§ 68. Mr. Redmayneasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his attention has been drawn to the comments of Mr. Justice Byrne, at Nottingham Assizes, on the presentation of the case by his Department against Mr. John Joseph Vickers on a charge of evasion of Purchase Tax; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. JayYes. I understand that the Judge's comments related not to the presentation of the case as such but to the state of the copy exhibits. For convenience of everybody concerned photostatic copies of the relevant documents which are exact copies of the originals were presented to the Court. It is regretted that the Judge's bundle was not securely fastened or more clearly labelled. Some copies were available for the jury, but there might have been more.