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Wellington, Monday, 13th September, 1909. The Commission met at 10.30 a.m. in the Museum Buildings. Mr. W. Dinnie, Commissioner of Police, was in attendance. John James Meikle attended to lay a complaint against Constable Leece; and the Commissioner ruled that the matter did not come within the scope of the Commission (see Minutes of Evidence, page 391). John Robert Thompson, constable, stationed at Wellington, was sworn, and gave evidence. John Joseph Gallagher, constable, stationed at Wellington, was sworn, and gave evidence. Patrick Doyle, constable, stationed at Mount Cook, was sworn, and gave evidence. William Arthur Calwell, constable, stationed at Mount Cook, was sworn, and gave evidence. John Willetts, constable, stationed at Wellington South, was sworn, and gave evidence. William James Taylor, constable, stationed at Wellington South, was sworn, and gave evidence. Michael Greene, constable, stationed at Wellington, was sworn, and gave evidence. The Commission adjourned at 4 p.m.

Wellington, Tuesday, 14th September, 1909. The Commission met at 10.30 a.m. in the Museum Buildings. Mr. W. Dinnie, Commissioner of Police, was in attendance. Michael Redican, constable, stationed at Island Bay, was sworn, and gave evidence. William James Simpson, constable, stationed at Day's Bay, was sworn, and gave evidence. Edwin Arnold, Visiting Justice to H.M. Prison, Wellington, was sworn, and gave evidence. Alfred Hammond, acting-detective, stationed at Wellington, was sworn, and gave evidence. John Foster, sergeant, stationed at Petone, was sworn, and gave evidence. Nathaniel Miller, sergeant, stationed at Masterton, was sworn, and gave evidence. Barrett Rutledge, sergeant, stationed at Mount Cook, was sworn, and gave evidence. Stuart Richardson, Engineer and Manager, Wellington Corporation Tramways, was sworn, and gave evidence. Michael Murphy, sergeant, stationed at Mount Cook, was sworn, and gave evidence. George Morris, dairyman, Newtown, was sworn, and gave evidence. Edward Wilkie Watson, Civil servant, Wellington, was sworn, and gave evidence. Michael Greene, constable, was further examined. The Commission adjourned at 3.35 p.m.

Wellington, Wednesday, 15th September, 1909. The Commission met at 10.30 a.m. in the Museum Buildings. Mr. W. Dinnie, Commissioner of Police, was in attendance. George Hogben, Inspector-General of Education, was sworn, and gave evidence. Norman Dow Abbott, acting-detective, stationed at Mount Cook, was sworn, and gave evidence. William Mathieson, sergeant, stationed at Wellington South, was sworn, and gave evidence. Samuel Adam Brown, constable, stationed at Masterton, was sworn, and gave evidence. Charles William Kelly, sergeant, stationed at Wellington, was sworn, and gave evidence. James Dale, sergeant, stationed at Wellington, was sworn, and gave evidence. The Commission adjourned at 3.55 p.m.

Wellington, Thursday, 16th September, 1909. The Commission met at 10.30 a.m. in the Museum Buildings. Mr. W. Dinnie, Commissioner of Police, was in attendance. William Mathieson, sergeant, was further examined. Michael Murphy, sergeant, was further examined. William Coffey, journalist, Wellington, was sworn, and gave evidence. William Lyons, sergeant, stationed at Wellington, was sworn, and gave evidence. _ Robert Darby, station sergeant, stationed at Wellington, was sworn, and gave evidence. John William Martin Dart, sergeant in charge of Training Depot, Wellington, was sworn, and gave evidence. Hugh McCrorie, sergeant, stationed at Mount Cook, was sworn, and gave evidence. David Stewart, sergeant, stationed at Wellington, was sworn, and gave evidence. Norman Dow Abbott, acting-detective, was further examined. Thomas Duncan, commission agent, Wellington, was sworn, and gave evidence. William McGill, sergeant, .stationed at Headquarters, was sworn, and gave evidence. John Patrick Hackett McGuire, sergeant and District Clerk, stationed at Wellington, was sworn, and gave evidence. Amos Muggeridge, sergeant and Police Storekeeper, stationed at Wellington, was sworn, and gave evidence. The Commission adjourned at 3.55 p.m.

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