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MRS. BULLIN said When my husband brought home the pa-
pers dealing with his auspension from duty, I had a look at them
and took note of the address and name of the people making the
charges against him. My husband explained to me why he visited
the premises on both occasions, i.e. about the illegal partition
on the back verandah and the Chinese bed in the kitchen. On the
2nd May, 1912, I visited 51, Queen's Road East, unbeknown to my
husband, as he had gone out to consult his lawyer. I knocked at
the door of Mrs. Xavier. She was peeping at me through a hole
in the door, and after sometime it was opened. When I told her
who I was she seemed very frightened, but I told her I could not
do her any harm. Her sister was present at the time. I told
Xavier I did not believe the story against my husband, and
would like to know the truth of the matter, as the charges brought
I asked her what against him be her husband were very serious. he did to her on Tuesday the 22nd, his first visit, and she said he same and knocked at the door and asked permission to go out into the kitchen. Coming back from the kitchen she said he "put
I said, "Is that all he did his arm round my neck and kissed me." It certainly was not right if he did it, but if so he did not do I wan- you any harm." She said, "Oh no, he did no harm to me." tod to question her further, but her sister interrupted her in their own language, and Mrs. Xavier said, "I cannot speak English.
" I told her the You had better wait until my husband comes. matter was in the Governor's hands, and that it would be very
gerious.
At that she was very frightened, and asked if she would I told her she would, and have to go to the Government about it. she said she would not go. I told her I could not wait long, as
She said, "T my husband did not know I had come to her house. you come to West Point Gas Works to see my husband, as I must Hel in and do whatever he says, as he is such a bad tempered man, an
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