Q. Did you as broker to the Accountant General, make purchases on Monday the 21st February?
A. I did.
Q. At what prices?
A. I made purchases to the amount of £15,957:10:8, at 71-5/8 per cent.
Q. Consols I suppose?
A. Yes, I have got them down in various sums.
Q. Was that the high price of the day, or the price at which stock opened in the morning?
A. I got to my office I think about eleven o'clock, or a little before, I took the orders from the Accountant General's office.
Q. At what time did you begin making your purchases?