TIN HARE SCANDAL

Hokitika Guardian, 26 July 1932, Page 3

TIN HARE SCANDAL

JUDGE FURTHER EXAMINED

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.SYDNEY, July 25. At the" day, Frederick Swindell was further examined about his bank account- and 'safe deposit .funds and also about a ■ motor car costing about fourteen hundred pound'. He admitted that the most that he ever had in safe deposit tss. three thousand' pounds. He also ••evealed the existence of a. propaganda fund, into which the ’Greyhound Coni’s- ■ ing Association paid fifty pounds weekly. This was/ tor 4b? purpose of educating - the people in the cleaii nature of this os port. The money was, riven to him (Swindell) to spend as he thought fit. The money paid for the car was charged against h".s “comniissioj\” account. , > Swindelil was' allowed to leave the witness box -owing to his being un- - vell. ■

■ >-Gregory Keighery, a ‘Director of the Greyhound Goursing Association, . - who •jdmitted that Mr J. T. ; Lang was a ! ;riend of his, was questioned closely regarding a number of cheques-'is,sued 'yyil .his: -Company. Witness explained hat one cheque for a thousand pounds {•as in -• payment for'his services over ■ ive \.years. He added:' “.f I got double that amount, I would not b-~ hore than compensated for the work T -lad.” ‘ - *'■

j i Asking to explain another financial, .transaction,, covering £l3l witness replied : “That cheque must have bean for /money I was spending round.” 'Witness was unable to explain how h; -ame to receive another: cheque for ,£75 -ten days, later. _ . The hearing was adjourned.