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Honourable C. P. Chater.--Why do you want these changes ?
A.--Under the old rules the Committee could act independently. There is no mention of the Registrar General in the old rules and we want him to be associated with us.
We desire that the Registrar General should be associated in our work, but
we do not want to give the full power to him.
Q.-Are you an original member?
A.-I was not.
Q. When you joined you paid $10, I presume?
A.-I did.
Q.--All members have to pay $10?
A. Yes.
Q.-Only once, or more than once? ·
A.--Once.
Q.-That is all?
A.--Yes.
Q.-That is all you have subscribed?
A. Yes.
Q.--And the others?
A. That is all.
The CHAIRMAN.-The Committee give little subscriptions from time to time. Honourable C. P. CHATER.--Outside the $10, have you given any thing to the Society?
A.-Oh yes, many things. I am a lot out of pocket.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD.-How many members are there in the Society? A.--Some of them have gone away.
Q. How many are there who have subscribed $10?
A.-I must refer to the book.
Q-Have you a list of members?
A--There is a book.
Q. Is there a register in which the names have been entered of those who have joined the Society since it was started?
A. Yes.
Q. Where do you conduct your enquiries into these cases?
A.--In the building opposite the Hospital. When it is raining we go over to the
place where the girls are.
The CHAIRMAN.-Are the rooms open when you hold these enquiries?
A. Yes.
Q.-Can anyone go in?
A.--Any respectable man or those who are known can come in.
Honourable T. H. WHITEHEAD.-As a matter of fact have any men ever been at your meetings?
A. Yes, sometimes outsiders come in during the middle of the enquiry. Q.--Is any notice issued as to the time that you are to meet ?
A.-Sometimes we fix a time before hand.