Stark Purchase Commission.

Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 235, 6 October 1886, Page 2

Stark Purchase Commission.

Tin: Stark l'urchito Commissioners hold a meeting yestoiday, at which they arranged thoir mode of procedure Tho inquiry will bo conductod in the public room of tho Harbour Board building, and tho uso ol tho Chairman's ollico therein has beon secured by tho Commissioners as a retiring room. Mr H. M. Urowor (Governmont Land Purcaso Officer) and Mr Thomas Seaman (Government valuor for Waitemata) havo beon cited to present themselves for examination, and all other persons who are in posses.ion of material evidence are invited to come forward. Mr C. E. Button, as previously announced by us, has been engaged to watch the proceedings on behalf of tho Government, and tho Stark Vigilance Committee, of which Mr David Ooldie is permanent Chairman, and Mr D. S. Chambers Socretary, aro engaged in working up what may not inaptly be termed tho case for the prosecution. They havo already retained Mr Tboo. Coopor to act on their behalf, and both ho and Mr Chambers, and probably Mr Goldie aa well, will regularly attond tho sittings of the Commission, whose first public sitting will open on Monday noxt.lOa.m. Tlio Vigilance Committee aro already prepared to bring forward no less than -23 witnesses. Woundorstand that Mr Brcwor has received from the Government intimation of the acceptance of bis resignation, which was sent in by him somo timo ago in consequence of the implied reflections thrown upon him by Ministors during tho recent session of Parliament,