CO129-474 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1922 [1-4] — Page 533

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tell where it will step. These are the general circumstances in the Colony which you are ontitled to take inte consideration in

arriving at your decision on this inquiry.

Before actually owing to the facts, immediately before the shosting, let us take inte omsideration the forcos which were at the xtt

disposal of Mr.King during this eventful period. The forces were these. He had Captain Bloxham and 50 mon. There were four Indiano at the WaterWerks, There were the fire men from Shamshuipe with Inspeeter Fitt, Inspecter Meld. Sergeant Derling and Sergeant Greig, who was at Mr.Mokurray's house, Sergeant Lanigan and some Indian comatables were en anether read. With Mr.Burlinghen there was one British officer, ene Indian officer and 13 Indian soldiers at Taipe, with the ordinary pelice force at Taipe which had beencendiderably depleted. These were the tatal forces at the disposal of the Police at this particular crisis. Let us next consider the precauti ong which were take with reference to this assembly. The precautions were those. Overnight an officer and 50 men wara pestod at Mr.Ho. Murray's house in case this assembly started off during the night.

Arr ang stents were made with Opptain Bloxham to have 50 men ready

when required. The Taumati pelios were told to send out soonte te

give information. These preliminary precautions were taken to doel with this assembly, and I am going to suggest to this inquiry that,

having regard to what Mr.King expected he expected to have to deal

with an 'assembly of 600 to 700 mon these precautions ware

reasonable precautions and such precautions as you would expect Mr.King to take, And I am going to suggest further to this inquiry

that these were all the precautions that a reasonable man would tako

to deal with the situation which it was expected to meet, Having

considered the precautions taken upon the receipt of information as

to what might happen,we will now consider the precautions taken

to meet what actually happened. Inspecter Pitt and five Indians

all the foo Inspecter Fitt had at his disposal went to the

"ater Works. Twe Europeans Inspecter Field and Sergeant Dorling

-wore sent there alse with instructions to held the assembly until

re-inforcemente come. Mr.King immediately sent for Captain Bloxham

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