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Friday, 19th March, 1915. The Commission left Queenstown at 7.30 a.m. and arrived at Hawea Flat at 11.30 a.m., and at once inspected the course and appointments of the Upper Clutha Racing Club; and at noon met the following deputation from the club, viz. : Messrs. P. McCarthy, J. Fox, J. Stapleton, M. Alison, D. Urquhart, J. King, jun., J. King, sen., C. Munro, J. Templeton, and W. P. Cotter. The Commission left Hawea Flat at 1 p.m. and arrived at Naseby at 12 midnight.

Saturday, 20th March, 1915. The Commission left Naseby at 6.45 a.m. and arrived at Lyttelton at 8 p.m., and left by steamer for Wellington.

Saturday, 27th March, 1915. The Commission left Wellington at 1.15 p.m. and arrived at Nelson on Sunday, the 28th instant.

Monday, 29th March, 1915. The Commission left Nelson at 7.30 a.m. and arrived at Takaka at noon, and at once inspected the course and appointments of the Takaka Racing Club and the grounds of the Takaka Agricultural and Pastoral Association; and at 1 p.m. met the following deputation from the club, viz. : R. W. Kirk, president; S. G. Smith, secretary; and Messrs. R. T. Goodwin and F. and J. Reilley. The Commission left Takaka at 2 p.m. and arrived at Nelson at 6.30 p.m.

Tuesday, 30th March, 1915. The Commission left Nelson at 8.30 a.m. and arrived at Canvastown at 11.30 a.m., and at once inspected the course of the Havelock-Pelorus Hack Racing Club; and at noon met the following deputation from the club, viz. : E. F. Healy, president; and Messrs. C. F. Hart and E. J. Knapman. R. McCallum, Esq., M.P., was present and introduced the deputation. The Commission left Canvastown at 1.30 p.m. and arrived at Blenheim at 4 p.m.

Wednesday, 31st March, 1915. The Commission left Blenheim at 8.30 a.m. and arrived at Wairau Valley at 10 a.m., and at once inspected the course and appointments of the Wairau Valley Hack Racing Club; and at 10.30 a.m. met the following deputation from the club, viz. : James Brown, secretary; and E. Murphy, treasurer. R. McCallum, Esq., M.P., was present and introduced the deputation. The Commission then returned to Blenheim, and left at 12.30 p.m. for Picton and Wellington.

Wednesday, 14th April, 1915. The Commission left Wellington at 7.45 p.m. and arrived at Christchurch at 7.30 a.m. and at Greymouth at 6.40 p.m. the following day.

FCiday, 16th April, 1915. The Commission left Greymouth at 8 a.m. and arrived at Hokitika at 9.40 a.m., and at once inspected the course and appointments of the Westland Racing Club in connection with the application of the Westland Trotting Club; and at 10.15 a.m. met the following deputation from the latter club, viz. : C. J. P. Sellars, president; M. H. Houston, secretary; and Messrs. G. Houseman, W. J. Pritchard, H. A. Thompson, and J. J. Macintosh, stewards. The Commission left Hokitika at 1.1 a.m. and arrived at Harihari at 6.30 p.m., and at 7.30 p.m. met the following deputation from the Inter-Wanganui Racing Club, viz. : J. Hewer, secretary; and Messrs. A. Jamieson, — Jeffries, S. Ferguson, J. 11. Grimmond, Leo Haddock, R. Meharry, J. Wallace, F. Haddock, G. S. Robertson, W. Searle, J. Cropper, J. Ferguson, and J. Adamson. The Commission adjourned at 9 p.m.

„ Saturday, 17th April, 1915. The Commission at 6.30 a.m. inspected the course and appointments of the Inter-Wanganui Racing Club, and at 7.20 a.m. left Harihari for Hokitika and Greymouth, arriving at the latter place at 6.50 p.m.

Sunday, 18th April, 1915. The Commission left Greymouth at 9.30 a.m. and arrived at Westport at 5.30 p.m.