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He mentioned to me before the drawing that a good many were going fo f or the section to ~t something out of it, but they were mistaken in thinking they would get a bonus from him S Wo. What you are telling us is simply hearsay ?—Exactly so. Jambs Moegan sworn and examined. [This evidence has not been revised by the witness j *W M le ? a^T v ] What are y ° U ? ~ I am a dair living at'Woodville. ' 687. Mr. Smith.] You know Mr. Joseph Sowry ?—Yes coo' v ie f TCcessful applicant for Section 1, Block XIV., Woodville ?—Yes or anvthirS 8 Y»t?Z *T st f* ed /"y thin g to / ou this section-about the drawing for It day he put ,r, tor '*• J think he in that mo - K °- -690. What did he say to you then ?-I could not tell you the exact words \r p w (xlVe , lls l , the sense of what he said?—He said he met Mr. Peebles in the town and the section" "'°g° " *" 89Ction ' and he thought it would do him a favour to infor 692 That is, to go in for the section for Mr. Peebles ?-Yes; that is the impression he left on my mind. The exact words I could not say, as I never expected to come here P bJ3. You beheve, from what Mr. Sowry told you on the day the section was drawn for rtmt 695. You understood that Mr. Peebles would give him something 7—Ym Kinrtness - M, n^spin^^r 1 ™ 1 "^ 0, " 1 S^at ; not since, from Nip!?" M, "' PeeWeS t0 7 ° U ab ° Ut SeCti ° n sincft? -I »™ him when lie came back T,v 6 "' J/cA " e .Were you an applicant for this section yourself ?_No Mr Peebles and I were neighbours, and I did not wish to be in opposition to him DleS and ,00. Were you an applicant for other land at the same time?—No to come hire" °° **"* iUtereBt ™My Wy ? - N ° ; "° ne whate ™ I was very sorry to have 702. Jfr. Zew.] You did not understand from Mr. Peebles or any one else that he hari oiver. said he was not going in Mr. Peebles then said, » You cau give me you Tame/ ? S"he dM so 703 Can you understand how Mr. Peebles found the money ?L Mr Peebles had the money ready. I must say I did not think there was any harm in it m ° ney it, but I have SSCof ?r y bping ° Semd a handBOme Pl ' Ofit °" it? ~ X hearf of Eowe Fennell sworn and examined. [This evidence has not been revised by the witness 705. The Ohamnav,] What are you ?-Clerk to the Woodville Eoad Board ivb. JUivmg at ?—Woodville. Yerv 7 well J)o know Mr - Jose P h the successful applicant for Section 1, Block XIV.?y ° U had a ' iy COmmunication or talk him at any time with reference to this in JO9. Did he first speak to you about it ?-I could not say, but it was about the section he was ™" T yOU le " ? ~ He told me he had P ut in for Mr. Peebles 7 • Ou behalf of Mr. Alexander Peebles, senior, I suppose ?-Yes 1 1-2, He told you that before the drawing?— Yes Not SSI Sler'r anythiDg aftCr he had been the successful applicant ?- l)*t- Not until a day or two ago?— About a couple of weeks ago stated to Z^dtlSt 11 ? ~ We had a COnVerSatiOn h ' aM J told hi - he had 717" Did n w ta i nd y0U I t ° »/ that he denied that he had made that statement ?-Yes for hliselK-Yes *" "" g ° ing " f ° r that section fOT Mr. Peebfe, and not for thi'seSon^-ts 70 " "* " , tU ' le aU ° ffer ° f £150 ' Or that, as a bonus 'he wire came seating K anS2eSS£^:^ ingintO the post-office, and told me that a