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FORTY EIGHTH METTING.

Thursday the 17th day of January 1907, at 2.30 p.m.

Honourable Hr E. A. Hewett, presided:-

11 the Members present:-

Notes of informal discussion prior to taking of

evidence.

Jesse Reeco Leo, called: -

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference:-

GO. 537

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RECORD OFFICE, OUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITH COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH - NOT TO BE

LONDON

The Chai man:-

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The Chairman:-

Les: -

I understand, Mr Lee, that - of courge later on, I will

but I understand that you swear you, if necessary have expressed a wish to appear before the Commission,

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to make certain statements, and of course the Commission

will be quite glad to hear anything that you have to

say, but I must tell you that of course your case has been dealt with by the Governor in Council, and that any statement you make before us is purely voluntary, and you may go on with the matter or withdraw at the last moment, if ya desira. I cannot possibly say that anything you may tell us will help you at all, but anything you do say will be put before His Excellency the Governor in Council in the usual way.

I would like to ask if my statement will be published. Well, any statements that are made, Mr Tee, will, as a

matter of course go to mis Excellency the Governor. It does not necessarily follow that all the evidence is to be published. In fact, some of it may have to he

sw pressed.

But I should not like it published, if my name is mentioned as giving this evidence, because it might be detrimental to me in getting a situation.

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