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Thursday 17th March, 1898. Chambe e rs COmmiSBion ° Pened *'* P roceedin g s for P ublic business at 10.30 a.m., at the City Council Present: Messrs. W 7 ardell, Poynton, and Colonel Pitt. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed Colonel Hume, Mr. Tunbridge and Mr. T. E. Taylor, M.H.E., were in attendance. 4r?r m oT ISSI °" fi * ed T the order of business, and arranged for the calling of witnesses "? f a Pard y> Rector of Police, Dunedin, attended, was sworn, and gave evidence which was taken down by the reporter. b BVlu «"^e, At 5 o'clock p.m, the Commission adjourned till to-morrow at 9.30 a.m.

Friday, 18th March, 1898. The Commission sat at 9.30 a.m. Present: Messrs. Wardell, Poynton, and Colonel Pitt. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed Colonel Hume Mr. Tunbridge, and Mr. T. E. Taylor, M.H.E., were in attendance „„ f InS P e ° tor W i lham Stone Pardy attended, and, being reminded he was still on his former oath continued his evidence, whicn was taken down by the reporter. ' Complaint--Constable Hugh Mulholland, of St. Clair, Dunedin, attended, was sworn and gave evidence, which was taken down by the reporter. »worn, ana Complaint .-Mr. Alexander S. Adams, solicitor, Dunedin, attended as counsel for Mr John Hay, and, after discussion he promised to have the complaint lodged by Mr. Hay put in proper form Complaint:—Frederick Mallard, ex-Inspector of Police, attended, was sworn and cave evidence, which was taken down by the reporter. ' gave At 5 o'clock p.m. the Commission adjourned till to-morrow at 10 o'clock a.m.

Saturday, 19th March, 1898. The Commission sat at 10 o'clock a.m. Present: Messrs. Wardell, Poynton, and Colonel Pitt. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed Colonel Hume, Mr. Tunbridge, and Mr. T. E. Taylor, M.H.E., were in attendance -r«£l'_: P H » y da ~'°™ «■**• 'op~«-<u,, to /S;£S,_,_ Mr T. B. Taylor, M HE., lodged the following complaint .-That there has b°en a lax administration of the law relating to the suppression of houses of ill-fame. General efficiency of the Force:—William Stone Pardy, Inspector of Police attended and being reminded he was still on his former oath, gave further evidence which _, , t_™, /if. fu reporter. John Andrew Millar, M.H.E., Dunlin, Ich was taken down by the reporter. g eviuence, wnicti Charge of Mr. T. E. Taylor-suppression of houses of ill-fame .-James McGill Moray Place Dunedin, builder, attended, was sworn, and gave evidence, which was taken down by thereporter' John Bryce Thompson, builder Dunedin, attended, was sworn, and gave evidence which was taken down by the reporter. William Stone Pardy, Inspector of Police, Dunedin, attended was sworiand gave evidence, which was taken down by the reporter. Terence O'Brien, Chief DeteXY Dun_d?n attended was sworn, and gave evidence, which was taken down by the reporter Joseph Albert McGrath detective, Dunedin, attended, was sworn, and gave evidence, which was taken down by the reporter John Cooney, plain-clothes constable, Dunedin, attended, wassworn and"cave evidence, which was taken down by the reporter. Tudor Boddam, plain-cIS constaWe Dunedin, attended, was sworn, and gave evidence, which was taken down by the reporter ' At 5 o clock p.m. the Commission adjourned until 10 o'clock on Monday next

Monday, 21st March, 1898. The Commission sat at 10 o'clock a.m. Present: Messrs. Wardell, Poynton, and Colonel Pitt. The minutes of the previous meeting read and confirmed Mr. Tunbridge was in attendance. documtta™Zce SPent ""* Bering correspondence, and gomg through At 1 p.m. the Commission adjourned till to-morrow at 10 o'clock a.m.

Tuesday, 22nd March, 1898. The Commission sat at 10.30 a.m. Present: Messrs. Wardell, Poynton, and Colonel Pitt. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed Mr. Tunbridge was in attendance. The Commission spent the morning perusing documents and records • ,a\ afternoon the Commission visited the following suburban police-stations an,. ___iA _rjr___#_* m ™ •»*—• >&* nrttfagftig At 6 p.m. the Commission adjourned until Friday next at 10 a.m.