SELECT COMMITTEE ON FICTITIOUS VOTES, IRELAND. 43 ^ 680 And they adjudicated upon them all ?- They did, some were confirmed M , F and others were altered. wunimea Mr. James Lane. 681. But in the case of this particular man Ahern, you state that they allowed 9 February 18* 8 Ins plea, and excused him from the rate ?- Yes, he was valued at 5 I and ap- " " pealed against it, and the valuation was struck off by the grand jury ^ 082. Then lie has not, in point of fact, been called upon to pay any rates ? 683 ' Will you now turn to the next?- The next is a man of the same name, John Ahern, yeoman, Evergreen street, city of Cork, registered as a lo I house- holder the 26th of November 1832. 684. Does his name appear upon any of the valuations ?— It does ; he appealed against the valuation. A 685. When was he valued ?— In that supplemental valuation. C86. What was the fate of his appeal ?— He was valued at 7 I, and appealed against the valuation, and was allowed, and he was struck out. 687. He would not have been struck out unless the jury were satisfied that his tenement was not of the value of 10 I. ?— Certainly. 688. It was not necessary that his tenement should be of the value of 7 /., in order to be taxed ?— Certainly not. 689. And, in point of fact, he has never been rated since?— He has never been rated since. 690. What is the next?— The next is Samuel Anglin, woolcomber, Great Britain- street, a 10 I. householder, registered the 27th November 1832. 691. Does his name appear upon any of those valuations?— His name was also on the supplementary valuation at 5 I. 692. Did he appeal ?— He appealed personally, not by writing. 693. What was the decision upon his case?— He was struck out, and he has never since been rated. 694. Had he, 01* any of those you have before named, as having been valued in the supplementary list, been valued in any previous list?— No. 695. It was the first time they had ever been brought under valuation ?— It was. 696. What is the next instance of an individual registered as a 10 I. house- holder, out of a house, and who does not appear upon the valuation ?— The next case is Richard Barry, shoemaker, John- street, registered the 13th of October 1832, out of a house in John- street. 697. Does his name appear upon any of the valuations ?— I cannot find it any- where. 698. What is the next case of that description ?— James Brown, shoemaker, Great Britain- street; a house in Great Britain- street, a 10/. householder, regis- tered the 16th of October 1832. 699. Do you find him in any of the valuations ?— I do not. 700. What is the next instance?— The next is Denis Buckley, labourer, Cole- man's- lane, registered out of a house in Coleman's- lane, the 17th of October 1832. 701. Does his name appear upon any of the valuations ?— It does not; and the place that he registers out of does not appear at all in the valuations. 701*. What is the next?— The next is John Buckley, yeoman, Bishop- street; a house in Bishop- street, alO/. householder, le^ isteied the ^ ^ 702. Does his name appear in any of the valuations ?— He was 111 the supple mentary valuation, and he appealed in person and was struck oft. 703.' Has he ever been rated since?— No. 704. Chairman.] When was that appeal heard ?— In the spring ot 1833 ; all the appeals were heard in March or April 1833. 705. Mr. Serjeant Jackson.] What is the next of that class ?—\ V illiam Bu= by, w- eaver, Fort- street. 706. Where is that?— In the parish of St. Nicholas. 707. How is he registered ?— Registered as out of a dwelling- house in * oit- Stl7o8. When was he registered ?- The 17th of October 1833, as a 10 I. house- h° 709.' Does he appear in any of the valuations ?- He was valued hiithe supple mentary valuation at 5 /. and he appealed personally, and was struck out. 710/ And has never been rated since r— No. What F2 Z11'