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Mr. J. M. S. ALVES is examined,—
Q.-Hon. A. LISTER.-Are you the Senior Clerk in the Colonial Secretary's Office?
A.-I am the First Clerk.
Q.--I think you keep a Register or Index of documents?
A. Yes.
Q. Do you remember Colonial Secretary's Office document No. 84 of last year, a letter originating with Mr. PRICE, which subsequently got into the hands of SMITH of the Telegraph?
A.—Yes, I knew it when I received a letter from Mr. FRASER-SMITH asking for certain papers. By that letter I knew that he knew of the existence of this Colonial Secretary's Document.
Q.---Well now, how could he have got that information?
A.-I don't know.
Q.-You have no idea?
A.-No idea at all.
Q.-Has there ever been a case before of information getting out like that?
A.—No, not that I know of.
Q.-And you cannot tell us how he got it?
A. Certainly I cannot.
Q.-Hon. F. B. JOHNSON.-Do you know Mr. FRASER-SMITH?
A. I know him by sight.
Q.-Have you ever spoken to him?
A.-Never.
Q.-Have you had any communication with him?
A.--No.
Q.-Nor with his brother?
A.-No.
Q. Is there anybody in the Office who is specially interested in racing?
A.-No.
Q.-You don't know of anyone?
A.-No.
Q.-Hon. F. B. JOHNSON.-Do you know of any despatches ever having been communicated to the Telegraph?
A.-No,
Q.—I mean officially or un-officially?
A.-No.
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