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No. 12. The Adjutant - General, New Zealand Defence Forces, Wellington, to Officer Commanding District, Auckland. (Telegram.) Wellington, 14th December, 1909. With reference to your wire of even date: on decision being arrived at, matter will be expedited. Adjutant-General.

No. 13. Captain Seddon, Wellington, to Captain Boswokth, Auckland. (Telegram.) Wellington, 16th December, 1909. In the event of your services being required for Court of Inquiry, Auckland, probably commencing Monday, could you arrange get away ? Reply. Captain Seddon.

No. 14. Captain Bosworth, Auckland, to Captain Seddon, Wellington. (Telegram.) Auckland, 16th December, 1909. Can obtain leave. Will act if required. Captain Bosworth.

No. 15. Major Sandtmann, Napier, to Captain Seddon, Wellington. (Telegram.) Napier, 17th December, 1909. Can you wire me definitely if and when lam required leave for Auckland. My business engagements necessitate one day's previous notice enable me leave without inconvenience. Major Sandtmann.

No. 16. Adjutant-General, New Zealand Defence Forces, Wellington, to Major Sandtmann, Napier. (Telegram.) Wellington, 17th December, 1909. Court of Inquiry convened for nine-thirty a.m., morning, twenty-first, at Garrison Hall, Auckland. Please report to Colonel Chaytor, President. Sorry unable to inform you earlier. Adjutant-General.

No. 17. Adjutant-General, New Zealand Defence Forces, Wellington, to Captain J. T. Bosworth, Auckland. (Telegram.) Wellington, 17th December, 1909. Please call on Officer Commanding District to-morrow for instructions. Adjutant-General.

No. 18. Adjutanx-Genebal, New Zealand Defence Forces, Wellington, to Officer Commanding Military District, Auckland. (Telegram.) Wellington, 17th December, 1909. Re my wire of yesterday : Was unable to] post matter by last night's train. Letter posted twelvefifteen train to-day with instructions written thereon to be called for by an officer at General Post Office after arrival of train. Please arrange accordingly. Adjutant-General.

No. 19. Wellington, 17th December, 1909. 1, Richard John Seddon, Captain, Staff Officer, in absence on leave of Harry Denison Tuson, Colonel, Adjutant-General, Council of Defence, do hereby summon you, Edward Walter Clervaux Chaytor, John Thomas Bosworth, Julius Sandtmann. in terms of section 107 of the Defence Act, 1908, to attend at the Garrison Hall, Auckland, at the hour of nine-thirty o'clock on the morning of the twenty-first day of December, 1909, to investigate certain charges against Captain Frank Berners Knyvett, No. 1 Company, Auckland Division of New Zealand Garrison Artillery Volunteers. R. J. Seddon, Captain, Staff Officer" (in the absence on leave of Colonel, Adjutant-General).