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108 and completed it at half past seven, and it was read out loud. Mirza [Ghulam Ahmad] sahib started to dictate his reply at five minutes past eight and finished at five minutes past nine. Afterward, there was a dis- pute on a certain matter, which was resolved and the two presiding officers signed it. That is attached to these proceedings. That is all. Signature—English Signature—English Henry Martyn Clark Ghulam Q a dir Fasih President President Representing Christians Representing Muslims Because Mr. Abdullah Atham was not well, he presented an already written statement for the last answer and suggested that someone should read it on his behalf. The Muslim Presiding Officer objected that it was contrary to the rules to read a previously written statement. This dispute continued for some time. In the end, it was decided that Monday should be added as an extra day in this debate and, similarly, an extra day shall be added to the latter part of the debate. Furthermore, it was also decided, with the consent of Mirza sahib, that if Mr. Abdullah Atham is—God forbid—still indisposed on Monday, then Dr. Henry Martyn Clark shall have the authority to appoint someone else in his place. It was also decided that on the 29th, Mr. Abdullah Atham will give the last reply and, in the second part, Mirza sahib will give the last reply, and there will be no limit on the time, and the proceedings will end by eleven o’clock. In other words, the last period shall belong to the respondent that he should reply. If after that any time is left, the questioner will not be given that time, and the meeting will be terminated. Because the first disputed issue still needed to be decided, it was decided that, in the future, no one