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[page 159] Q. Didn't the treasurer have to be consulted to know what finds there were? A. Not by me, but by the superintendent and trustees. Q. Didn't he have to be consulted before money could be paid out? A. That is an opinion. I should not think so about that. Q. A word about the water business? Did you know water to be short un wards except in the summer you spoke of in 1877? A. I will say every year they have been short. Q. What was that due to? Insufficient supply of water? Dr. Butler: That is a matter of judgement. Witness: That is an opinion too. Q. What the shortness of water was due to? A. Some summers we have to stint. Q. Was it a dry season? A. Would not get so much in a very dry season. Q. Some times water gave out because nature didn't supply it did it? A. That would be an opinion wouldn't it? Q. Was not that the reason? Haven't you based a complaint here in that fact? A. Did I say anything about it? I said there was a shortness of water