Mr. James Lane. 9 February 1838. MINUTES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE THE 6-,. Will you state where it is?— It is at the back of Blarney- lane, near the Ca6-" Mr F French.] Has there been a valuation since that person registered ? Shortly after there was a supplementary valuation. 3 Then it was the fault of the valuators in not going to that place ?- I do nnf know whether they went there or not. 654 Mv Serjeant Jackson.] But you take for granted that the valuators per- formed their sworn duty '/- Certainly; I have no reason to believe that they did 6 , ,. Do you believe that the premises in Cattle- ane not appearing m the valuation is the result of neglect on the part of the valuators or of their not find- ins, premises in Cattle- lane not worth 51.1- 1 should think it was from their not finding tenements of the value of 5 I. in Cattle- lane. . . o AT • .1 6.56 Mr. F. French.] Have you any reason for that opinion ?— None m the world, but the character of the men. 657' Mio- ht not the character of the men be very good, and still they might leave a street unvalued, not expecting to find a house of that value 111 it ?— I find that in that neighbourhood they valued several houses not 111 the iormef valuation. 6.58. Mr. Serjeant Jackson.] Were the persons appointed by the grand jury respectable persons ?— They certainly were. _ 050. Were they persons worthy of credit upon their oath ?— Most decidedly. 660. Were they men of integrity, upon whom you would rely for the perform- ance of the duty entrusted to them ?— Certainly. 661. Is Cattle- lane a lane of any extent ?— It is not a lane of any great extent. 662. Have you been in it yourself often?— Not for several years; indeed, 1 know very little of that part of the town. 663. Are the tenements in it, in fact, very poor ?— Very poor in general. 664. Are they inhabited by a very poor class of people ?— I should think so. 665. Mr. F. French.] Do'the valuators go into the houses, or value b}^ front- age ?— I cannot take upon me to say. 666. Do not you think it possible that a house might have very good offices and buildings in the rear not visible from the front, which might render it of great value to a tenant, without its being known to the valuators in passing through the street ?-— That might be in some instances. 667. Mr. Serjeant Jackson.] Do you consider it the dut}^ of the valuators under the Act to enter the houses and use all proper measures to ascertain the value ? — For ascertaining the true value, 1 should think so. 668. Would you consider that any man, acting as a valuator under his appoint- ment and under his oath, would discharge his duty if he did not inspect the pre- mises both in front and in rear, to ascertain their value ?— Decidedly. 669. Mr. Beamish.] Do you believe, in fact, that the valuators did go through that species of examination ?— I should say not; I do not think that they did in a general way. 670. Mr. Serjeant Jackson.] Did you ever accompany any of the valuators upon their tours of valuation ?— I did not. 671. Will you refer to the next instance ?— The next instance I met with is John Aliern, gardener, Grattan- hill; he was registered as a 10 householder on 1st of November 1832. 672. Does his name appear in any of the valuations ?— His name appeared in the supplementary valuation, and he appealed against it, and it was allowed. <> 73- he grand jury then adjudicated that lie should be exempt as not occu- pying a tenement of the value of 5 /. ?— Yes. 674. But he continues upon the register ?— He does. 07.5. Are you able to state when that decision was made by the grand iurv ? I cannot exactly say the day that decision was come to ; it was by the gra juij that were appointed in the summer assizes of 1832 th e tliem for the purpose of considerinethe * InllriUsir TIV* Te Ut Wl; at, time k was tliat y° u convened them ?- iS33^]^ y h^ differei^ ea^ ournments^ ran ^ ™ 1 ** ^ mental ^ ** » * 070. And you brought them all before the grand jury?— All. 680. And and