THEY HAVE TO PAY UP

NZ Truth, Issue 1214, 7 March 1929, Page 11

THEY HAVE TO PAY UP

Two Books Printed, but One Was Unofficial

(From "N.Z. Truth's" Special "Wanganui Representative). Those, who attended the second day of 'the Wanganui summer meeting were well aware of the unofficial programme, printed by] A. D. Willis Ltd., and sold m thousands on the I night before/ \ . -

WHEN 'the case was heard at the Wanganui Court before Mr. J. H. Salmon", S.M.,' 'Alfred Archibald Willis, who accepted summons on behalf of the 'firm, employed his brother, Mr. V. B. Willis, solicitor, to pilot him through. " Willis had his brief well prepared and set out to enter upon a set of grievances, but was hauled up before completing the first round of the course by the S.M. "I wish," said Mr., Willis, "to emphasise this point with all the force of which I am capable, that the defendants consider that they were discharging a public duty m forcibly and m an arresting manner bringing before the business community of Wanganui and private citizens generally, the extraordinary conduct of the Wanganui Club. t , "I say the committee of the club purposely, for I understand that many individual members of the club are in-

digriant with the committee tor- doing what they, did," ; Lawyer Willis went on to state that what the defendants .had done m this matter had been done so quite openly. They had not attempted m any way to {cover up their tracks. The magistrate, intimated to counsel as soon* as he set out to enter upon other avenues m the nature of grievances that he, counsel, had alreadj' stated his reasons. As the Jockey Club were not before the. court, anything m the nature v of grievances could not be entertained. .".„■■ The magistrate commented that a firm might easily make considerable profit by printing books m this way and it might ; even pay to break the law.' He, however, did not suggest that defendants had deliberately gone out of .their way to break the law and thought a nominal penalty of £3, plus 10/- costs, \yould meet the case.