PASSAGE IN THE BOWRON CASE

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 135, 16 September 1910, Page 5

PASSAGE IN THE BOWRON CASE

AND A WARM ONE. • J By Telegraph.—Press AMfraatiOO^illj Christchurch, September hfcA"] During the hearing of the second <£ss against Bowron Bros, yesterday the BJW 6. J. Smith remarked while tinder orim examination by Mr. Stringer, &o*Jjl don't suppose that SO per cent ofttw people who make income tax returm make them correctly." ' '"'J'* Mr. Stringer said that he could Ufa admit anything of that kind. ;-*' w a " Was your return a correct oaf t|? queried "Mr. Smith. "Absolutely correct," said Mr. Struffl ger. ';•,-, $ "I am sure it was not, and I'll pwttLi it," rejoined Mr. Smith hotly. '. c'.^ The Magistrate intervened and T*s stored peace at this stage. .;> To-day, during the third case, 'lfajjij Stringer referred to Mr. Smith's remjjmj of the previous day. "You m%de mttn| I considered an impertinent, and tainly irrelevant remark ve«te«j«|j about my business," he said. ibe good enough to tell me where ywjffl got your information?" . /"iS| ' Witness: No, I won't tell you. , ; jdgß Mr. Stringer: Did you mean to 'i>fflr| that the returns from my firm. weMrtSijfs correct? ■' ■ ' \ k X*ffl Witness; I was referring to vSHfeftnh M generally. I am told that they show their bad debts. Wwl Mr. Stringer: Your remark - the impression that you had been ing into my private affairs. You ba*#?j no right to refer to my affairs,' not "ttyjjj give your views on the practice of soUefc '* tors generally. ' .; '• Witness: May I ask you a quesUoi * now ? . > j-4 Mr. Stringer: I am not under exainl* 4, nation. A ,j >*, Witness: You have ibeen getting at m<| '\ iairly freely during these proceeding**', J The Magistrate: Will you proceed, Mr*7 - . Stringer? I agree with you that tnejia-" was no necessity to refer to your privitft' affairs. ,