Aimer Singh, secretary of the Gurd-wata, stated that, at a meeting on July 14 last year, a request was made to defendant to hand over charge to the committee, whereupon he would receive $211, and would live for two months on the premises of the Gurd~ jara. If defendant did not vacate Ihis office, he was to be handed over to the committee. Defendant said he was not going to hand over his office without the consent of the whole of the Mahja community. When the re-Jsolution was read before the congregation on July 14, objections were fraised by three persons, Witness then was asked whether the Exeeutive Committee instructed Messrs. Ellis & Hayes to write to defendant, and whether Messrs. Platt, White-Cooper & Ca. were instructed to communicate with him, The Judge: Did they switch over?
Mr. McDonald: Everyone seems to} have been a chameleon in this case.
receipt was produced, signed by defendant, who wrote on it that any future recelpls would be signed by [Chet Singh, the permanent Grantht who had been elected to the Gurd-
Hazura Singh, who stated that he had previously had connections with the Gurdwara, gave evidence that the the parties, the Malwa and the Mahja.
Granthi, became sick, and went back and after some time they jealled a' meeting of both parties to choose a new Granthi, Dulip Singh was selected as a temporary Granthi, until the arrival of the permanent Granth! from India,
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