cal!od ? ,l .R OU A ,< '- : .^ t .)«.■? ■-'■;.MTz-Fairbairn': "I think lhp>Coiii!a<v''-& >^°!^rf- I .' bo % 1 !."?? inl ° (ouiinitteo to. disi\ : S <;loft .iharoom. ,;■■'-■,!■'■ ■""<••'■■■. ,S.Tliis\i)ft|rnoon Mr."A:'".f.'Entrican Bt.T : ended'before the Commission aad said -- ,;.!ie~ had npnew-cd in answer to a , ; monj,.butho must decline to givo CT j...' S^ Ohairman, " Em ° Ton fluy *«*" ||vfed&^^f^tf ; ' ■•■land, and at the instigation of a memrr ; ' : of tho commission a caso is pendiag nt:;. ; the court m which lom defendant. hio nCeS l fflUßt *««», f^ y^°o^Sn.^^-' Wca^fs