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Q-But there are your own affairs.
Have you heard with
your own ears any body
say so?
A.-I never heard anything.
Q.--I don't ask you if you ever gave anything, or if your friends have, but whether you have ever heard any one say any one else did.
A.—I never heard it. If any man did give bribes to the Overseer he would keep
it quiet.
Q.-Have you any partners?
A.-No. I am the sole owner of the business.
Q.-What contracts have you had ?
A.-I have had many contracts; more than I can count.
Q. Have you ever any trouble in getting your bills paid?
A. There was trouble in Mr. MOORSOм's time.
Q.-Has there been trouble lately?
A.-There has not been much delay since the present Surveyor General returned.
Q.-Who makes out your bill for you when you send it in?
A.-I have got a Chinaman who can write English.
Q.-And you sometimes ask the Overseer?
A.-I have got a man who writes English, and he writes for me.
Q.-But sometimes you ask the Overseer to write for you?
A.-Never.
Q.-Or the Clerk in the office?
A.-I always tell my own Clerk to do it.
Q. Do you ever get any help from any one in the department?
A.-In Mr. WILSON'S time I asked Mr. GUTIERREZ to do it for me.
Q. Do you do all your Government contracts yourself, or do you sometimes let them out to other people?
A.-I provide all the materials and get another man to supply me with workmen.
Q.-Hon. A. LISTER.-Have you ever heard that any of the foremen have a share
in some of the Contractors' business?
A.-I have never heard that. If I have heard it, and will not let you know, you can punish me.