3. Documents or papers that may have been shredded by Mr Oldfield
following the decision of the in-house committee which met during
the week beginning 3rd December 1979--This matter requires no
further discussion.

4. Pages within the cover of a ring-binder notebook of Captain
Collins--This matter too was handled by Captain Crosbie. However,
it requires some specific mention because in paragraph 352 it has
been associated with Captain Gemmell and as all counsel now
acknowledge this has been done in error. The paragraph is one of
the specific paragraphs challenged by these proceedings.

5. Briefing or other flight documents (including a New Zealand
Atlas) taken onto the aircraft within Captain Collins' flight bag;
and similar papers within a flight bag owned by First Officer
Cassin--This matter also requires discussion.


The Ring-binder Notebook

The Commissioner found that Captain Collins carried with him on the
fatal flight a small pocket diary usually kept in his breast pocket; and
a ring-binder losse-leaf notebook carried in his flight bag. It is said
in paragraph 351 "that the chief inspector had obtained possession of
the small pocket diary, but it did not contain any particulars relating
to Antarctica flights". At the hearing Mrs Collins described the diary
and said that on 12th December 1979 Captain Crosbie had returned it to
her together with certain other items of personal property belonging to
her husband. She explained that there were no pages in the ring-binder
when she received it "other than some loose papers which are still