LAW COSTS AND WHO RECEIVED THEM.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1868, 30 September 1913, Page 4

LAW COSTS AND WHO RECEIVED THEM.

Sir, —A return headed as above'appears in to-day's issuo of your paper. You made no comment thereon, aiid it is open, therefore, for one to ask a. question or two. It will be _ noticed that the firm of Findlay, Dalziell, and Co. received by far and away (the lion s share of the payments. Is Sir John Fiudlay a member of tho said firm? Was lie a Minister of tho Crown at the time? Is Mr. R. M'Callum another socalled Liberal? Out of a total of over £12,000, how much was paid to nonLiberals? May such payments be called "spoils to the victors"? If these payments had been made by the Reform party, judging from the way tho so-called Liberals have been acting Hi Parliament in tho way of criticising their own acts when their party was m ]X)wer, this return would have given another glorious opportunity for another stonewall.—l am, etc., ' SQUARE DEAL. Wellington, September 29, 1913. P.S. —Somo of us know too much. We have not forgotten how the socalled Liberal party fattened the news 1 - papors who supported them.

RE STOREMEN'S UNION BALLOT. Sir, —I desire to draw the attention of the members of the above union ro the ballot being taken on the ouestion'of affiliation with the United Federation of Labour and Social Democratic Party. It seems to me an injustice is being done to the members by not giving tho . "United Labour Party" a chance of addressing the members re affiliation with that body, and I notf desire through the columns of your paper to ask tho general, secretary (R. A. Simpson) the ; following questions : — , „_ _ , How is it tlvat onlv the U.F.L. and S.D.P. are on the ballot papers? Has the United Labour Party had notico of tho ballot? Are you personally in favour of the UFL. and S.D.P. in preference to tho U.L.P.? ' . 1 Have all .members, unfinancial and financial, tho right to vote on this important matter?. Who arc tho returning officer and scrutineers? .' . Thanking'"you for your kind insertion. —I am, etc., ONE OP THE BOYS.