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you that they would not permit your interference with that arrange- 

 nieut? — A. Tliat they would not permit any interference in one way or 

 au*)ther. 



Q. What quantity of coal was it! — A. One hundred pounds. 



Q. How old was the boy ? — A. 1 do not know. 



Q. How big was he; was he a youug man or a boy 1 — A. He was a 

 young man. 



Q. How old "?— A. I really could not tell you, but I suppose he was 

 eighteen years old. 



Q. How large was he? — A. I should not say exactly, sir; he was a 

 thin-chested fellow. 



Q. He was pretty healthy to be able to handle a hundred pounds of 

 coal ? — A. He was. 



By Mr. Macdonald : 



Q. How old was that boy, did you say I— A. He was about seventeen 

 or eighteen years old. 



Q. Was he able to handle that coal ?— A. He had to carry it for his 

 father, too. 



Q. Did the boy object to carrying it there, or was he perfectly willing 

 to do so ? — A. Yes, sir. 



Q. What was the next thing you say you attempted to do in the way 

 of performing your duty as a Government officer that was interfered 

 with t — A. Well, the natives were intimidated. 



Q. That is, generally. We want you to state a specific act, if you can. 

 What was the something which you attempted to do in the performance 

 of your duty which you were prevented or interfered with by the com- 

 pany's employes? 1 simply want this to the best of your recollection. 

 What was the next difterence that you can remember to have occurred 

 after that ? If you can not give the next, give any you think of. — A. 

 For instance, with the school. 1 instructed the scholars to be prompt 

 in attending the school. Mr. Clark, the teacher, has been known to 

 send them back to walk from the residences to the school-house building 

 and had them walk in an unusual way. For instance, they would walk 

 like this [illustrating]. Walk two short steps and then look up at the 

 Government house, so as to ridicule the Government officer. 



Q. Why did you give instructions in regard to the attendance of the 

 school f — A. Because I wanted the s<;holars to attend with some system. 



Q. How was the school conducted before you made that rule? — A. It 

 was a humbug. 



Q. That is only your conclusion. Give us some facts. — A. I should 

 say it was because of the boisterous conduct there and the examination 

 I made of the scholars. 



Q. How was it about the attendance before you gave orders ? — A. The 

 attendance was not prompt. They would straggle in to suit themselves. 



Q. There is more or less of that in this country ?— A. I know one 

 girl, who they call up there a " slave," who would be occupied thirty 

 minutes at the wash-tub by this famous Mary Oustigoti", doing her wash- 

 ing, after the school-bell had rung. I wanted this girl to quit work and 

 go to school and learn something 



Q. Xow, wha 

 school children- 



Q. No ; in the case of this girl ? — A. She would be prompt for a short 

 time and then stop. I found out that the more I said the worse it was, 

 because they could beat me at every point, 

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