Testimonies - A Forest of Flags

Norris, Grove Ralph | Day 12

£5 for a committee room and £3 for his vote.

14979.
(Mr. Turner.) What are you ? — A publican.
14980.
Where do you live ? — 183, Beach Street.
14981.
What is the name of your house ? — The “Deal Lugger”
14982.
What did you receive? — 3L.
14983.
From whom ? — Robert Wilds.
14984.
Anything else ? — 5L. for a COMMITTEE ROOM.
14985.
What use did they make of the room ? — Put BILLS up in the window, and took them down as they liked.
14986.
The 3L was for your vote ? — Yes.
14987.
Did you receive anything else except the 5L. ? — No.
14988.
(Mr. Holl.) Did they use the COMMITTEE ROOM for anything else than putting up BILLS ? — Yes, there were people in and out ; a great many in and out.
14989.
Did they have refreshments there ? — No refreshments.
14990.
How often did they come ? — I was not always in the bar to see them come to and fro. They was in and out in the course of the day.
14991.
How often do you think anybody came and used the room in the course of the day ? — I could not say exactly.
14992.
What did they do there ? — Of course they was in and out. I do not know what they did. Some stuck up bills.
14993.
And you do not know of anything else they used the room for ? — No.