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559.-Can you tell us which of the signatories are referred to?
Dr. MANSON. It would be well to know because we could question them.
Dr. CANTLIE.-I think we know one or two. Mr. AITKIN is very anxious to be examined on that point.
Dr. MANSON.-It is a very strong statement.]
560.—A.—There is one thing I may mention, when my wife came from Macao, after she had recovered, we were walking near some new houses Mr. GRANVILLE SHARP is building just below us and we noticed a very disagreeable smell coming from the drain at the other side of the gully. My wife complained of this disagreeable sinell and she went home and had fever again. She had an attack of fever that day. I cannot say whether the attack of fever was connected with the smell.
EVIDENCE OF MR. J. GRANT SMITH.
By the Chairman.
561. Had you fever in 1887?
A.-No,
562.-With regard to the members of your household had any of them fever?
A. Yes.
563. How often and at what dates ?
A.--Up till April in 1887 we lived in Greenmount and all my children had fever more or less during that time-frequent attacks.
By Dr. Manson.
564.When did you go to Greenmount?
A-We lived there some years and in 1886 we were there till August.
565.--How long were you there altogether? When did you first go to Green-
•mount?
A.--About three years ago.
566. Then you were there from 1884 to 1887?
A. Yes.
567.-You were there three
A. Yes.
years then?
By the Chairman.
568.-As far as you know were all the attacks of the same character?
A. Yes, the children's were all the same.
By Dr. Cantlie.
569.-Where did you live before?
A.-At the Peak principally for sometime and we were at the Peak in the sum- mer time. But in 1886, I think it was in August we went to the Peak in consequence of fever breaking out at Greenmount.
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