Testimonies - A Forest of Flags

Wilkins, Henry | Day 12

Received £6 15s from Mr Usher for making flags and £3 from Mr Solomon for his vote.

Witness Type: Bribee

14181.
(Mr. Turner.) Did you receive anything at this election ? — Yes.
14182.
How much ? — 3L.
14183.
From whom ? — Mr. Walter Solomon.
14184.
For your vote ? — Yes.
14185.
Did you receive anything else ? — No.
14186.
Where do you live ? — 22, Gladstone Road. I made some FLAGS.
14187.
Did you get paid for that ? — Yes.
14188.
By whom ? — Mr Usher. The number of FLAGS I made was 47 and two dozen ROSETTES, and for that a total of 6L. 15s. was paid to me by Mr. Usher.
14189.
(Mr. Jeune.) Was that a fair price for the flags and ROSETTES — was it a price that you would have charged at any other time ? — It was entirely left to me to make my charge.
14190.
(Mr. Turner.) Did you charge the same pnce that you would have charged anybody else ? — Yes.
14191.
(Mr. Holl.) If it had not been election time should you have charged the same price to anyone else for the same work ? — Yes. If you come to take it into calculation it is not much over 2s. a flag, taking them huge and small.
14192.
(Mr. Turner.) Did you receive anything else at all ? — No, nothing else.