Pain, George Mockett | Day 14

Away at sea by the Isle of Wight and received a letter asking him to come home with his crew. The crew took two days sailing to Seaford due to the wind conditions, where they stayed the night and some then came home by train. £26 was distributed between 8 – £3 5s each – and £6 on provisions and train fares.

Witness Type: Bribee

Party: Liberal

Witness Testimony:

  • 17200.

    After the voting was over, did you go back ? —No ; we had to wait two days for our lugger to come home.

  • 17201.

    Then the lugger came up in two days ? — Yes, with two men in her.

  • 17202.

    Then the lugger was here two days after you were ? — Two days after the election day.

  • 17203.

    That is to say, on the Thursday ? — Yes ; and that did not end it. We had to put some more provisions on, and go down to the same place again ; that took us another three days, and I thought it was very little for our compensation. It took about 12 days.

  • 17204.

    (Mr. Holl.) From the time you started to come home until you got back to the spot where you started from or about the same place, would be eight or nine days ? — No, ten days.