Redman, Alphonso James | Day 22
Received £5 for a committee room. Rent of the property was £12. Rated at £14 15s.
Witness Type: Bribee, Publican, Beerhouse Keeper
Party: Conservative
Witness Testimony:
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(Mr. Holl.) What are you ? — A licensed victualler.
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What house do you keep ? — The Providence Inn, King Street.
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What did you receive at the election ? — I received £5 for a committee room, and allowing bills to be posted outside the house.
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From whom did you get it ? — From Mr. Olds, and I gave a stamped receipt for it.
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Was your room used ? — Yes.
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(Mr. Turner.) Used as a committee room ? — Yes, they came in sometimes of a morning and wrote down some circulars that they wanted to send out.
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How often would it be used ? — Several mornings. I got it done up for them by 10 o’clock every morning.
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Did they have any meetings besides ? — No. They used it when they wanted to write notes to send the boys out with.
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(Mr. Holl.) Did you receive anything more ? — No, not a half-penny from anyone.
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Not for any purpose ? — No. I had £5, and gave a stamped receipt for it.
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Did you pay any money away to anybody ? — No, nothing. I had nothing to do with the election at all.
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That is all you received ? — Yes, that is all.
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What is the rent of your home ? — It is a brewer’s house. The rent is only £12.
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(Mr. Jeune.) What is it rated at ? — £14 15s.
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Being a brewer’s house, what difference does that make in the rent ? — Only about 4s a barrel for the beer. They make me pay income tax and inhabited house duty to the value of over £20. If it was a public-house, it would not be rated at above £6 or £7. That is the only difference.