Testimonies

Testimonies

• 1066.

  Just tell us how you applied that 40L. ? — I can give you a list.

• 1067.

  A list of the houses ? — Yes handing same),

• 1068.

  You were very soon in communication with Mr. Emmerson about managing the election in May 1880 ? — Quite so.

• 1068.

  I believe there were seven houses which you engaged at 4L. apiece, were there not ? — Yes, that is the 40L. you asked me about

• 1069.

  The seven houses are not here. Just tell us how you applied the 40. which Mr. Emmerson paid to you ? — I paid it on account. There was a running account there for refreshments that the voters had, and I paid on account for what was had at those houses.

• 1070.

  Refreshments furnished to voters ? — Yes.

• 1071.

  Before the election ? — Yes.

• 1072.

  How often did you make those payments ? — Two or three are coupled together in one of those items it may be, but most of them are in one sum.

• 1073.

  Part of this 20L. Mr. Emmerson has told us, you applied in payment of rosettes ? — Part of the 40L? Yes.

• 1074.

  Was it 20L ? — In rosettes – No ; a smaller sum than that. I cannot recollect.

• 1075.

  I see here one sum for rosettes 3L. 5s. ; Guest, ditto, 1L. 19s. ; Baker, ditto, 10s. ; Rose, ditto, 19s. 6d. ; Ditto, 1L.. 5s. 6d. ; are those all the rosettes ? — That is all I paid for.

• 1076.

  That is all you paid for rosettes ? — All I had anything to do with.

• 1077.

  Where did you get those rosettes from — from the people mentioned here ? — From the people mentioned here.

• 1078.

  Are they voters ? — Not all.

• 1079.

  How many of them ? — If you will mention the names I will tell you.

• 1080.

  Is Waller a voter ? — I believe not I think he has a house hired by a leather-cutter, his employer ; he is simply a shopman. I am not positive as to that.

• 1081.

  Is Guest a voter ? — Yes.

• 1082.

  Is Baker a voter ? — She is a single lady.

• 1083.

  Is T. E. Rose a voter ? — Yes.

• 1084.

  Now besides this 40L., you had a sum of 50L. from Mr. Emmerson ? — Quite right.

• 1085.

  How did you expend that ? — In securing the electors on the day of election.

• 1086.

  ” Securing the electors” is a general expression. What do you mean by that ? — I applied it to those who would not vote unless they had something immediately before and after voting.

• 1087.

  Some money ? — Yes.

• 1088.

  Have you a list of those electors ? — Yes (handing same).

• 1089.

  Thomas Port, 4L. ; that is out of the 50L.. ? — That is out of the 50L.

• 1090.

  Where does he live ? — Somewhere near here; Monegham, I believe. He was a householder at Sandwich and he is still on the list ; he was a non-resident here ; he was away at the time.

• 1091.

  R. H. Bright, 4L. ? — He lives at Sandwich.

• 1092.

  Thomas Wanstall, 5L. ? — The same.

• 1093.

  Sandwich ? — Yes.

• 1094.

  John Castle, 4L. ? — The same.