LXVI

H.—2.

Fbiday, 27th May, 1898. The Commission sat at 10 o'clock a.m. Present : Messrs. Wardell, Poynton, and Colonel Pitt. evidence, which was taken down by the repoiter • J0 dene ' r Napier; James Taylor, George Heslop, J.P., farmer, Woodvil c; Wood ™^°f * Toamoana; Francis owom and gave evidence, which was taken down by the reportei. aiasimK sSktjSS ££*£. s|s? n ™ ?.*! a** PflSson widow Napier ; James Smith, mounted police-constable, Gisboiue. Pa^: n t j£g Bryans r called on Constable Bi-osnahaa SSiS to examine certain P p L;riS SffKwSt? which would explain Ms position. At 5.15 p.m. the Commission adjourned until 10 o'clock a.m. to-morrow.

Satueday, 28th May, 1898. The Commission sat at 10 o'clock a.m. Present : Messrs. Wardell, Poynton, and Colonel Pitt. -Chair Bryans Tl r= man, desired that the whole of h,, inqu gcope rf Q isei was th e the Commission demded that the only one tnatca he - Railway Eefreshment-room at charge preferred against Gonetab « B ot g fl of trainB , and pointed out Waipukurau to be open daily aftei betoie t c aniv y thfl to him that this was no breach of the ** - to make charges against Mr Tunbndge Mi. lhoinpson tnei beeQ lodged Commissioner of Po ice, which " in the Commission at Napier, within the reqmred time, v,z., t-enty-fom hours aftei the op Charge of Mr. T. B. Taylor against °n toUo wmiam and, each being sworn gave evidence which wa, / wife o£ wmiam James Grundy (recalled), Charles C^% ng J Qn - 9 Club, Napier; Charles Philip i)annevil ' ke; aml Snnoa Lindsay ygel% r ' NaP Tt 12 o'clock noon the Commission adjourned until Monday next.

Monday, 30th May, 1898. :.' The Commission sat at 10 o'clock a.m. Present : Messrs. Wardell, Poynton, and Colonel Pitt The minutes of the previous meeting read and conto fc d. attendance. Swan, Mayor of Napier Thomas Haa o{ ?^ eg police, Dannevirke : Thomas Eeidy, carpe iitei . Ie j Mitchell, sergeant of police, Hffit £ g the exammation of Thomas questions put to him by the■ Oh«™» ? »^a him, the Commission ordered