H.—l6b.

VIII

Dunedin, Monday, 12th July, 1909. The Commission met at the Supreme Court Buildings at 10.30 a.m. Mr W Dinnie, Commissioner of Police, was in attendance. James Frederick Arnold, member of Parliament for Dunedin Central, was sworn, and gave evidence. The Commission adjourned at 12 noon.

Dunedin, Tuesday, 13th July, 1909. The Commission met at the Supreme Court Buildings at 10.30 a.m. Mr W Dinnie, Commissioner of Police, was in attendance. William Walker, ex-constable, residing at Invercargill, was sworn, and gave evidence. Thomas Ryan Sonntag, nurseryman, Roslyn, Dunedin, was sworn, and gave evidence. Frederick Mallard, ex-Inspector of the New Zealand Police Force, of Dunedin, was sworn, and gave evidence. . , Owen Patrick Brosnan, hotel porter, Dunedin, was sworn, and gave evidence. William Henry Higgins, sergeant, stationed at Lawrence, was sworn, and gave evidence. Terence O'Brien, Inspector in Charge, Dunedin Police District, was sworn, and gave evidence. The Commission adjourned at 4.15 p.m.

Dunedin, Wednesday, 14th July, 1909. The Commission met at the Supreme Court Buildings at 10.30 a.m. Mr. W. Dinnie, Commissioner of Police, was in attendance. James Neil, chemist, Dunedin, was sworn, and gave evidence. William Richard Luby, commission agent, Dunedin, was sworn, and gave evidence. Frederick Matthews, ironmoulder, Dunedin, was sworn, and gave evidence. Michael Mason, constable, stationed at North Dunedin, was sworn, and gave evidence. Vyvyan Richard Taylor, constable, Palmerston South, was sworn, and gave evidence, Hugh Henry Butler, constable, stationed at Dunedin, was sworn, and gave evidence. William Thomas Bandy, constable, stationed at Dunedin, was sworn, and gave evidence. John Fox, constable, stationed at Dunedin, was sworn, and gave evidence George Bennett Edwards, constable, stationed at Dunedin, was sworn, and gave evidence. Luke Mullany, sergeant, stationed at Port Chalmers, was sworn, and gave evidence. The Commission adjourned at 4 p.m.

Dunedin, Thursday, 15th July, 1909. The Commission met at the Supreme Court Buildings at 10.30 a.m. Mr W Dinnie, Commissioner of Police, was in attendance. John Downey, miller, Dunedin, was sworn, and gave evidence. Terence O'Brien, Inspector, Dunedin, was further examined. Patrick Herbert, Chief Detective, stationed at Dunedin, was sworn, and gave evidence. Robert Crawford, sergeant, stationed at Clyde, was sworn, and gave evidence. Albert Tivy Emerson, sergeant, stationed at South Dunedin, was sworn, and gave evidence. William Gilbert, sergeant, stationed at North Dunedin, was sworn, and gave evidence. The Commission adjourned at 3.50 p.m.

Dunedin, Friday, 16th July, 1909. The Commission met at the Supreme Court Buildings at 10.30 a.m. Mr W Dinnie, Commissioner of .Police, was in attendance. In response to a telegram from the Hon. the Minister of Justice, forwarding a communication from the Hon. George Jones, M.L.C., stating that the management of the Oamaru Police Force om Chdstchurch was most unsatisfactory, and asking that the Commission should sit at Oamaru to Investigate this and other matters, the Commissioner decided to hold a sitting at Oamaru on Tuesday next and the Hon. Mr. Jones was informed accordingly. Alfred Edgar Sidney Ward, detective, stationed at Dunedin, was sworn, and gave evidence. Thomas King, station sergeant, Dunedin, was sworn, and gave evidence. Terence O'Brien, Inspector, Dunedin, was further examined. Diana Pine, married woman, of Dunedin, was sworn, and gave evidence. William Temple Dark, constable, stationed at South Dunedin, was sworn, and gave evidence. Charles Henry Lennon, constable, Dunedin, was sworn, and gave evidence. John Molntyre, constable and Inspector of Weights and Measures, Dunedin, was sworn, and gaVe j e Jme e s n Frederick Arnold, member of Parliament, was further examined. Walter Dinnie, Commissioner of Police, was sworn, and gave evidence. The Commission adjourned at 4 p.m. viii—H. 16b.