Testimonies - A Forest of Flags

Cushney, William | Day 8

£3 for his vote plus £17 from Mr Rose for erecting flagpoles distributed amongst labour at 3s or 4s apiece.

Witness Type: Bribee

9076.
Which day was that, the day of the election ? — No, before the election.
9077.
How much did you give each of the men ? — Some days it ran to 4s. 3d., and some days it ran to 3s. 9d., and sometimes it ran to 5s.
9078.
Did you keep a list of the men ; there must have been a great many ? — I did not keep a list.
9079.
Were there nine men ? — There was more than nine.
9080.
9L. on one day, and you say about 3s. or 4s. apiece ; that would be 45 or 50 men ? — Yes.
9081.
Do not you know who those men were ? — No ; I could not tell you all their names.
9082.
How did you know how many there were, so as to go to Mr. Rose ? — We was altogether. You could always count them.
9083.
I do not quite understand ; what did you tell the men they should have ? — That they should be paid for their trouble.
9084.
About how much did you tell them ? — Some POLES was 30s. a pole, and some POLES was 25s.
9085.
You did it by the POLES ? — Yes.
9086.
According to the number of POLES ? — Yes.
9087.
30s. for some POLES and 25s. for others ? — Yes.
9088.
How many POLES did you put up on the 9L. day ?
9089.
Well, the 12L. day ? — I put up eight POLES that day.
9090.
And then you divided the money, as far as it would go, among the men ? — Yes.