The People Concerned

John Smith (“Jock”) Garden.—Born In

Scotland, educated for the Church; was a clergyman in his early days. Became a trade union official in Sydney; was secretary of the Trades and Labour Council for years; was an ardent supporter of J. T. Lang when Lang was causing turmoil; entered Common wealth Parliament and, with Ward, Beasley, Gander, and one or two others, formed the Lang Labour section within the Labour Party; left Parliament after three years, and became a Liaison Official in 1942 in Depart ment of Labour and National Service, of which Ward originally was Ministerial head, and held that post until present proceedings commenced. Closely associated with Ward over many years, and was Ward’s chief political adviser and executive in East Sydney electorate.

E. J. WARD, Australian Minister for External Territories since 1943.

RAY PARER, who won fame soon after World War I by flying (with Mclntosh) a small, dilapidated plane from Britain to Sydney. He took one of the first planes to New Guinea, and, subsequently, in New Guinea, engaged in commercial flying and other enterprises.

EDWARD FARRELL, formerly an official of the Department of Labour and National Service (where, presumably, he was associated with Garden).

HARCOURT GARDEN, son of J. S. Garden.

THE “SYNDICATE,” alleged to consist of J. S.

Garden, Harcourt Garden, Parer, and Farrell.

Alleged to have received £50,000 from Han cock & Gore, Ltd.

WILLIAM MORRIS URQUHART, now managing director of Sydney Pincombe, Ltd., and a close personal friend of Mr. Ward. Was formerly a clerk in the Railways Tourist Bureau, and after that (from 1942) an official in the Department of Labour and National Service. Was very closely associated with Ward in political organisations; and was re commended to the directors of Sydney Pin combe, Ltd., by Mr. Ward in 1946.

HENRY ROY HANCOCK, of the old-established Queensland timber company of Hancock & Gore, Ltd.

HENRY GEORGE FORSHAW, logging manager for Hancock & Gore, Ltd.—his Job being to keep supplies of logs up to the firm’s saw mills.

ERNEST E. BIGGS, of Brisbane, a solicitor, who acted for Hancock & Gore, Ltd.

J. B. McADAM, Acting Secretary of the Forestry Department, Papua-New Guinea.

J. CAVANAGH, a Forestry Officer in Lae, New Guinea.

MR. SHAND, KC, counsel for the Crown.

MR. SIMON ISAACS, counsel for J. S. Garden.

MR. ATKINSON, SM, presiding over the Special Federal Court.