IS MINUTES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN I5EFORE THE Mr. John Young. ^ " ad^ O ^ O^ U^ — Q 19o()- ;; l Vas the strip ?- I cannot charge ray memory with that. , o February > 838. 1907. ft, delude the land ?— I do ; it is a very poor thTct^ Uv! Beamish.] You do not know what rent he pays for it ?- No. 1910. Is it cultivated as a garden ?- Cultivated as a vegetable garden ; he cul- tivates vegetables for sale. 1011 Are you aware that those garden- lands are of considerable more value than land cultivated any other way ?- Yes; and that they are of more value on that side of the town. # 1 q 12. And that the rents are very high there ?— 1 hey are 1913. So that this man might be under very heavy rent ? I am not aware what rent he might have been under. . . 1914. Are you aware that houses with small gardens m that part pay a very high rent ?— I am. ^ 1915. Mr. Serjeant Jackson.] Did you take the situation and the nature of the ground into your consideration when you estimated the value ?— I did all thereabouts ; the ground carries a great value ; I took that into consideration. 1916. Do you think that at the time of the registry in 1832, it could have been of the value of 10/. ?— I do not think it could. 1917. ( To Mr. Lane.) Do you find such a person upon the valuation?— I do not. 1918. Did you visit the house of John Foley, of North Francis- street ?— I did. 1919. At what amount do you value that?—£. 6. per annum. 1920. What is his tenement?— The house is very small, in very bad repair; there is a small yard and a back house. 1921. ( To Mr. Colburn.) Do you find John Foley upon the register?— I find " John Foley, labourer, North Francis- street, city of Cork; house at North Francis- street; householder, 10/.; registered 26thNovember 1832." He voted in 1832, 1835, and 183/. 1922. ( To Mr. Young.) Do you think that in 1832 it was worth 10/. per annum ?— It was never worth it. 1923. Or anything like it ?— Nothing like it. 1924. Mr. Beamish.] Were you in all parts of the house ?— I seldom went up stairs in any of them. I looked up stairs, and sometimes went up one flight. 1925. But you generally drew your conclusions from what you saw below? — Yes ; I went through this house. 1926. But not the upper part?— No; I went to the back. 1927. You do not know the rent the party pays?— No. 1928. Mr. Serjeant Jackson, to Mr. Lane.] Was that person valued ?— He was valued at 5 I in the supplementary valuation, and, upon appeal, struck out. 1929. ( To Mr. Young.) Did you visit and value the premises of Bartholomew Dennahy, of Curry's- rock ?— I did. 1930. At what rate do you value them?— Five pounds per annum. 1931. Mr. Beamish.] What is the nature of his premises ?— It' is a small slated house, m good repair; the lower part is divided; one- half occupied by the man himself, the other half, with a loft running over the two, is let to ano- for 1 4 hd. a week. There is a separate entrance to each from 1932. Are there any back premises ?— I cannot positively say there are not. pis^ etacWd PerfeCtl5rWeU; Id0 n0t — be/ seeing any door or ( l° . n(* k ™ w whe^ er there was or not, inasmuch as you made if tCeTanvT/ T be' but ^ be very extensive u X know there are houses not far from the back of it. " 934- Serjeant Jackson to Mr. Colburn.] Do you find that nerson unon temb'er l 837. Curry's- rock; householder, 10/.; registered 21st Sep- valuation ^ te^ l ^ * ** ^ * ^ ™ lu* tion * * ot « P° n the ' 936. Mr. Beamish, to Mr. Young.] You said that you did not see anything but