THE BLACK PAMPHLET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 327, 14 June 1911, Page 5

THE BLACK PAMPHLET.

BLACK'S BANKRUPTCY. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Yesterday. There was special interest in a meeting of creditors of William Pierrepont Black to-day in anticipation of some developments in connection with the authorship of tiie famous Black Pamphlet referred to in last session of Parliament. Tne only creditor present was Richmond, the principal creditor, who was represented by E. J. Carey, of Wellington. Black, under examination, stated that no person backed him in running the New Zealand Leader. He published the matter about Sir Joseph Ward in this paper, and afterwards in pamphlet. About 20,000 copies of the pamphlet were sold: He got between ,£8 and £lO per thousand for the pamphlet. A spiritualist and socialist of Wellington presented lum with a document, which lie published in the pamphlet. He denied having got anything out of the pamphlet, except what it brought, by its sale. He denied that he got any profit out of the pamphlet. He gave away dozens of copies to men out of work. He was now canvasser for a paper organised bv his wife, which produced £2 5s to £2 10s per week, of which he, as editor and canvasser, got live shillings a week pocket money. All tie could offer creditors was one shilling weekly. The meeting adjourned sine die pending instructions to Richmond from his principal.