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Shelton Hooper:- Tuke what' I said on page 139. It is quite true that I did

e Chairman :-

say this (Quotes) Well, there you see that is like prejudg- -ing the case. I am quite prepared to stand by it if it Comes to that, but there may be evidence given later on

which I might be fuduced to alter my opinion. It was mere-

-13 un opirion I formed up to date.

I quits agree with it and both Mr Humphreys and myself made

rofurence to private conversations we had with the Governor.

That won't be printed, but at the same time I think there is

no harm in taking it down.

Shelton Hoops - The only thing is I should like it to be kept separate from

the evidence on separate sheets of paper.

Fle Chairman :-

And it won't go beyond ourselves. We won't put it before the

Governor.

Shelton Rooper:- One thing I was going to suggest is that all the questions

The Chairman :-

of each witness be numbered for rowly reference. That is to

say that every question we put to Dr Clerk should be number-

-ed from 1 to 400 or whatever it is so that in turning over

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and referring to his evidence we can say Question 40 of

Dr Clark's evidence" I have here the report of the Commi03-

-ion on the Public Works Department and it serves as a guide

to show what I mean.

I have seen large Cormissions at Homo and they run into

large numbers

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into four or five thousand.

Shelton Hooperi- De you see any difficulty ?

be Chairman :- Yec, I do because anybody referring to the report can say

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"Question 3338" Answer 2180

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whereas if you have every

Witness numbered question and answer you have to sly -

I have

Dr Clark's evidende, question 400, paga ao kul so

copies of Royal Commissions which I have been interested in.

Sholton Hoyer:- Don't you think it would be a good thing ?

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