Hoile, Stephen - Walmer | Day 6

Wrongly listed as both Briber and Bribee in the Report.

Witness Type: Bribee

Party: Liberal

Witness Testimony:

  • 5815.

    Is he paid the same for piloting that you are ? — Yes, it is as you may arrange with captains of ships you see in the channel. There is no compulsory fee in the channel, only certain fees for a London pilot, a Trinity pilot, that goes from the Downs to the Isle of Wight, or from the Isle of Wight to the Downs.

  • 5816.

    Does he make as much as you do ? — I could not say that.

  • 5817.

    He gets the same sum for his expenses that you do ; does he earn as much ? — My son ?

  • 5818.

    Yes ? — He does not sometimes ; we are not all through lucky alike : some men will get a bigger tug than others, and some ships are larger than others.

  • 5819.

    In the course of the year does he make as much as you do ? — Well, he might in some years, and perhaps not so much. I suppose it would be 30L. out of my pocket for stopping on shore.

  • 5820.

    (Mr. Holl.) You do not get a ship every day ? — No, I would not want to get one every day.

  • 5821.

    How many ships do you get in a year ? — A good many.

  • 5822.

    How many ? — Perhaps I might be aboard of some 14 or 15 a year.

  • 5823.

    That is a little more than one a month ? — Yes, and I have been aboard a little more than one a month.

  • 5824.

    It is a very great chance whether you lose 20L. Or 30L. for being away two days. — Ten days I stopped, on shore before the election came off; perhaps I should have had to stop if it had been 20 days, because I am Blue, do you see ? I am Liberal. Whether I had a penny for my expenses or not, it is probable I should have stopped.

  • 5825.

    (Mr. Jeune.) Did you have anything else besides that 6L. ? — No, that is all I had to do with it ; it is just merely a small sum for what I may call refreshments, without anything for the time ; that is all I had — 3L. for myself.

  • 5826.

    Did you have that to get your refreshments ? — That is all I had to get my refreshments.

  • 5827.

    Did you go into any of the PUBLIC-HOUSES and get anything to drink ? — No, I am not in the habit of that.