Hogben, John | Day 11

£4 for committee room and rest for refreshments. Listed in 1881 census as Hogbin.

Witness Type: Publican, Beerhouse Keeper, Treater

Party: Liberal

Witness Testimony:

  • 13477.

    (Mr. Turner.) What are you ? — I keep the “Salutation” inn. 

  • 13478.

    At Sandwich ? — Yes. 

  • 13479.

    What did you do in this election ; had you any money given you ? — I received 4L.

  • 13480.

    What was that for ? — A COMMITTEE ROOM. 

  • 13481.

    In your house ? — Yes. 

  • 13482.

    Was that all the money you received ? — I think I received about 15s. 

  • 13483.

    Did they use your COMMITTEE ROOM ? — Yes. 

  • 13484.

    Much ? — Yes. 

  • 13485.

    Did you put up placards there ? — Yes. 

  • 13486.

    I believe you received 15s. 4d. for refreshment ? — Yes. 

  • 13487.

    Was that for refreshments supplied to voters ?  — That is what they had at first starting. 

  • 13488.

    And you have a claim for 3L. 1s. 9d. ? — Yes. 

  • 13489.

    What it that for ?  — For refreshments. 

  • 13490.

    Refreshments supplied during the election ? — Yes. 

  • 13491.

    Who ordered you to supply them ? — Mr. Coleman. 

  • 13492.

    You have not been paid ? — No. 

  • 13493.

    Then all you have had is that you received 4L. for your room, 15s. 4(d. for refreshments, and you have a claim for 3L. 1s, 9d ? — Yes. 

  • 13494.

    Have you expended any other money ? — No. 

  • 13495.

    Have you sent in any other claim ? — No. 

  • 13496.

    (Mr. Holl.) Who took your room ? — Mr. Coleman. 

  • 13497.

    When he took it did he say anything to you about canvassing your customers or using your influence with your customers ? — Yes. 

  • 13498.

    And you agreed to do that, I suppose ? — Yes, I did. 

  • 13499.

    (Mr. Jeune.) Did Mr. Coleman tell you to spend some money in treating ; to let people have drink ? — Yes. 

  • 13500.

    Anybody that used his name was that it ? — Yes ; he told me I was to let anybody that came in his name have drink. 

  • 13501.

    About how many did you let have drink ? — I really could not say. 

  • 13502.

    About ; 100 ? — No ; I cannot say when it ran on day by day. 

  • 13503.

    100, do you think ? —I should think it must be more than 100. 

  • 13504.

    You see it is about 3L. 15s. ; how far would that go in treating, it would go over 100, would it not ; 200 I think I might say ? — Well you see, some of them came in many times. 

  • 13505.

    About 100 perhaps ? — Perhaps. 

  • 13506.

    At any rate as many as came ? — Yes.