MR LYSNAR’S CHARGES

Hokitika Guardian, 11 June 1925, Page 4

MR LYSNAR’S CHARGES

[iiy •_iH.noß.vcn ciat rhfsh association.', WKI.I.IXOTON, June <>. ’ Belcr,. the At• •;11 >mm ission in-dav. ■Mr Lysnar .-aid that the Meat lit,aril’s ■’"H'l tide was to w reck (he company, and wreck him. they laid iml xuc- ' veiled and they would not succeed. I he\ will w reck sumelmdv else ;,s Well as US, if they ever do succeed.” Beg.tiding Mr Myers’ slatemeni - on 1 M'htili* nf the .National Hank, Mr ‘Lysnar said that Ihe. former's alni.se did not call lor any eainnieiil except to point out l hai the old saying “if Von have no ease alms. the other side” applied to Mr Myers. Mr Lysnar denied the suggestions of Mr Myers and Mr Mkerretl that lie had taken advantage of tlm political situation. There was not the slightest

• j list idea lion for those allegations as e would ho disclosed b.v the facts. His ' sole object had been to safeguard the ' interests of the slinrelmltlers of the ~ Poverty flay Farmers’ Meat Company and tho producers of the Dominion as n whole. Mr Lysnar then referred to the I interviews he had had with Mr N’osI worthy and Sir F. D. Bell, and the • discussions which had taken place in the House. It had been the Minis--1 ter of Agriculture himself who had brought up the contentious matter in ■ connection with the transaction when j the Aleut Board Export. Bill was hcJ fore the House. Air Lysnar was proceeding to deal with certain dealings with the bank when the Chairman interposed statin that the Commission had already . spoilt many hours in carefully going through the hank files. WELLINGTON. June 8. Before Ihe .Meat Commission today. .Mr Lysnar. AI.P.. in the course of his address ('which lie holies to concluded by to-morrow evening, though ho is doubtful). declared that bis sole object had been to protect the interests of the Poverty Bay Farmer-.' | Mont Coy., and the producers ol the (’ Dominion. He denied that he had been tryng to damage the Government politically. The Meat Board | had aimed til wreokng both the Aleut Company and himself. j!eviewing the evidence. Air Lysnar noted that A esteys had not lieen represented at the inquiry, and ho added: “This was unnecessary, as they wore well represented by the j counsel on the other side of ihe | table.” He declared that if this at- P tempt to wreck him should succeed. I then others would go down as well ns j