Tie far Scandals.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7858, 28 June 1905, Page 3

Tie far Scandals.

Oieceived June \2Z, midnight.) IjONDOX, June 27. In the House of Commons Sir Herbort Itoid's motion consuming the «ovsrmncnit in connection with the South Afr can war contracts was negatived by 329 votes to 255. iion. St. Jota Brodrick said Sir William Butler's report was unfair and -.incomplete. The committee i(f-, <u>rvd' facts whereto it had access, and tHo public were led to believe that all' the stores were sold on ru,taous terms- 'l'no stores soltl «•«? in nawise thrown away. ''Oats..' he said '"that cost, us landed in South Africa. 20» were sold at 355. We sold in -Pretoria fifteen million pounds ..f oatef buying back aVly three million <r u n. the contractors. Artual sale* to' the public realised £718,000, or £310,000 below contiact price. I must add a quarterof »' million m freight' and landonff. total loss'duo to stores bong carried about unhoused) was 40 pe cent- of their value." TOe existence of ft dunl system of sale ™ d I'"" -chase was nevei brought to knowledge- . ... Mr Arnold Forster «■*! lijl Jour ..xnlnincd the remedies taken. Sir Henry Campbell IVannennnr, that d°s®nt HaFisa t ion m tr*. «auer of stores was earned to a uitch "flf folly, as the central authority was .denuded of all cower.