TIN HARE SCANDAL

Hokitika Guardian, 4 August 1932, Page 5

TIN HARE SCANDAL

PAYMENT DENIED

JUDGE SWINDELL’S EVIDENCE.

(Australian Press Association.)

SYDNEY, August 3.

At the mechanical hare inquiry today, Frederick Cowdroy, deposed that lie gave Frederick Swindell one thousand pounds in notes “to allow him to form a company and got a license for greyhound racing at Wool longong.” Witness said he received no receipt, and was not told anything about the destination of the money. Swindell had told him that he con’d not get a license without money. The Royal Commissioner: “Yon believed that if you did not pay one thousand pounds, you would he unable to got a license ?” Witness: “Yes. The money was paid on January 6th. The license was granted on January 20th. j’

The Commissioner: “I take it you assumed that the Chief Secretary, Mr Gosling, knew that Swindell was helping you to get a license?” Witness: “No!”

The Commissioner: “Why chd yon not say to the Minister: ‘What right has this man, Swindell, j to interfere’”? Witness: “It never occurred to me. I was paying good money to get something.” c The Commissioner: “Yon simply trusted to Providence?” Witness: “Yes. Swindell said: ‘You will have to trust me! 1 and I did.” Frederick Swindell, recalled, denied Cowdrey's evidence. He was emphatic tha .no money was received, although there was a discussion about a license for Woollongong. Swindell also denied having, any acauainttnce with Mr Lang, whom he had never met. Swindell explained several payments to Mr Keighery, whose evidence has olrendv been reported, by "statins that Mr Keigherv had to do a lot of entertaining. His hand was always in his pocket. He was a sort of contact man.

Swindell then explained his relations with Jack Munro, saying that Munro, at-one stage, gave him the impression that he was “fed up” with things aerierallv, and was being harassed by the creditors of the Australian Coursing Company. He (Swindell) offered him ten thousand shares, and between three and four thousand pounds in cash, to nav the debts, but the offer was rejected.

Swindell denied that there was any enmity between himself and Munro. i The hearing was adjourned.