The Lands Scandal.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7858, 28 June 1905, Page 2

The Lands Scandal.

ant C A ItRtiTHERS' IfESrO.VSI- . HU4TV, (Itooeived Juno 27, 10.45 p.m.) SYDNEY, Juno 27. Before tlie Lands Commission today counsel for Mr' Willis submitted it was not fair to ilifluire into matters wherein Mr Willis' name appeared until the case whereon he was arrested had been dealt with-. To do no might prejudice the public againsl Mr Willis. Justice Owen said IKat as far as the rea 1 caae was concerned tftc matter would not lio gone Jnto. hut iu respect to the inquiry into ■>tfter cases 'he saw no reason for doing so at present. , Mr Carruthers, re-aflirminff that he knew nothing about «n.v of the other cases involved n the iiui'uiry wherein his' firm had act«l, addou that in order to avoid the possibility of association with liijalUtrti of any public eharaftev in hiis legal position, he had decided to. retire from the practice of his profession for, two years or longer if lie should have the misfortune to continue in olHce. Owing to his duties us Premier, he had no time to iittctiil t« private business, and had Sol his najua mi<l fortune involved in matters over wit ch he had no control. In the Legislative Assembly, Mr Carr'.it Iters, in reply to a series ot questions, informed the House that the Government) was introducing a bill to (jive the Lands Conunisaion power mialagous to that of a JSut prome Court Judge lu ensuring th« attendance ot wHcoescSi