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I ~ . Mm- _ ‘ ,,, wk _ 5 in _Canada linked to La~urier’s solid Quebec.

goin m¢°i'|2n1:;i»"¢. n “m|After the war, if the Patriot’s teachingisl lmmy wma uounaca wan \1.so por "mum by followed,_ Prince Edward Island willhang

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Elsewhere in_t_hi_s issue_ we publish a sec-

ond open letter' from Principal Seaman to Messrs. Warburtoiiand Sinclair. " A week ago he asked them on behalf of the electors to define their position on the vital ques - tions now before the people, and they made no reply. He is repeating the question. Principal Seaman is not a partizan politic- ian. He has never, so far as we know, taken part in a political campaign. He does _potecare what party is in power so long as that party stands by the Empire, b_v Canada and by the Canadian army. Such phrases as “Win-the-War" and “In-it-to- the-End” are meaningless to Principal Sea-' man and to thousands of others unless there is something in the policy of those using these phrases to back them up. He has looked for this something in the manifesto issued by Messrs, _.Warburton and Sinclair; in the speeches delivered by them through-

out the country and in the editorials in the:J0U1`“el eaysi "Here and there it iS alleged

Patriot which professes to be the expon- ent of. their views-and he can not find it. On the contrary he finds, as others have found, that as the professed followers of Sir W-ilfrid Laurier they are pursuing' a policy thai? will paralyze Canada’s effo`i"t in the war and lead to her disgrace among the nations, a policy that will link her up with Laurier’s solid Quebec which dictated the

policy of Sir Wilfrid _ “burying party differences. Consciously oi

Messrs. Wai burton and Sinclair have

been publicly endorsed by Sir Wilfrid Laur-

ing him in all his policv, that they are “Win the War l.ibei‘als.’f _ What_Pi'incipal Sea- man and the people want to know is ll‘>\\' :irc ilicy going' lo |n-4-vi-iii Sir \\'ill'i'i1l_ 1.u\iri0l‘ l`\'0|ii |i\||°:~'»iiiii;_\; li_i.~' i°vl'ci'c|iil\|l\i ulifl ilclay Jiolicy. io wliicii iii(-_\' pi'oi`c.~‘.s io oli- jvct ii' “\\'iii ilic \\'air" iiicsins :iii_\'ilii|ig.';. :if- icl' ili(~_\' and oilicrs llkciliciii lizivc |iI:iccll Sir \\'ill'|°id Liiiirici' :ii ilic li¢~:|il oi' ilic gov- criiiiiciiii’ liw-.i-_\‘ ir~:nIiii;_r l.iIu-rail iii (‘aii:- ziclii luis lclfi Sir \\'ill'i'i1i l.:iui'ic|~ In-1-:iiisc ol' his wail' poli_c__\'._ llo__\\ do .ill-s-sis. \\`_:i_i'liiii't-iii and Si|i_¢-lair _iu_siil'_\' \\'ii:ii ;|h|1~|~iiic|i ol' ilicir

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c0iiilci|iiivel'.’ 4- -_ ~ - _ _

Messrs. Warburton and Sinclair have

failed to take a bold stand regarding the War and are _therefore not entitled to the support of any one who places the interests of the country and the Empire and 'of civ- ilization itself before their petty personal ambitions. ` _

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When, after the War, the civilized world

sits in judgment on Germany one of the blackest in the long list of crimes charged against her will be that she poisoned and polluted the wells iii the territory she was forced to abandon. This crime, heretofore avoided even by savages, will be placed in the category with ~baby killing, with the murder of innocent women, with the inhu-

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man cruelties inflicted upon Belgium artl'1`egged. Small grievances are exaggerated,

Serbia.

What,_af_ter the war, will civilization have

to say ofthe men and of the press that are today poisoning_the_. wells from which pub- lic opinion is being fed and formed? What will civilized Prihee Edward Island say of the press that, while the best blood of the province is being 'shed in France and Flan- ders, wilfully attempts to lead public op- inion into a path which a few months ago it publicly___deglared was the wrong path?

The Patriot few months"ago .t00_k_ the

same stand on, th Military Service Act that all the leading_i_ibe'.i:al__ ne_wspape`rs‘iii Canada did. Within the p’a'st` few weeks. yielding to parti.zap,pre;$‘tp~e, it abandoned* this stand wli-ile~itsf°`ii'i1iii‘e.'“honést contem - poraries followed along the course which they considered _the onlv safe coursefor Canadians. to pursue._ Today the Patriot stands almost alone; every leading Liberal newspaper' in Canada and every leading Liberal stands by the Union Government and its policy; stands unflinchingly oppos- ed to Sir Wilfrid Laurier ‘and his policy, de- clares in solemn and unmistakeable tones that the La_urier_ policy, if followed, would lead to Canada‘s disgrace among the na-

tions _#id its own ultimate ruin. -In sup-` port "its untenable position`the_ Patriot

IWlifrid_ Laurier’s hands. They ai°e misin-

iei‘; they tell the people tlicy are not follow- llel`l)1`etlll£` the IVI-lllt-e1`V Sefvlee Act em'

_available for the farms. It is obvious tl:..il some of the Ontario Tribunals neither un-

_agriculturists in the production of food-

_per, and wise men watch their teinpers and

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_teachingis folloWed"Pi‘ince Edward Island -will be the only English-speaking province

its head in shame when it meets what are

in the ranks that might have been filled if the Patriot? ar_id"`othe`r$_ of its ilk had not helped to mislead arid corrupt public opin- ion. ._ °'.> _ `Why‘doe's tlic 'Patriot emphasize the en-

_ormous expense of the coming election? |Whose fault is it that there is an election? _Caii__ele<:tions._-_be conducted witliout ex - pense? Was not all this know'n.`_§yhen Sir N ilfrid-'La~urie'r, aided by the Patriot and its ilk, drove the country into an election cam-_ paign, against the wishes of all right-mind- ed~Liberalsl? Why does the Patriot misre- present the work of the Exemption Tribun- als? Why did it refrain from publishing the .flicial reports of the Registration Office an_d

instead give false iepoits of its own? Is ii not to mislead and coriupt public opinion? _How will Piiince Edward Island hold up its head in Canada, if the Patriot and the lslackersthat are now howling _with it, suc- ceed in corrupting enough of the voters to

elect even oneof the0Laurier candidates?

l)l"l‘\' 0|" '|`l{Illl'NA LS '

Referringtto complaints being received

against the rnannerin which the Military

Service Act is -being appliedthe _Ottawa

that the local Tribunals are refusing tc .exempt men necessary for the increased lproduction of food. _

“If any of the Tribunals are stripping

the farms of needed hands they are injur- fing the cause of Union Government and the ‘Canadian Army. They are helping to de- I

feat the very purpose for which Liberals' and Conservatives all over the country arc

unconsciously they are playing into Sii

running c'ounter to its `\`vholc spirit. ` Tha purpose and intention of the Act is to apply the Selective Draft in an intelligent inannei that will make at onc_e for the strengthen- ing of the Canadian Expeditionary Forcr 'and for the stimulation of vital War-tim( i_nd'usti'ies at home. The public authorities have power. under the Act to divert laboi from unnecessary industries to such vital- ly iniportant work as thc production \ food and inunitioiis. _ _ ' "Hoii__fl`. A.'Ci'ci'ai', Nlinistcr of Agricul- ture in the Union Government, has been

Act would inciease the supply of laboi

derstand 'th`e“ni`easui~e nor the purpose be- hind it. The remedy probably lies with the Appeal Tribunals, which will begin to sii almost immediately. _The Union Govern- ment is intent upon reinforcing the Cana- dian Army -in the shortest possible time, but it also emphasizes the need of assisting

stuffs.” _

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“But whilst the army is fighting so vali-

antly, let the nation behind it be patient, strong and all-united. The strain is great on nations as on individuals, and wlit-n men get'over strained their tempers get

and small misunderstandings and mistakes swell. Long wars, like long voyages and long journeys, are very trying to the tem-

inake hllowances.

“There are some who are more c'~ncern-

ed about the ending of the war than about winningit, and plans which lead to vic- tory, if theyprolong the conflict, have their disapproval and the pgople responsible for such plans have their condemnation. Let us keep our _eye steadily on the winning of the war, and, may Isay, let u's keep both eyes._‘ Some have a cast in their eyes_,-:incl - whilst one eye is fixed surely on v_ictory, the “ other is wandering around on some pet par- tisan project oftheir own. Beware of bc- coming cross-eyed., -Let both eyes be sei on' victory, looking neither to the right nor to the left. That is the way we will win.

“If anyone _promotes disunion, he is help-

ing the enemy and' hurting his native land. And it makes no difference whether hi- is

the hurt is deeper if he isfor the war, he- cause the pure pacifist, whatever he says is discountenanced as far as war is con- cerned. I Let there be one thought in every head. If you sow distrust, discontent or disunion in the nation, we shall reap defeat. If, onthe other hand, we sow the seeds of

now .i l _r8_§. vtryin t 'slead and' corru§Y§ii%i(i5;'¢>‘_§iii0n P _ e' _w_ii1__jftbej

Patriot stand a§tg_i7,»ti\d wi\r?_ 5Vhe're will "£Z9».£h.l-it _'tile' ffilits-"-H"0W Dl1Vii'i‘“lil¥>_Vfl

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. -rim cimimuu.-'rum new cheques annum un .mom |..,,|,|,_,, _

' " ' ` ‘ ' ~ the-witness ‘in iiio Auditor Geuerll I Rf0l>0i1‘f0l' 19064818-35. _whctilet nu; ,

not I do not know _ ' ~

.Mil HllliHlS AND lHE HSH URIER '° ' _ _

Soiiris Iilsli lirier '

it?-A. I had a runiiliig account there.

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over?-'-A. I oiiilcrseil thciii to the ll\u::lios.(?onipui\y_

iiot'.’»-A. I ciidorscd ll and told tliciii io place it to my credit.

ycs. sir.

Huélies Coinpsny?-A. That was placed to my credit also.

inoney 1' .

be bully-rugged hy any mcmbcr of this coinnilttec_

Mr. Crockct.-I ani not trying to bully-rag him.

Q You usually did’-A Yes, slr.

niouey.

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Ottawa. ' ‘ ' » U0

The first witness was hir. James M`cEachern, Sourls, who udinittad that `

he was builder of the fish drier and iiuipector-foremaii l`or the Govornnient_

in the erection of the fish house- ln connection w_lth it' ln" 1905-06. The latter ‘ `

was built by day's work, there was no'_contrnct, n_nil,l\e_ _was paid _by d_ay's_

w»ork"ut $3.50 per day, He boiiglit tlie iiiateria] for-.the work from J. J. _ _ I _ Hughes & Co.. and inade no Drolit in the transaction. _ Q'H°`:,"'_};n;l have yi; \'_e_mpemp___;yed`hy t__a't `m_m, A E_g':t 3" I

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wus turned into the drier iii your name, was ‘bought by the Hughes' llrin from Q You have been em” oya y I em or tm past sewn ol clgm' Nam?

Messrs. Mooney. of Greenvule_ at $2 and $2.25 por t-on und tiiiiiod into the ' Q' Are _O-__ the __ead_ accoumam or me n__m7__A Yes

government in your nanie at $3 per ton?-A. I dou`t know a_nytlilug about that. ` Q “___ ,were asked to hung some books or “ca-o;_m “'_____ __ou_ _g

_Q_ You do not know that. as 11 la.ct'.'--A. l do not know what he pnki MF MacLean _L_me_nbu__g)__w_he__e ___ the subpoena? '

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or ' ' (Subpoenu produced by witness.)

Q. Do you know that the sliliigles were bought from Alexander Dixon -I-he.C|m|rmau _This an-bpgena reads -Thug y0“ brmg with you and mc"

byiiwnugnesn tilil tiiini ., ~. .- ` ' not know what __i;:t_uD__td __ti_;-_n_e____0iéko e goveriinient at $150? A. I ca and there produce all books _tif accotint _ln yzlur possession wnminlng any

Q When did ' I ' til -kv _ entry or entries relating to t e suppy o go a by J. J. Hughes & (,o__ to

~ you_ pa; oi is stoc _-A. l do not remember distinctly; James .McEnche,." for Som-|s msn D,1e|-_- __ _ _

they charged ine wii_h~ihe stock when l bought it and I paid for it inter on. ` '

Q- YOU 585’ the Hughes' llriii charged you with ilie stock when you .bought BV MI. Crocker _

_'oi-_ciullorsciiiciil ‘l’iiy io the ordur ol' any nlinrtcred bunk or banker! You liiriicd tliiit over lo tho liughcs (ioiiipuny as soon as you rcceivcd lt, d'ld you °"d9"l"K lim” 'mm t0 be “"bP°°““’¢d' and W l»"'°‘|“°° “'05” b°0\_“’-

_ Q. Wim illil you give ll to?-A. 'l`o tho liookkeopcr. ' “H17-$0\'~

Q. 'l`o the liookkccpor-of the llughcs' firqi?-_-A. Yes. slr. Ml' Q. litre is :iiiotlicr cheque for $132.99. tinted 29th Juno. 1906. ‘I’ay to the U0"- order of Jnnics Mcl§ache_rn $132.99! Thut is endorsed by yourself gm] by Mr. I. J. Hughes fc Company. the same as the other?-A. The same us the other. Mi*

Q. As soon as you received that cheque you tiiiuetl' it also into the

A Yes

B lilr. Crochet:

_ Q. Sdtliat is the fact, then, Mr. McEacheru: you cannot iwanieuibq-`|,,_y_

“°_Wli1¢cli°rk _Luigi llrliiade _Billed t.':.'i,f:.:1.t":::::;“;.:‘::".'::‘.:‘.:::‘i.:°:.;"t‘.:.‘:.':.‘;':’;.‘;:t’:.:“:l‘;:.':.;';°s°*

iivesil :lion aio I e Accounts or the _ ___________________ m_________ _

show the profits his flrin made off tho Sourls fish di-ier:_-_ _.___

,By Mr. Crockct:

"What is your occupation?-A. Accountant, air.‘,

iom are ou ciu oycd’-A ’l‘heJ J Ilugliou Con uh

Q. You had u running account with thoiii and they charged you with it Q_ you received that subpoena?-A. Yes. sir. - _

Wllffll yOu b0\15hl il H1111 .\"0_u paid' for It later on. Did you pay for it before Q. Wlhen?A. l just forgot tho date iiow-llio day that I loft the island, you received 'payment from the government?-A. I don't renicinbcr. me 26th, 1 ghink, I ‘received this subpoena. _ _

Q. You d0ii’t reineniber?-A. No. ' Q on me 26", of May'_r._A_ yes_ ' \ \

Q. Do you iemeiiiber when you received payment from the goveriiinelit?

-A. It would be in May oi' June of that year 1906. ' By M,-_ MacLean lpunenhuggj;

Did you receive cheques from the department?-A. Yes, slr. _ How many cheques did you receive?-A. Two, I think. ' Q- Have :'00 Huy books of account-I mcun books of account lint you

Q. Two cheques, and what did you do with the cheques?-A. I pluceq lu_ve,control of yourself that are your books. that have any meinoranduni in

ihein to my credit. V . them relating to the supply of goods by J. J. _Hughes & Co., to James Mc-

Q. With wlioin?-.\. With the Hughes Company, _ Eachern ?-A. I have no books of my own. _

Q. You simply turned the cheques over to tho lluglics (Zoiiipany» didn't ~ Q- You have "0 ‘NURS Uf Y°Ul"°“'“'~'”“A- N0-

you?--A. l_ placed thorn to my credit. Mr. Barker.-If that is tho point wc will probably have to adjoum and

Mr. MacLean (l._uiieiibui'g)_-llc endorsed tliciu. subpoena Mr. Hughes himself. " '

BY MY- _(-`r0Ck0I1 By Mr. Crocket: `

Q. What do you nic-an liy_plucliig them to your credit. iiuiidiiig them

_ ‘ Tiio followliig report of the lrfocuodiiils tihnwriiow "limi 'J. Willliih

. Brennan. bookkeopcr for J. J. Hughes & Co.. evauod producing the book; to

lin. J. .|_"i'-iugiies. in iurtnonince of__hiaf_¢l\nuiuature- in knigu county!

P0509 HS wholly disinterested and entirely de'vuted_to. the welfare of tho fish- ‘ ' . \ “_ ornie_u. in this connection it may be well to recall some facts about the con- I “ou” or c°m_m°“s' '

struction or me scum m~n-oriei-_- --'rir¢'acooilm_ amounting to s-i9.fi11_ou - ~' , C°”"'8':::::‘°;_TdN°-__i2»

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*1“d'$14-H9-36 were before the Select Standlug_Commlt£ee'2Sn Public Accounts ` »» . _ I . V’ ‘Y » 1903-

th _‘lm ' ‘ d 'Thq coiiiinittce :uct at eleven oclock, a.m., Mr. Duncan Finlayson presid-

tn Moy, 1908. but Mr. Hughes. with e` ' of__,the “.dark,lantoin briga ei’ _, __ ____ _ Succeeded' in Dreventins the committee examining his ‘books though hisbooli- mg- “"1 l”°°°°'j°‘l t° the further consmenupn °t B payment °f h9'7n_~°0-

' - - 1906, and the payment of $14,407.36, as set out‘iit‘r.17

keeper." Mr. Brennan. who hnd' been subpoenaed. had taken the ledger in “S 5”' °“t M P196' .~ _ ___.0,

7. in connection with the Souris Fish Drler. _ ' ' ' '

Mr. J. William Brennan. culled. sworn and examined.

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Q. Yon__ as chiof nccuuiituiit uf that business. liuvc the custody ol' those

Q. You turned nfl thc cheques tliut you received for this lunilior from ilio books' lmvonit y°u?_A‘ Yes' w ""‘”m° Mmm' '

g<ovcriiii\ciit'dvcr to llughcs Kc Company. did you not?-A. l might have. Q‘ You lmve uw cus'-Vfll' Uf l-“USG b00kSi hllve 3'0" bl`0\\8l\¢ H1059 UUUKS

Q. ls it not ii fact that you i.ui'iicl`i‘ ull the cheques you received that as directed by mm subponn?

yoiir over to Hughes & ffoiivpuny?-A. I may liuve. I don't reiiicinlier. y Mr' M“cLe““ (L“'"’"b“"`g)"`l d° nm tmnk that nw witness”

Q. W-`ell, here are the cheques (producing cheques.) There irrc three Mr' (""°ckct'_l am cnmlcd to an ““SW°r'

cluiqucs?-A, (After cxiiniiiiiiu: clieques_) Ther-o is one in 1905. that iins nothing tc do with “_ New atc _wo for 1906_ N would bo _hose _wa should, on principle. object to tho production. I do_ not care whether they sro- . Q___ These two cheques yan ,.,ay_ q-here is a cheque duied 25th Muy_ 1906_ here ln Ottnwu or not, as one nieinber of this committee I do not propose to n_',,~ ;270'_>._A_ veg ~ f ` ’ allow hon. gentlemen. such as my friend here unnecessarily to consume 'the

Q_ -pay lo the 0,-,wr of _],,,,,¢S 1\1cE,,c;,e,-___ $270-»_>__A \-my s|,__ time of the committee hi nn examination for an object in connection with Q_ 1; is ¢m1fmi¢(| ~_;,mw,.,_Mcp;u¢|,,,,»,\ and _]_ _;_ ||"gh,,S &,_ Company- and which this committee is without Jurisdiction, absolutely without jurisdiction.

Mr. MacLean (Luiiciiiiurg).-‘il tho books wore right here on this desk I

' Mr. Barker.--Wo have got over that by tno action of tho committee in

Mr.

Q. You got no cash from _Mr. Hughes Z'-A. l got cash when I wanted lt. Q'

I had an account there and I placed these cheques to my credit. Ottawa-

Q. You turned those cheques over to Mr. Hughes and you received no

‘Mix Ivlnclienii (I.unoiibui‘g).-Iic_ has unswcrod that two or three tinics. Q'

You have no right to question him in thut wuy. This wiinoss in not horc to Q'

-A. it . Q,

Mr.

By the Chan-maii: _ _ _ to ask the witness such questions, he has no right to embarmss him by lt.

Q. Ali _the time you. turned tho cheques over -¢l'ld -you get any money on '

'.liciii_ oi' were they .sl|ii__;>ly paid over-'Z-A. I asked tlioin to credit them to ine. By' U19 Clllllfllluni I had ii running accoun there and whether I got any money I cannot just say. Q- IS fllefe BUY GRIP!" in H1086 b00k8 H\10Wil1S Dlllll UHJTG WSW “IW 099"

_ ings with the Sourls Fish Drler that is with tho Souris Fish Drior as il fish

Bi’ Mir. MacLean (Lulienbursli _ o drier?--A. There is no separate entry, no. sir.

Q. Were you usually it debtor to Hughes & Coinpniiy or ii clc~!|tor‘.' Did

you usually owe them anything?-A. Yes. sir. By' Mr, Crocker;

Mucboun (Lunciiburg).-That has nothing to do with this particular

lliirkcr.-'l`o produce those books llor tho purpose of tho prcsent,quos-

l\lcI.oan (Lunciibu\rg)_-'-lio bus no books. Crocket.-Let the»wltucss answer.

Dy Mr. Crochet:

A 1

Iiiivo you brought those books to Ottawa?-A. l have u_ledger lu

You brought a ledger. anything else?-A. That is all. sir.

Whose lcdgcr is that?-A. Tho ledger of J. J. Hughes Ak Co.

Whore is that ledger?-Have you that ledger- with you lu the room?

is noi. in the room liorc. .

Wlliy did you not bring it horeff-Docs the subpoena direct Y0u in

Mr. Mu_cLe-.in (Lunon'bnrg.)--llo has nnswcrcd thul tliosc chu-qiics were bring ll hem and 0106000 ll li'-lf0l‘0 U10 0011111111'-00'-’-"N0 l=ll\HW°|'~

but to lils credit in u running account with lliighcs & Company. Q- 'Why dldifi Y011 bring il i0 lille P0001. if ¥0\l UIDIIBM ii- 00 0"0We7

l\NicLoan (Lunenburg).-I oblcct, Mr. Crockei. has properly no right

_ The Chuj,-mu,,__H¢, says `h¢, doe, not wm,,m|,u,. w|w,_|"___. he got ____ Q. is there uriy entry in the books showing thut there were dealings

y with James McEachei'n for lum-ber and iron furnished for the Sour-is Fish

` prior?

A The Chairman.-I absolutely agree with that.

hy M,-_ (-rocket; The Chairman.-James Mchlachem and the Fish Drler are two different

_ concerns. I would certainly rule any question along this line out of order.

Q-_ YOU hull "Ol paid the I-Iuslwfi' iii-iii for this lumber before you rccolvcu Mr.- Crocker.-I do not see, Mr. Chairman, how you can rule upon this

these cheques?--A. Weil, l could not toll you. I uni hi the habit of having question until the books are Pl'0d\l°0d b°f0f° U19 ¢°mmm°°~

i iunnilu: account there. The Chairman.-if he says there is no entry-

Q- 'IS it not 11 fuct that you did not pay the Hughes’ firm any money for Mr. Barker.--It might be. I do not say it ls, that he might not be tellin!!

11115 lUil\bBfT'~/\~ Wlleu I S0! thelu 0110111108- the ti'-nth. and that is the purpose of asking for the production of the books

Q. And when you refieived these cheques you received no money ?-A. 1 The Chairman.-l~Iow can yoii compel him to produce this book if you lllV0

don't know whether I_dld or not. I could not tell you. I may have received subpoenaed him to produce 'all books‘of accounts in your possession contlin- nioney although I doii‘t remember. I may have asked for $5, $20 or $100. ing any entry or entries relating to the supply of goods by J. J; Hilll§°5 3*’

_Q_ Are you able to my whether you got any money at all for these Co., to James McEachei'n for Sourls Fish Drler"I __

<=h€f1u€H?-/\- 1 000'! l'€illBll\'b8l'~ Mr. Barker.-He has had sufficient charge of the -book to bring it io Chl!

Q. You don't remember?-A. i remember distinctly ordering the book. c|¢y_ '

keeper to put the money to my credit. The Qhah.man___T|mt |s “um

Q mid You “WY have 8°* fm!" mm 35 °" 530'-’“°A~ I "UW lu\V0~ Mir. Barker.-Now, he says he has not brought it ui the room _vllefe U' l' Q- HMG iS Hu0lhel‘ Cheque fluted 18! August. 1905 l'0r $210-86: ‘Pay to wanted, and he is asked the question. 'is' there a certain entry thero,’ thul- |14

the order of Jantes Mcltlachern 8210.883 That is endorsed in the same way what 1 wgm 1_0 ask hhu about, _

by James McEachern anil J. J. l~{ug_l'ies & C'9U\D¢ily?-A. That was in 1905? ' The Chairman.-He says there ls' not. I

Q. in August. 1905. and these cheques just pay the account. You did the Mr. 'Bai-ker.-We have the right fo see whether there is or not.

same with that cheque?-A. That wlii fol‘__tiie drier proper. ` ML Ma¢Le~an (Llmenb“¢)___|n me nl." mme tm. wmmmgg had' no

Q. it is for the accounts that are in the Auditor Generars report. authority to direct a subpoendto be lgcucqiio M|-_ Brannon asking hlmto bring Mr. Finlaywn_--You. have,got .to take the witness' answer. hm., me book, of “count of me _,_ _,_ Hush” (;°mpmy_

By Mr. Crockot: ' ' ‘ » Mr. MacLean (Luneiibng).-A~re the ‘books of a gentleman in bulll:)0kl|v_l-1; \

_ _ - _ _ be opened before this committee and given to these lentiomeli W

for or ag-alnst the war_35 3 matter of f_f._¢{__ _ Thai. is down tothe 30th of Juhu. 1000?-A. That was for the work wh” "gm hue they to Bee. me book. of ,_ _,_ Huihes 5 C07 mg” 1; _:to

` ` " ' . I 1 ti 1 i ii im ii. z ii in mi on government no ¢ »

Q. You did the sa me with 'that cheque us you did with thc others?-A. ;::;‘;;“;‘;§r;:{“r:§?:° atm ala: A: _I ;.|d‘b°f°N_ if my (rhndp on the

Yes, sir. ' _ - '_ gun;

- -- . th id h are promoting this enquiry were hir and frank lbw

Q- T“"“°'l it ""0" t° me “"5"” "mf ?7_A' Yes' sir' iwooid neotwoirlect ami' l would even go so for as lossy that Mr. I-iillll" 'lu

By Mr Fm___y_°n _ let thope gentlemen nee his books. himself, after this eulliilfl ll _°'°"' U n

' ' in a in noon, b t i b t n pnnclpic.

Q- 'F.!_'9. _'#92 °"f°“2_._.** ‘f°‘ ’°' "_°°f'.'""""°" '“ “’°“?*"' "’°' “"' W ni-_ nilrkxz-what is iiifplircpoze of nm obnciion. mn, if you yin ni

' " hem ice the .bookl afterwards? ' .

By Mr. Crochet: l t

‘_ - ‘ - , Mr. Mncbem (Lunenburg).-Jun to keep your friends rllllh

Qm. _-ll Kl:0d_l_ siliilliioihdlrilll 4-h#_aafri1905-6.-_Q-.F911 1909.-¢.T.\l_6l'c is ,nm Ch‘h,m.n__x ‘Mak It 'mum M ._ bu! m,."“m_ l

"0 19 Myer.-i 7 1.'-.ms-. \_\\~.:i. . _-'- ‘ - would not like to enti\hlinii_it. Q '*"`;_'°_l *~"i("'lk"’ *

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