XXVII

E.-3.

Monday, 28th June, 1880. The Commission meb at Wellington. Present: The Chairman (Mr. Curtis), Mr. Clark, Mr. Eeid, Colonel Pearee, and Mr. Wright. The Commission further considered the recommendations to be embodied in their report.

Tuesday, 29th June, 1880. The Commission met at "Wellington. Present: The Chairman (Mr. Curtis), Mr. Clark, Colonel Pearce, Mr. Beid, and Mr. "Wright. The Commission further considered the recommendations to be embodied in their report.

Wednesday, 30th June, 1880. The Commission met at Wellington. Present: The Chairman (Mr. Curtis), Mr. Clark, Colonel Pearee, Mr. Eeid, and Mr. Wright. The Commission further considered the recommendations to be embodied in their report.

Thuesday, Ist July, 1880. The Commission met at Wellington. Present: The Chairman (Mr. Curtis), Mr. Clark, Colonel Pearee, Mr. Eeid, and Mr. Wright. The Commission further considered the recommendations to be embodied in their report.

Fbiday, 2nd July, 1880. The Commission met at Wellington. Present; The Chairman (Mr. Curtis), Mr. Clark, Colonel Pearee, Mr. Eeid, and Mr. Wright. The Commission further considered the recommendations to be embodied in their report.

I Satuebat, 3rd Jult, 1880. The Commission met at Wellington. Present: The Chairman (Mr. Curtis), Mr. Clark, Colonel Pearce, Mr. Eeid, and Mr. Wright. The Commission further considered the recommendations to be embodied in their report.

Monday, sth July, 1880. The Commission met at Wellington. Present: The Chairman (Mr. Curtis), Mr. Clark, Colonel Pearce, Mr. Reid, and Mr. Wright. The evidence of Mr. William Conyers, Commissioner of Railways, Middle Island, was taken.

Tuesday, 6th July, 1880. The Commission met at Wellington Present: The Chairman (Mr. Curtis), Mr. Clark, Colonel Pearce, Mr. Reid, and Mr. Wright._ Further evidence was taken from Mr. William Convers, Commissioner of Railways, Middle Island. The Commission further considered the recommendations to be embodied in their report.

"Wednesday, 7th July, 1880. The Commission met at Wellington; 'Present: The Chairman (Mr. Curtis), Mr. Clark, Colonel Pearce, Mr. Reid, and Mr. Wright. Further evidence was taken from Mr. William Conyers, Commissioner of Railways, Middle Island. Evidence was taken from Mr. Watson Shennan. The Chairman moved the following resolution : " That in the present state of the finances of the colony it is expedient that the construction of branch lines of railway should be left to the operation of the District Railways Act, or postponed, and that all funds now available, and likely to be available, for railway purposes for some years to come should be applied to the completion of main trunk lines through both Islands, and to the construction of lines calculated to promote the development of the mineral products of the colony, especially coal."—Negatived. The Commission further considered the recommendations to be embodied in their report.

Thttesday, Bth July, 1880. The Commission met at "Wellington. Present: The Chairman (Mr. Curtis), Mr. Clark, Colonel Pearce, Mr. Reid, and Mr. Wright. The Commission further considered the recommendations to be embodied in their report.