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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9423, 20 April 1909, Page 2

In the course of an interview with a representative of the Hawke’s Bay Herald, the Hon. J. A. Millar was asked if the development in the Addington inquiry came as a surprise to him, “I was as much surprised as any one by Mr Ronayne’s withdrawal,” he replied, ‘‘lt is unfair to blame him, however. His memorandum was not intended for publication, and should not have bean made public. It was based on statements from what he believed to be a reliable source. But iwhen the commission sat, Mr Ronayne found that his informant was not prepared to substantiate his charges contained in the memorandum, and he was compelled to withdraw. The Commission will not be futile, Jhowever. I have instructed it to visit the various Government workshops and private foundries, and have no doubt that good results will follow from the comparisons the commission will be able to make.