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The Chairman: Yes; and we issued an order that he might have free opportunity to inspect them. Mr. Gray: 1 only asked because I notice that in his statement Mr. Bobb said he made his examination by request. Witness: Yes, by request, The invitation did not come in that form—that I was requested to go out there —but a permit was given to me to visit the camp and examine the hutments. ■Mr. Cray: Dr. Frengley would like the opportunity of asking Mr. Robb one or two questions. The Chairman: No doubt. It, might be desirable for him. before he does that, to consider Mr. Robb's report. We can take that to-morrow, probably. Alice Faham sworn and examined. (No. 75.J 1. The Chairman] You are a duly qualified nurse? —Yes, sir. 2. You were at Berhampore in attendance upon the military there?— Yes. 3. From what date were you there?— From the 2nd June until the 17th July. 4. You were under Sister Keith?—We were all sister's there. 5. That is the proper term—" sister "?—Yes. 6. You were under Sister Keith? —Yes. 7. She was in charge of you?— Yes. 8. Were your's day or night duties?—We did divided duties, really. There was one always on duty. 9. When you went there on the 2nd June, that was about the date it was opened, was it not? —No; it was opened some time before that—l do not know how long. Sister Jamieson was there before 1 was. I succeeded her. 10. How long had it been opened?— About three weeks, I think. Dr. Purdy: It was opened on the 14th April. Mr. Ferguson: At first there were no nurses at all, I think. Dr. Purdy: Yes; two nurses from the first. 11. The Chairman] You went there on the 2nd June: how many patients had you there then?—l think about eighty; between sixty and eighty. 12. Then you had marquees up at that time?— Yes. 13. Were you overworked, or had you sufficient help there?—l consider we had sufficient help. 14. Do you remember two men, Pollard and Fordham, who were there?— Yes, sir. 15. Were you attending either of them? —Yes, sir, all the time. 16. Were you in attendance on them at night?— Yes. We did night duty alternately. 17. Did you keep temperature-charts?— Yes, for those two. 18. What became of those charts? —Sister Hanna and I were at the hospital after all the patients had been discharged, and were destroying the various things in the wards. We were about to destroy the books and temperature-charts when we decided that it would be best to ring up the Defence Department and inquire there whether they wanted these things sent back. We did so, and we were asked to send back any books or papers that had not been near the wards; but they thought it was not safe to send back anything that had been in the wards. Those charts had been in the wards all the time. 19. And so you destroyed them? —Yes. 20. Consequently there is no record now to show the temperatures there? —But I remember the cases quite well and the rise of temperature. 21. Then, what was the history, we will say, of Pollard? When Pollard came, do you remember his coming? —Yes, sir. 22. He came on the same day as Fordham, did he not?— Yes. 23. What was Pollard's state when he came in?—l remember that he was very pale and was expectorating rather much thick phlegm. He had a temperature of 1018. 24. When he arrived? —Yes. He also had a cough. 25. At what time of the day did he come? —I think it was the latter part of the afternoon. 26. Do you remember which doctor was in charge there then? —Dr. Harrison was attending; sometimes Dr. Ferguson, I think, but principally Dr. Harrison. 27. How did he attend? —A doctor came every day, either Dr. Harrison or a doctor from the camp; and while those men were ill either Dr. Elliott, Dr. Steele, or Dr. Herbert saw them. They were seen twice a day. 28. Do you remember any question of removing them to the Wellington Hospital arising?— I was not on duty when the doctor called that afternoon, but when I went on duty in the evening Fordham told me the suggestion had been made that he should go to the Wellington Hospital, and he had told the doctor that he was quite comfortable and happy at Berhampore. 29. Pollard said nothing on that subject to you, did he? —No. 30. Could either Pollard or Fordham have got better nursing : were there better facilities for a sick person in their condition at Wellington Hospital than at Berhampore?—l do not think so, because we were able to get, all the requisites for those cases. And I remember that Fordham added that he was quite satisfied he could not get more attention than he was receiving at" Berhampore: This was when the suggestion was made that he should go to Wellington Hospital. 31. Was the place properly warm? —Yes; but there was no heating-apparatus there. We, however, ventilated the wards.