Davideon's arrival on the meeting beld the same day taken place, all the documents would be Placed at his dispoea, and that in fon days there would box Watch Committee 3 meeting... The original decision of the Council was that the inquiry should be held by the Watch Commitiee and that they should of an expert to assist them. One of the qualifications of expert was to be that he had served in command of Sikhs. After the meeting of the Coancil witness took Major Davidson to the Secreto give him all the docamente in fice and instructed the Secretary
connexion with the Sikh trouble. Witness understood that defendant now complained that his menorandam wae pat before Major Davidson, Witness! could not understand that complaint, pat before Major Davidson, because Mr. Hatchison complained of certain atatements into the trath of which witeees woald particularly wish Major Davidson to inquire. At the meeting of the Council on Jaly 20, Mr. Hatchison's memorandum was brought before That m was was submitted to the Capitain Superintendent of Police for his comment. never occurred to witness that Mr. Hatchison's name should be suppressed handing this memorandum to either the Captain Saperintendent of Police or Major Davidson, Witness was not aware that Mr. Hutchison did not wish his name mentioned in connexion with thin document so far as the Council and the chief officers of the Council were concerned. Mr. Hatchison was present when it was decided to send a copy to Col. Brace and he did not object—witness thought Mr. Hatchison suggest ed that his name sould be left on it and that it shoald not go forward as an anonymous document. Witness understood now that Mr. Hutchison did frame number of questions, bat witness was away when these questions were cit-colated to the Council, and he never saw th Witness never considered the making of an official reference; on the other band be would have opposed any restriction of the ing To witness's mind it was not an inquiry where they could specify certain questions. Witness considered that paragraph nine of defendant's letter was s most scandalous allegation. Ihe greatest trouble was taken that the inquiry should be " fall and fair one, The UN
661 minates of the Watch Committee mectlog of December 19 were read at the next Council meeting and passed, There was no comment, to witness's recollection. Defendant was not present. Afterwards, Mr. Hutchison told witness that be was a friend of one of the candidates for the appointment as assistant in the Secretary's office and that he, for the reason that he thought the appointment was coming up for consideration on that day, did not ottood. If Mr. Hutchison wished to absent himself from that matter when under discussion be could very easily have done so; besides it had already been left to Mr. Selby Moore to select candidate from the three names, and therefore the matter was not going to be discussed.
Witness proceeding, said that be thought it was very likely that the defendant had other reasons, Mr. Hatchieon's reference to " highly confidential" referred to the minutes of the Watch Committee meeting which were not published. The Council bad agreed that the minutes should not be published. It was decided not to publish them for the reason that they criticized officers of the force. There was no justification for the defendant's statement that the Council was consulted after it bad been committed. Neither was there any justification for his general statements on the question of the Public Health by-laws. Witness's reason for calling a Com it seemed eminently tance io which there should be a Committee meeting before any meeting of the Council. The Health Office was asking for them to take certain action and a Committee meeting, he thought, would prevent the Connell from taking hasty action la such matter. When it become clear to witness what the Health Office wanted it strack him that it would have been better to hare held Council meeting.
Mr, Macleod:—Do yon know whether any of them dissented from bat bad been done Witness:—I think all agreed that what we bad done was right, bat Mr. Hatchison commented upon the fact that we shoold pavo had " Council meeting.
Mr. Macleod:—Before the Ratopayers' Meeting had you any idea that the by-laws as proposed at the Council meeting might not receive the consent of the Consalar Body.
Witness:—No.
About the time of the meeting with the Chinese on the 18th, witness met Mr. Hatchison in the Club, He was in a very excited state, so mach ea that it became difficult to hear him, and witness had to walk away or he might have lost his own temper (Langhter). On the 19th the defendant wrote him 1 letter complaining that be thought the Special Committee had exceeded its powers in certain respects. It was evident that be was mistaken, that he had written that letter ander a misappreboasion. On the Zit witness asked the Sscretary to see Mr. Hatobison and explain matters to him. In Joonsequence of the inability of the
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