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188. How often were the cloths put on the tables ?—Clean, once every week. 189. What was done with the cream from the milk ?—At one time they made butter. Sometimes the boys got the milk. Sometimes there was not enough to supply the whole lot. 190. Did you get milk and sugar in your tea and porridge ?—We got sugar and sometimes milk. 191. Did you swim, play cricket and football?— Yes; I learned to swim at the Orphanage bathing-hole. I played cricket and football nearly every day in winter. 192. Did you have a half-holiday for play?— Yes; on Saturday afternoons. We played cricket and football, and went to swim. 193. What did you do between tea and bedtime?—We went into the schoolroom and talked to each other in the winter ; in the summer we went out into the yard. We went to bed at eight o'clock. 194. Mr. Wardell.] Were you allowed to talk to each other in the room ?—Yes; we were allowed to run about. 195. Mr. Fell.] Who did the housework?— The boys took it turn about. I was in the scullery. The beds were made every day by the boys. Some of them would not make them tidily if they had a spite against those who slept in them. 196. Can you read and write ?—Yes; I'm in the Fifth Standard. 197. Were you in the band?— No. 198. Do the boys like being in the band ?—Some do, and some do not. They are picked out from those who are able to play. They practice twice a week. 199. What do you do on Sunday? —Go to Mass, and play about. 200. Mr. Wardell.] Were there any boys in the infirmary when you were there ?—No. The boy Sullivan is in the hospital at Nelson. 201. Did you ever see a doctor at the Orphanage ?—Dr. Eoberts and Dr. Duff came occasionally. 202. Did you ever see them on account of being out of health yourself ?—Yes. 203. Did you see either of them at the time you had the mustard ?—Yes; Dr. Duff. That was some years ago. 204. Mr. Fell.] Did Dr. Duff give or order the mustard? —He did not give it. Ido not know whether he ordered it. 205. Mr. Harley.] Are there any fires in the school-room in winter, either day or night?— No. 206. Where do you go in the evenings ?—We go out of school at 4 o'clock, and go in again from 5 till 6.30: then have tea, and after tea have outside games in summer, and go in the schoolroom in winter. 207. Are there no fires between 5 and 8 o'clock on winter evenings, or in the mornings?— No. 208. What time do you get up in the morning?—We get up at 6.30, have breakfast at 7.30, dinner at 12.30, tea at 6. 209. Do you get anything between meals?—At one time we got something to eat about 4 o'clock. I think that was only in the winter. 210. Mr. Bush.] Did all the Brothers inflict punishment ?—Yes, any of them. If one Brother had reason to give it he would do so. 211. Mr. Wardell.] Is it true that when a boy wanted more food, he would hold up his hand?— Yes. If he asked properly, he would get it. If not, he would go without. 212. Mr. Bush.] Did the doctor ever prescribe mustard for you—No. 213. How many times did you take mustard ?—Twice during seven years. 214. Mr. Hogben.] Who punished the boys ? Did Brother Loetus do so ?—Very seldom. 215. Can you tell who did?— Several Brothers—Brothers Wibertus, Cuthbert, Albius, and Patrick. 216. Have you seen these punish the boys ?—Yes. 217. What were they punished for ?—Sometimes for not learniug their lessons, and sometimes for other things, both in class and out of it. 218. Mr. Harley.] Have you ever seen a boy punished with the hand?- Yes, Lynch, for not learning his lessons. 219. Mr. Bush.] Who did this ?—Brother Wibertus. 220. Mr. Fell.] What does Brother Wibertus do?—He teaches tailoring, and the Fourth Standard. 221. Mr. Bush.] How often do you get clean shirts?— Once a week. James Mahee, examined on oath. 222. Mr. Harley.] You are one of the boys of the Stoke Orphanage ?—Yes, I have been there eight years next January. 223. How old are you ?—Fourteen years and three months. 224. Do you remember running away recently, and going to Drummond's, at the Moutere ?— Yes. 225. Mr. Wardell.] Where did you meet Mrs. Drummond ?—On the other side of the Moutere Hills from Nelson. 226. On what day did you leave the school ? —Friday, 11th May. 227. Mr. Harley.] Mrs. Drummond took you home, and took you next day to Stade's?—Yes. 228. Where did you go after leaving school on the Friday ?—To Eichmond, and to Wakefield on the. Saturday. i 29. You went to some lady's house at Wakefield ?—Yes. We did not stay there all night. I got a pair of stockings there, because my own were wet.