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A.-No one charged me.
Q.-The CHAIRMAN.---But he charges the department, and you are one of it.
A.-That is the reason I gave.
Q.-Then you ought to assist us.
A. Yes, I give you all the assistance I can.
Q.-All you say is you know these things are said but you won't tell us who say them.
A.-I could not mention one name.
Q.-I don't mean a man who would tell us. Probably he would not; he would
not care to come up bere.
A.-I have heard it in common talk, but I could not give you the name of any one.
Q.-Where do you hear it--what sort of places?
A. I have heard it in the street. At the time I was doing the large sewer opposite the Post Office, men came along and asked me "you belong to the Public Works Department? "Yes." "Have you seen that in the paper ?" "No. I have not." I would not know their names.
Q.-You mean people came and questioned you in that way?
A. Yes.
Q. Hon. F. B. JOHNSON.-Strangers ?
A. Yes.
Q.-And did you allow that to be done?
A.--I gave them yes or no.
Q.-The CHAIRMAN.-Have you heard of their going to other men?
A.--No.
Q. Would you know these strangers by sight?
A. I think I would.
Q.-Did they bring a note book with them and all that?
A.-No.
Q. What did they ask you? What sort of questions?
A.—Merely "you are one of the Surveyor General's people?" "Yes." "Did you see FRASER-SMITH's paper?" They might know me, but I did not know them. If I had seen it I would say so; if not, no; or I might say I did not take much notice of what was said, I did my duty, I knew that without fear of contradiction.
Q--You must know the names of some of these people besides those in the street?
A.-No, I don't. I don't know the names of 20 men in the Colony and don't mix in any company.
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