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29. Then there is nothing remarkable in tho diagnosis of scarlet fever in those cases not having been made before the dates mentioned?— No. 30. The Chairman.] One was admitted on the 27th June and not diagnosed till the 19th July—that is twenty-two days?— Yes. 31. Then he must have got it in the wards?—lt was evidence he got it from the man who was in there before. 32. Mr. Gray.] Where do you suggest the first man got it?— There was a third man who was with the second man —he was sent direct to the scarlet-fever ward —that this second man had been in contact with. 33. Mr. Salmond.] AVhere was the third man sent from? —From a building in the Wellington Hospital that was used before this ward was used. 34. Was he a soldier?— Yes. 35. Dr. Martin.] When was he admitted?—l do not know when he was sent there. He was sent into the scarlet-fever ward on the 7th July. 36. AVhat was his name?—Duncan. 37. What was he sent into the hospital for? —I do not know. 38. He was admitted on tbe 29th June, and when did you admit him to the scarlet-fever ward?—He was sent from the tin shed on the 7th July. That was before I came down. He is still in the ward. 39. The Chairman.] Had he scarlet fever when sent in from the tin shed to the ward? — He was sent direct to the scarlet-fever ward. 40. Dr. Martin.] You do not know where he came from before he got to the tin shed? —No-, I do not. 41. Was there no other ease of scarlet fever? —Except that there was one yesterday. 42. Where did he come from? —From Trentham. 43. What is the name of the man?—Sperring. 44. Have you any particulars about this man ?—He had been admitted for influenza into Ihe Trentham Hospital, and discharged five days before admission here. 45. How long had he been ill with influenza at Trentham?—A. fortnight. 46. Then he was discharged?— Yes; but he stayed there for four days and came into AVellington. Tbe next day he saw a doctor in the town who said he had measles, and he sent him up to the A T ictoria AVard where I admitted him. He had a normal temperature while in there till yesterday. 47. How long had he been in Victoria Ward before his case was diagnosed?— Four days in the ward. He was quite normal then and had no temperature, but the evening before y 7 esterday his temperature went up and he had the rash yesterday. 48. Those contacts in Victoria Ward, what happened to them? —They are all staying there for another week or ten days. 49. Has this ease been notified to the Trentham Camp?—lt has been notified to the Health Department and Colonel Valintine. 50. The Chairman.] If you have a scarlet-fever case in the AVellington Hospital do you notify it to the Health authorities ?—Yes. 51. Dr. Martin.] Are those the only cases of scarlet fever you know of? —All that I have heard of. 52. Mr. Gray.] The third case you mentioned was admitted to the tin shed on the 23rd June?— Yes. 53. And was sent direct from there to the scarlet-fever hospital on the 7th July 7 ?—Yes. 54. He had been then in the hospital for fifteen days?— Yes. 55. Do you think he brought the infection with him? —I could not say 7 that. The usual period is from two to seven days. 56. This is a case in which the man developed it after fifteen days in the hospital?— Yes. 57. There had been no preceding case in the tin shed in the hospital?—l could not say that; I do not know. William Frederick Solomon sworn and examined. (No. 40.) 1. Mr. Salmond.] You belong to the Ist Battalion of the Trentham Regiment?— Yes. 2. 1 suppose you are not afraid of being court-martialled or dismissed from the service for giving evidence?—No; I will tell the truth. 3. You came from Christchurch?—Yes; I left Christchurch on the 28th May. 4. When did you get to Trentham? —On the 29th. 5. Mr. Ferguson.] Had y 7 ou been a Territorial before? —No, not in New Zealand. I was in the old Volunteers in England for a while. 6. The Chairman.] AVhat was your occupation before going into camp?—l was a general labourer. 7. You had been used to the open air?— Yes, on threshing-mills and railway roads; always in the open air. 8. Mr. Salmond.] You got to Trentham at what time of the day?— About half past 2. 9. Did you get your dinner there? —Yes, when we got on the ground. 10. What happened in the afternoon? —After we had dinner we were put on the paradeground to pick out the bandsmen and different tradesmen, and other things. 11. Did that last during the afternoon?— Yes, most of the afternoon. 12. Did any of your men get their equipment during the afternoon?— No. 13. Then, did you have your tea?—No; we had to go and get sworn in, and then we had tea.