. ,46 MINUTES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE THE ! Wr. John Young. of around at the side of it, which I suppose would be sufficient to build two such houses and no more ; I think its full value is 4 • per annum. » J'ebruary ,838. " 438 That is to say, the house that is standing and this piece of ground, upon which you say there might be two other such houses placed We.. 2439. Mr. French.] Do you value the house and lana altogether at but 4 I. r— Tho^ o. aMr. Serjeant Jackson.] What description of house is it ?- It is a very poor, smalljiouse ^ ^ up t0 the loft> is by a small ladder ?- Yes; the room below is not large enough to admit of a staircase; it would take up too much room. . 2442. Is there only one room below?— Only one. 2443. And the land is only sufficient to admit of erecting two such other houses upon it?— That is all. . . , , . T , A .. . , 2444. Can you state about the dimensions of the house r— I dtf not think the house was more than about 12 feet square. 244 And the piece of ground would be double that?—\ es. 2446. That is the " land " ?— The « land." 2447. ( To Mr. Colburn.) Do you find him upon the register ?—(" Patrick Draddy, spirit retailer, Wroughtmore, city of Cork; house and land at Wrought- more; householder, 10/.; registered 29th October 1832." I find that he has voted in 1832, 1835, and 1837. 2448. ( To Mr. Young.) Could that house, in the nature of things, be worth 10 /. a year, or any thing like it, in 1832 ?— It could never have been worth it. 2449. ( To Mr. Lane?) Do you find such a person in the valuation ?— I do not find him ; and there is no such place in my valuation. 2450. ( To Mr. Young.) Did you visit and value the premises of John Egan, of Brandy- lane?— I did. 2451. Of what do they consist?— It is a small house; no loft. 2452. Nothing but a ground floor?— Nothing but the ground floor, in bad repair; there is a small yard behind it, in which there is a small thatched out- house. 2453. What is the highest value you put upon those premises?— His wife told me they paid 4/. a year for it, and 1 think it is the utmost value. 2454. Mr. Beamish.'] You do not know whether he built the premises himself? — I do not. I do not think he could have built them, for the ground is worth nothing like 4 /. a year. 2455. Do you intend to convey to the Committee that, even supposing he had built the house, the entire would not be worth 10/. a year?— I would infer that he could not have built it, inasmuch as 4 /. a year would be a very extravagant rent for the ground. 2456. Mr. Serjeant Jackson.] No matter who built that house; taking the house as it now stands, together with the yard, is 4 /. a year the extreme value ? I think it is. 2457. Would you have even valued it at so high a value if the wife had not told you that they were subject to that rent?— I think I would ; I think it is worth 4 /. a year, and no more. 2458. It is a poor part of the town ?— It is. 2459. ( To Mr. Colburn.) Do you find him upon the register ?—" John Eo- an, labourer, Brandy- lane, city of Cork ; house and yard in Brandy- lane ; house- Holder, io/.; reg. stered 23d November 1832." I find that he voted in 1832, 1835, and 111 1837. 2460. ( To Mr. Young.) Could that tenement be worth 10/. a year or any- thing approaching to it, in 1832 ?— It could not. ^ 2461. ( lo Mr. Lane.) Do you find him upon the valuation ?- No. of Tn^ nbath- stree't I^ di'd. ^ ^ ^ * e h° USC ° f Michael 2463. What does that tenement consist ott- A very good thatched cabin i repair; here is a yard, and in the yard a good linney. the highest value 246.5. Was there any up- stairs in his cabin ?— No. 24( 10. How manv apartments in it ?— Two good in is and land at Trimbath- street ;