g
ON DESTITUTION (GVVEEDORE AND CLOUGHANEELY). 307
ing to meet Lord George Hill at the Gweedore hotel; and his Lordship not being Mr. W. Robertson,
there, I think they then appointed two or three out of the property to go to Lord
George Hill. As well as I can recollect, that is how it was. 24 June 1858.
7188. You gave in an account of the present stock of cattle; when did you
make it?—In the latter end of April, or beginning of May.
7189. Did you ascertain yourself what stock each man had, or was that account
made out from the numbers tiiat they gave you?—Partly from my own observa¬
tion, and partly from what the bailiffs stated.
7190. Did you ask the tenants themselves what stock they had?—Yes, I did.
7191. Did you show them the bailiff's statement?—I often found it incorrect
by the tenant's statement.
7192. Did you get from these tenants a statement of what stock they had?—•
Not generally.
7193. Did you from any of them ?—Not generally.
7194. Your information then is derived from the bailiffs, and from your own
observation?—Yes ; from the bailiffs and from my own observation.
7195. Do you know a person of the name of Edward Campbell, of MeenadufF?
—I do.
7196. Have you taken account of his stock?—I have.
7397. Can you tell me how many you have given him in your statement?—
Three cattle.
7198. Did you yourself see three cattle with him?—I did.
7199. Did you no to his house?—'I did.
7200. Did you see three cows there?—I did.
7201. Do you know a person of the name of Patrick Boyle, in Tor ?—There are
two Patrick Boyles in Tor.
7202. Did you go to the house of both of them, or do you remember going to
the house of one of them, and finding it shut r—\ es.
7203. Did you get into the house of either of them?—There was one Patrick
Boyle's house I was in ; the other I was not.
7204. Is he one of the persons whose names you have given in as unfit objects
for relief?—No ; I did not mention his name ; but he is not a lit object for
relief.
7205. What stock of cattle had he ?—He has t\vo cows.
7206. Did you find any provision in potatoes or oats in the house?—He has
provisions, and I believe his family has been employed at the Gweedore hotel for
the last two months ; I may say over two months.
7207. What provisions did you find in his house?—There was meal in the
house.
7208. You stated that there were two persons of that name, and you were
in the house of one ?—Yes.
7209. Are both on the relief list?—I am not certain ; I have not examined the
list.
7210. Will you look by-and-bye, and tell the Committee whether there is more
than one Pa^rick Boyle on the relief list ?—Yes.
7211. Do you know a person of the name of Dominick Doherty, in IMaghera-
losk ?—I do.
7212. Were you in his house?—I was not in his house.
7213. Did you see him or ask him about his stock ?—I did not see him.
7214. Was his one of the houses which you were not able to get into ?—I was
not in this man's house,
721,5. Do you know all those persons yourself?—I do, personally.
7216. Have you lived on Lord George Hill's estate since 1841 ?—I have.
7217. Have you been in the habit of going into the houses of the people ?—I
have, occasionally,
7218. Not more than occasionally; were you in many of them between
November and Christmas last?—I have been in a number of them.
7219. You say that the new tax has affected them ; I suppose it has diminished
their resources ?—Of course it has.
7220. You do not know of any one being obliged to sell cattle to pay the tax ?
—I am not aware of any.
0.80. Q Q 2 7221. Migh
