The Report substantiates the charge that Sir Richard Squires obtained
more than £4,000 from the funds of the Liquor Control Department through the medium of Mr. Meaney, who was then Liquor Controller. The Commissioner adds that Sir Richard Squires accepted the money " with the knowledge of its tainted history, and thus made himself an accomplice in Meaney's wrong." It is also held proved that Sir Richard Squires accepted nearly £9,000 from the Dominion Steel Company at a time when negotiations were in progress for a renewal of the company's contract with the Government. Mr. Camp- bell is found guilty on various counts, and the Commis- sioner censures several Departments, including particu- larly the Audit Department. We can only hope that this disclosure of corruption in the oldest British Colony will lead to such a declaration of public opinion that there will be not only a complete cleansing of all abuses, but a new standard of political morality. * * * *
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