THE PHYSICAL INSTRUCTOR

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 1 August 1913, Page 5

THE PHYSICAL INSTRUCTOR

MR ROYD GAR/LICK'S APPOINT- '.. MENT. -COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY SET UP (By Telegraphs-Press.Association.); WELLINGTON, Last Night. In the. House of Representatives this afternoon, the Hon. A. L. Herdman moved to'set up a committee to which would bei referred the statements of Messrs Wilford, Hanan, Forbes and Lauremson, in connection with the appointment of Mr Royd Garlick. Mr Wilford asked if he, as a pris; oner at the bar, would be allowed ex-" penses for witnesses he proposed to bring before the committee. He had' one from Eltham (a champion in the Olympic games last year), one each from Auckland, Masterton and. Christchurch, and four from Wellington. He asked why lie had not been allowed to pick his owrt jury as the Hon. Mr Fisher had done a few weeks ago. There were six Government members out of ten. Six to four was not fair odds. He would stick to all he had said. He had received shoals of letters by every mail from all sorts of people, applauding his attitude and condemning the appointment.

Mr G. W. Russell said the setting up of the comuittee was farcical. The Government had a predominance of votes, and there was no order of reference. No matter what the - finding was, it would be regarded by the country as a farce. The debate was continued by Messrs McCallum, Laurenson, Payne and the Hon. F. M. B. Fisher.

> The Hon. W. F. Massey said the principle which the Government adhered to was that the son of a poor man would have equal rights with the son of a ridh m'an. If the Public Service Board had been in commisr sion at the time Mr Royd Garlick was appointed, he was convinced that the same man would have been appointed to the position he now holds. "There was not a more suitable man for the position, and he could say that he did not know Mr Royd GarKck.

The Hon. A. L. Herdman said he was prepared to appoint the Hon. J. A. Millar to the committee, making it consist of Messrs Guthrie, Soott, E. Newman, Poland, Sidey, Stathaan, J-. O. Thomson, G. M. Hmdmarsh, Millar and Herdman. ~ The motion was then carried on the voices.