Committee Adjourn to Consider the Position,

Whon tho Hunkinff Commitf-ec of tho House mot yersturday a letter Was received ffOru Mr V; M. iimurl-i oflWirtg lib; acr ynji'B tyi a banking to thd c'onhriUtou without, ( I t. 1. k. (1 - Ctfi.vyKKfi f-rcpoyod n9tico ' V motion v hick. had H-veii givon ,011 tho j>roviou3 day HhoUld. stand over utltil tho no;:t ,'Vnt) -Premier said that ho was in ila,vour of dealing with this matter right off. Any member of. the committee who wanted to pat his knifo into- a person or pvmpany .had on.ly to get such, notices of wot'on pvt on. the .minut'vbook/ and they ■wore thou hud before tho .House uf J/opfu wonfcativea and became public property. There was no necessity for this course as all that was necessary was to givo a notice to tho chairman to have witnesses sum-

moned and documents produced. Mr Montoombry hoped that uvgry matter of reference- would be brought before .tho committee. , .Mr Hutchison said ho followed what ho Cfpnshier.ed >vas the opinion of tho majority committee. It was neceartary that at a distance should h.'*,vo noMcO that,their presorjew Was required. 1 • The Premier said tho meetings of a sub committee ought to liavo boon kept secret. 'lho course taken by Mr Hutchison was an unusual one. Thuro was no necessity for it, and if ho (the Premier) wanted to have a witness examined all ho would do would be to hand tho name to tho chairman. It was probable that if the course followed by Mr Hutchison were generally adopted, they would have a number of such notices of motion from lime to time. Mr Ma«mn said ho expected they wore to deal with tho notices of ihotinn th'o first thing. To leave fcHo responsibility of sum hionin£ witnesses arid getting to the chairman would cause Idt of.trouHo. ...Major Ster-ahr sai4 that, for- ihti sake of convenience, it would bo advisable to leave tho summoning of persons as witnesses to tho chairman. Ho suggested that a Bub-conunittee bo appointed to arrange for the summoning of witnesses and pro , ductioa of documents. Tho Minister of Lands said the 1 notices of motion by Mr Hutchison dealt hlaiuly With tho Colonial Hank and tho : .d. (4. iVitrd Association, arid the Hank of i Now Zealand waa nearly left oi.it bf tho b nestion altoifethbr. 