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Monday, 19th April, 1915. The Commission left Westport at 8 a.m. and arrived at Granity at 9.30 a.m., and at once inspected the course and appointments of the Granity Trotting Club; and at 10.30 a.m. met the following deputation from the club, viz. : John Kerr, chairman; Charles Hall, secretary; and Messrs, P. Mclnerney, E. Griffiths, R. T. Watson, James Kerr, S. Bradley, G. King, J. Colligan, J. Dixon, W. Nesbitt, W. H. Morley, P. Kelly, and F. Quarter. J. Colvin, Esq., M.P., was present and introduced the deputation. The Commission left Granity at 12.20 p.m. and arrived at Westport at 1.40 p.m., and at 2.30 p.m. met the following deputation from the Westport Jockey Club, viz. : H. Nahr and J. Lawson. The deputation informed the Commission that as they now found it to be impossible to obtain more than a one-day meeting under the Gaining Amendment Act, 1914, they had decided to withdraw their application, and to recommend the application of the Granity Trotting Club in lieu thereof. J. Colvin, Esq., M.P., was present and introduced the deputation. The Commission then adjourned.

Tuesday, 20th April, 1915. The Commission left Westport at 7 a.m. and arrived at Karamea at 4.30 p.m., and at once inspected the course and appointments of the Karamea Racing Club; and at 7.30 p.m. met the following deputation from the club, viz. : Messrs. W. It. Simpson, S. Ramsay, J. McCreanor, J. Martin, C. Curtin, and J. Lamplight. The Commission then adjourned.

Wednesday, 21st April, 1915. The Commission left Karamea at 8.15 a.m. and arrived at Westport at 6.40 p.m. In response to a resolution passed at a special meeting of the Westport Jockey Club on the preceding day, the Commission met a deputation of about sixty members of the club at 7.30 p.m.; and the Commission, after due inquiry and inspection of the minutes of the Westport Jockey Club, being satisfied that the former deputation from the club on Monday, 19th April, 1915, had no authority whatever to withdraw the application of the Westport Jockey Club for a totalizator license, proceeded to hear the deputation in support of the application of the club. J. Colvin, Esq., M.P., was present and introduced the deputation. The Commission then adjourned.

Thursday, 22nd April, 1915. The Commission at 6.15 a.m. inspected the property which the Westport Jockey Club proposes to acquire as a racecourse-site. The Commission left Westport at 7 a.m. and arrived at Murehison at 11.30 a.m., and at noon met the following deputation from the Murehison Racing Club, viz. : Messrs. H. Eraser, W. Watson, John Main, W. A. Reynolds, B. F. Spiers, P. Gamboni, W. Hunt, G. Anderson, W. Moxey, L. T. Warden, It. G. Mcßae, and T. G. Bennett. J. Colvin, Esq., M.P., was present and introduced the deputation. The Commission then inspected the course and appointments of the club, and at 1.30 p.m. left for Nelson and Wellington, arriving at the latter place at 4.30 a.m. the following morning.

Tuesday, 27th April, 1915. The Commission met at 10 a.m., and proceeded to consider its report, The Commission adjourned at 5 p.m.

Wednesday, 28th April, 1915. The Commission met at 10 a.m., and considered its report. The Commission adjourned at 5 p.m.

Thursday, 29th April, 1915. The Commission met at 10 a.m., and considered its report. The Commission adjourned at 6 p.m.

Friday, 30th April, 1915. The Commission met at 9.30 a.m., and signed its report. The Commission finally adjourned.