The Daily News. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1905. WAR STORES SCANDAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7941, 3 October 1905, Page 2

The Daily News. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1905. WAR STORES SCANDAL.

u A Rood -.t.-ol lias limi henr.l aln-nt Ilir loss on sales of war stores *n Sijiilh Allien owing In revelations inaili' liei'ore the rointnitlee dim was set. up 1o i-iri|iiiiv into the <|Uesl ion oi ! disposal. When' the South African win- ended there was dislrilmied at the various depots food ami foraj>'c sufiirii-nt t" support .'HKi.oiKi men and iio.imil animals for tour month*. It was tltt-idttl to dispose of these stores In contract in preference t(]

tin' iiiictit»i s,\N'li'in, Localise it was ronsi-deicd that) a of .1 riiy.-i'.s n-iulu In' fiirmiil who ivmilil ulilain ill.' goods nt ilii'ii- own prici'. Xot a .-ingle poiiiwl df all th.'Sf vast stores was under roof ; slacki-d iK'neatll I arp.vulins th.-y were steadily deteriorating. (Villi the iil.'a <if avoiding luss in this manner the system was a'dopi.il nf lirst sellingthe stnn-s to contract »rs. then Inlying lihcK from thmn at an . uhauco.l price whin ivi|uirod supplies were n,vdnl fur lh,' troops lli-i-f m-tiM- tin- -scandals." As an example. M.-y.'i- Limited had I h,' following transact inns with tile Sal.'S' IVpai iiu.nl :—Mo.ver paid lis per 1 • 'IHI. for oats, nntl «-,■ paid him 17s lljd pot Hi.in. in purchasing Lack ; lor ..at li.i.v anil lla.\ lie |.aiil IPs per I'.ilihY an.l w,. paiil him 17s tf'il in repurchase ; i,,r |,ran 1.-e gave its :hl [..■ - ini'li. ami l.ong-l.t il hack at lls :!il : I for in,„li,. : . p,-,- limit 1..- paid .'is i«l. uml h\' lioiig'iit from Ida. ill li'.s "i<l. Mr lliodriek thus islilnatnl 111,' actual losses . Aliinlllit ivalis.il l,y sales lo the contractors. JL7 IM.imi.i |Vkvpa:;il in In • for I lies.' goods. il.lCjst.ll.lll. To I Ill's add lor cost i.i ir-i-hta^ anil 11,.- ivsiilt is : Cosl of goods. ' ■ A loss of al.oui In per cent. on Hie v.,1n,-. This is a v.'i'j snion:maHer. il shows Unit the dual «y t.'in of having from ami selling: to ill.- same i.erson was had, that Hie whole thing was nnsmanay.il lioth li.v tin- authorities at home anil 1,.\ those ~ii (the spot. ('„]. Morgiin. who hail charge of the Sales Ilepartin.'iil. in his evidence hffore the Coininissii.il. ndiiiiH.xl he might haw made errors, hut stated he had act,-., for the In'sl. The (loveniini-nt, it will l,e relllellllicrcil, appointed a Koyal Commissi,in to cn.piire into the affair, and we will therefore hear more alioiit il.