HUTCHISON, The hearing of this case was continned.
Mr. R..N, Macleod appeared for the Mr. J. C. E. Douglas repre-Mr. D. MeNeill nea then left the room and returned with a copy. The basines that wat to come before each meeting was brought to the attention of members by sends papers, which, with one or two exceptions, witness received two or three hours before the Council meeting. (Witness put in several agenda papers.) fog orders 63, 64 and 68, wi posed to be cireolated three before each meeting, but in witness's experience, in great many cases, though be could not give give specific instances, that was not done, but the correspondence was read at the meeting. This sort of thing had happened iv cares of what he considered important correspondence. The appointment of special educational committee, which was referred to at the Ratepayers' meeting, was mentioned in Council at the time of the John case, when th a eaid he preferred it to wait li the secretary's return. After the tary's return the question of the names of the members for ant by. Mr, Douglas was cent on sub-committees generally. He spok+ of the Commities as being an advisory committee onder the Land Regalations, and therefore it bd 0 right in aay case to have committed them to the dismissal of 1 and the names were riged" t the following meting. Witness ea asked the Chairman what the rms of reference," or " scope of inquiry," would be to the committee Witness ased the expr reference." The Chairman referred to hia speech at the annual meeting, aod said he would attend the first meeting of the committee and mak own impretsioa of the whol was that the Committee and the Coancil bad been committed to this action by precipitate action on the part of Secretariat officials, He stated that at. the meeting. The Coancil and Committee seemed to be played off one against the other. The Committee as well as the Council were put into position which they would not have beea put into if the matter bad been dealt with fully by either the Committee or Conseil first. After the whole thing was over it was quite clear that th jad pat himeelf in the wrong.
jid not know the man and had ever seen him. He also wished to add that he did not know Mr. Corp: tt Smith and had no correspondence with him, nor received any from bim ootil after be had received this letter from Messrs. Platt, Teesdale, and Macleod, when he received letter which he bad not replied to. Regarding the working of the sub-committees generally, " subcommittes wat s voluntary com and naturally the Council would always be very loath to tarn down its recommendations. The Council's vi were apt to be represented Committee through the Secretariat, and the Committee's views to the Council through the same channel, as the minutes of both bodies were drawn up in the Secretariat. Witoees next explained the subject of having copies of the minates. Witness thought he was right in saying that at the firet meeting of the Council, after Lereson's return, the minates of of the Committees were read over, and as be bad no copy before bim, he informed the Chairman that he could not possibly follow them. Mr, Mackingist of the whol" discussion with regard to the appointment of that committee. Tarning to the cave of Sergt.-Majxr Stadd, witness said that this matter was brought to his knowledge before be joined the Council, He understood the His Lordebip must be proved, be interrupting)—this The matter was cot Proceeding, witness said the appearance of plague among rate was reported two or three weeks before October 27. Ca the Intter date Mr. Landale told witness st the clab that human cases had been discovered, and a speci"l meeting of the Watch Committee was held that afternoon. On the 28th witness wrote to Mr. Landsle and be endorsed the circalat that went roned in il maths ted tha copy tee, have been sant round to. members at leer's report
once and that toatter of such import-Council meeting. Witness also pointed out that as a matter of fact not only was the Watch Committee concerned la any plague measures, bat aleo the Finance and Works Com. mittees, and he added that " member of the Council should not first bear from the ontaide public what was b-log done. What was done by ths Watch Em. mittee was done in the name of the ound Th pt taken did affect jaance matter snot Health Officer decided to 1 of ratepayers, Some ove in the Secretasist dag out the regelations that had been drawa ap some years before and said " You had
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