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Q. While you are on the story of the water, there is a well in these premises, is there not?
A.-No.
Q-Was there not a well in the Chartered Mercantile Bank premises?
A. Yes, now you speak of it there was. I don't know what has become of it. I suppose it has dried up.. It was there when I went home and when I came back it
was gone.
Hon. A. LISTER.-I only asked because $100 would go a long way in paying water coolies, and while there is a well on the premises I don't see why he should pay $100.
Q.-Hon. F. B. JOHNSON.-The water is still on?
A. Yes.
Q. And it was Mr. Rose's duty to cut it off?
A. Yes.
Q. Hon. A. LISTER. You know nothing then, of your own knowledge, of bribery?
A.-Nothing beyond what I have told you.
The Commission adjourns.
TENTH MEETING.
19th January, 1884.
Present:-Honourable E. L. O'MALLEY, Attorney General, (Chairman).
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A. LISTER, Treasurer.
Absent:-Honourable F. B. JOHNSON.
Mr. PALMER is examined,-
Q. Hon. A. LISTER. You are an architect I believe Mr. PALMER?
A. Yes.
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Q. We should like to have your opinion, please, about the relative prices of Government Works and those carried out by your firm.
A.-Well, there is no doubt that it is cheaper with us, but the reason of it is that the work is not so good, that is, of course, the Government have facilities for getting good work which we have not, and the Contractor would naturally, in taking Government work, make an allowance for that, when the chances were he would have to put in better work, because there would be a man standing over him the whole time, whereas in private practice there might not be.
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