. ,46 Mr. Richard Gould. 28 February 1838. 3986. MINUTES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE THE How many did you visit in a day ?— We got through it as quickly as uuSS. u. c , I dare say we may have visited 50 in a day. - 087 Then you did not make a very minute observation of each house?— We did we satisfied ourselves as if we were upon our oaths. 39SS. Some people are easily satisfied ?— We were not easy to be satisfied ; we went into as close particulars as you would, or any jury. 3089 How many hours each day were you at this occupation ?— W e generally appointed the day before, and commenced work about 11 o'clock, and perhaps continued till three or four; we got through it as quickly as possible. You are a merchant ?— I 399°- am. - It was very inconvenient to me id " you neglect your business?— I had people minding my business, id you attend to your own business ?— Not while I was about this, but 3991. And you minded your own concerns to be away from my business 3992. Did 3993. Did ^ I attended to my business before and after. 3994. You were from six to eight days at work?— Yes; not more than six or eight days. . 3995. You knew that Mr. Young was examining with a view to give evidence ? I heard, that Mr. Young was out valuing, which made us go out. 3996. And having visited several hundreds of houses, you have not it in your power to tell the Committee the particulars of any one of those houses ?— I have, hut not this particular house; I was so well satisfied with the value that I did not put down the particulars. 3997. Does the elector inhabit the whole of it himself?— I cannot tell. 3998. Do you know whether he has let any portion of it to lodgers ?— I do not know. 3999. Are you acquainted with the man ?— No. 4000. Had you ever seen him before?— I do not know him at all. As well as I recollect, it was his daughter or wife that we met in the house, and she took us through it. I do not know that 1 ever saw the man. 4001. Did you know the woman that took you through the house ?—' No. 4002. Do you recollect going up stairs in it ?— No, we did not go up stairs in it; we went through it; we went to the rear; it is a very pretty little concern, and we saw the exterior of it. 4003. Are you able to say what repair it was in ?— I presume very good repair 4004. But you do not know?— I do not. 4005. Mr. Lefroy.] You say your mind was satisfied as to the value ; would it not be important for the Committee to know what degree of examination satisfied your mind ?— 1 am sorry I am not able to give it to the Committee. 4006. You cannot let the Committee measure the sort of examination or evidence that satisfied your mind ?— No ; I satisfied myself, and Mr. Meagher was satisfied, that the house was value for 10/. 4007. That is all you can say, that your mind was satisfied ?— Yes ; I do not find that this particular place is impugned. 4008. Mr. Beamish. Are you aware that it does not appear to be valued upon the rate- books ?— That is no criterion. 4009. Mr. Servant Jackson.'] Are you as sanguine as Mr. Meagher is in support of the liberal interest in Cork ?— Mr. Meagher is very sanguine. 4010. And so are you, are not you ?— I do support it. ° 4011. Actively?— Rather so, particularly the last two or three years. 4012. What trade is this man ?— A victualler; it is a very nice concern, and any jury would say it is of the value of 10/. 4013. Do you not think this man ought to be taxed to the city rates?— I think every occupied house ought to be taxed ; and perhaps this man is taxed under some other name. 4014. Do you think he ought to be rated as having a 10/. house?— There- ought to be a relative value put upon the house to make it subject to taxation. 4015. Chairman.] Supposing you were a valuator for the grand jury, what tor the purpose ot rating, would you put upon that house?— That would val ue, depend upon the scale at which houses in the neighbourhood were valued. 401 b. \ ou having taken great pains to ascertain the value of houses in that neigh- bourhood aid it never occur to you to ascertain at what value they were rated in the books r- I was on the grand jury valuation, and we did not value this house; I should