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?