Mr Evinson in Explanation.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 324, 13 July 1889, Page 2

Mr Evinson in Explanation.

[TO THS XniroK] Sl»,—With regard to ‘'Onlooker’s'' remarks on the Royal Oak Hotel, if my statement to the Official Assignee had been in print it would have thrown a different light on tho matter, My statement is m follows About a mouth ago. Messrs W. F. Crawford. Scrivener, and myself met in Scrivener’s cottage. I informed both positively that I would not take out a license for the Royal Oak Hotel unless the rent wm reduced to two pounds per week. I also produced two blank transfer forme offered to sign them there and then, was sick of the house, and so that might put someone else in the stead ; and that they being my creditogr-could manage about tho <kc.. left In the house, as inspected bySerSR Bullen. Mr Crawford said the rent should be reduced, and told the eame to Mr Scrivener in my presence, but the latter would not come to terms; his rent or a pound of flesh, and he got one ounce too much and has paid the penalty. I paid £l2 on aooount of license on 18th June, and told the same to Scrivener and Crawford, and should have paid the balance the same day if had come to my too fair terms. I even borrowed £5 lOs from Mr James Finlay to make up the balance of the license money, but as Scrivener would not come to terms I withdrew my £l2 and filed. I could not do otherwise. When I went into the house I had cash to the amount of £335. That is all gone, and 141 acres of land along with it, which latter I eave to Dunlop and Bourke to settle their debt against me. I also had to give Mr Crawford two promissory notes, for £lOO and £B3, to make up the balance for goodwill, furniture, stock. Ac. I mention all these particulars, Mr Editor, so that the general public will see that there is no one to blame but Scrivener himself.—l am, Ao., S. Evinson,