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Wednesday, 16th November, 1910 The Committee met at 10.30 a.m., pursuant to notice. Present Mr Hanan (Chairman), Mr Allen, Mr Buchanan, Mr Fraser, Mr Graham, Mr Massey, Hon Mr Millar, Mr Myers, Mr Reed, Right Hon. Sir J G Ward. Minutes of previous meeting read and confirmed. The Clerk read correspondence marked 117 to 121, as follows : — (117 ) Telegram from Pepa Tauke, dated 15th November (118.) Telegram to Pepa Tauke, dated 15th November (119 ) Telegram from Keritoke te Ahu, dated 12th November (120.) Subpoena to attend to Joseph McCluggage, dated 15th November (121 ) Telegram to officer in charge, Post office Savings bank, Auckland, dated loth November Mr Hine, M.P , with his counsel, Mr M. Myers, and Mr Henare Kaihau, M.P , with his counsel, Mr Skerrett, X.C (with him Mr Sharp), attended. (31 ) James Carroll, Native Minister, was further examined by the Right Hon. hir J U. Ward members of the Committee, Mr M. Myers, and Mr Skerrett, K.C. ' The Clerk" was instructed to obtain the minute-book of the Native Affairs Committee for the year 1906 This could not be produced, through being lost in the fire of December 110 1 (32 'William Herbert Herries, member of the House of Representatives for Tauranga, was sworn and examined by Mr Massey, Mr Skerrett, X.C , and the members of the Committee Besolved on the notion of the Right Hon. Sir J G Ward, That, the hour of 1 p.m. having arrived, tieComiSttee do now adjourn until 10.30 a.m. on Thursday, the 17th November next. The Committee adjourned accordingly

Thuesday, 17th November, 1910. The Committee met at 10 30 a.m., pursuant to notice. Present Mr Hanan (Chairman), Mr Allen, Mr Buchanan Mr Fraser, Mr Graham, Mr Massey, Hon. Mr Millar, Mr Myers, Mr Reed, Right Hon. Sir J G. Ward. Minutes of previous meeting read and confirmed. The Clerk read correspondence marked 122 to 128, as follows : (122 ) Letter from C. P Skerrett, X.C , dated 16th November (123 ) Telegram to Rua Pekamu, dated 16th November 124 Telegram from Chief Postmaster, Auckland, dated 16th November 125 ) Telegram from W E Griffin, dated 16th November iS LetltoHoTMr W C F Carncross, M.L.O, dated 16th November fl2 7 ') feltSe to pnuluce to Controller-General, Post-Office Savings-Bank, Wellington, dated 16th November (128.) Notice to produce to Mr H. Otterson, dated 16th November Mrlnnt iO M.P°,' tS his counsel, Mr. M. Myers, and Mr Skerrett, X.C (with him Mr Sharp), at tended. storekeeper, Whangamomona, recalled, was sworn, and examined 1,, +!,» 11 <rht Hon Sir J G ' Ward and the members of the Committee. ' Al Walter'Charle Frederick Carncross, member of the Legislative Council, residing m Elthlntlrlworn, and examined by the Right Hon. Sir J G Ward and the members of the Committee. No. 8:- M] . Hemire Kaihau> M . P , with hi s °°" n lr ft £ r Daniel' ( Lilv itl clerk Office, Wellington, produced exhibit marked lit and w«exaSd tMr M Myers, Mr. Skerrett, X.C, and the members of the Otterson, Clerk House of Representatives, Wellington, was examined by Mr M M^ an i t M^T2SU° f thS to proceed with paragraph (/) of the charge (37 Keritoke a Ahu, aboriginal Native, Huntly, was sworn, and examined, through Mr Barclay- SShT interpreter, by Mr M Myers and the members of the Committee. Pro- ** allowed of the witness.Agreed to. abori ginal Native, Mapiu, was sworn and examined, through Mr p „;. Nfltive intemreter by Mr M. Myers and the members of the Committee. Mr Sken-ett, X C asked that he be allowed to defer his examination of the witness.Agreed to HBatare> aboriginal Native, Otorohanga, was sworn, and examined, through Mr Barclay Native interpreter, by Mr M Myers and the members of the Committee. Mr Skerrett, X.C, asked that he be allowed to defer his examination of the witness,Agreed to.

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