Annall, John Batt | Day 21
£3 from Mr Spears for putting up a pole on his land which he rented for 10s a year. The equivalent of 6 years rent for his land.
Gravel Walk is now Century Walk.
Witness Type: Bribee
Party: Conservative
Witness Testimony:
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(Mr. Jeune.) Where do you live ? — 4, Sandhurst Place.
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What is your occupation ? — A police constable.
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What did you get ? — £3.
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From whom ? — Mr. Spears.
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That was for your vote, I suppose ? — No.
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What was it for ? — For the erection of a flagstaff in my garden. He paid me two days after the election.
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Did they put up a flagstaff in your garden ? — Yes.
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(Mr. Turner) Rent of the ground, I suppose ? — Yes.
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(Mr Jeune.) A goodish rent, was it ? What do you pay altogether ? — 10L., but this is a different piece of ground.
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What do you hire the ground for — 10s. a year.
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So that you got six years rent. Is that all the money you got ? — Yes.
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Did you vote ? — Yes.