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043. It was only the fact of there being a person who was willing to give £100 bonus that induced you to go into it ?~Yes; that was actually the inducement 044. Outside of that, you would not have applied"—No 045. Supposing you had been offered a sufficient sun, to have made what you thought a 2 ood 546. If it would have paid you better to have done so, to sell it ?_Yes; I would have done so 547. Of course you have seen the names of some of those who have gone in ?—I only knew\i?p immediate tew with whom 1 was acquainted-Ellison, Duncan, and myself ' b 548 According to the report of the Commissioner of Crown Lands it appears that sixty fivp applications were sent in on behalf of people for this block. Do you think 22^^ruZurrfbonus ES tut/? iTS^^r 019 than would We beeu oX " ;^Z 549. In reply to the Chairman, you said that you went into this as a speculation iust aa fl great many more went into it. Are you not aware that the law is against speculation of n^iT^odtough. Sa, " that [ WM (lUlte t0 * » land,iflSiS _ 000. You said you were prepared to part with it if you got a good bargain I want to tell yon 001. Of course that is the point. Supposing you had been successful, and'parted with it '™'t™ o °°" P ""' " " ""''' II,VC b «" ™7 ...««1. better to Cc put itS^to ass s?S3 SSSL? 1 had not very much time to consider what I should do with it. Had RrawnTliThoSd Zt made further inquiries in connection with it. ■ "' l slloum n ave Gustav Hermann Webek, sworn and examined. 566. The Chairman.] What are you, Mr. Weber ?—Mercantile clerk in Napier WoodvilieT-Yir an appllCant SOme Httle time a § 0 ' were y° u not, for Section No.' 1, Block XIV., 558. Under what system was that block to be taken up?—On perpetual le-ise ■ and at the B nH of Bix years I had to complete certain improvements, and then I had rftajS? it up 559 How did you come to apply for this section yourself ?-Well, I heard from mv aSnts in Napier that it was a good thing to go in for, and I applied for that reason. V ° 56L lair" " 3 °° ;°r 295 «' M « the occtipition^iSTd l^ 01 ' that SeCti ° U Wlth the inteutloU ° f taki "S ifc «P for your own personal bod/SeSo! KSrSL* 0 you by anybody else that you should fOT this - cti - *« -yor thifyofZffiufitTNT 6^1011 With anyb ° dy Wll ° BUggeSted that y° U should a *» i*. fififi" TW ad ' ° f C T Se ' the r t gUkl ; deckration re q«ircd by the Act with regard to it?_Yes were & nUmbel " ° f a PP hcants for *>• w ere there not?-Yes; I believe there th a tis 67 ail D ° y ° U kn ° W ° f the PerS ° na that 11^?-1 k "ow about four or five of them, 568 I notice amongst them the names of a considerable number of females I will read out know°her W ° P ° SSiWy kn ° W< There ia Helen Alexandra Ellison ?-Y es I 569 That is the wife of Mr. Charles Weber, merchant, of Napier?— Yes of them ?-No tlCe ' * ' ° f J ° hll Peebks &nd Jane Aune Peebles '- Do >' ou know either certaS L t0 S ° TOy ' J thiak? - 8 ° J but Jd« «- for use S « indlre ° tly to c applifantP-No! ''° U " Pl ' emilUn f ° r tWs SeCtl ° n Jn the " event of bein S tlie