Lydia Gallic deposed : I am the widow of the late Mr John Gallic, and was married to him 44 years since next May. I came to the colony with ray husband 40 years ago last January. He was a blacksmith by trade, ami .started busi ness here. He bought the land where Watsou's Hotel stands at the sale of the New Zealand Company's land, and bought the land in Leith street about six months after we landed. The land in Leith street was got first. We did not settle on the land in High street when wf bought it; but had a lease of some other ground in High street, and lived there for 10 years. From there we moved to the bottom of High street, and two years afterwards we went to live on our owu land in Leitu street. We went to Loith street after the diggings broke out. We were living in our own place in High street when my husband gave up his business. I thiuk he continued to work at the forge after the great rush of people came, and until about a year before we went to Leith street. There was nothing peculiar about Mr Gallic when I married him, excepting a thickness in hia speech. My husband was over 30 when wo were married. 1 noticed the impediment in his speech when I first met him. When living in High street I remember the first tax beiug laid on the peoile of Duuedin. Mr Gallic did not feel inclined'to pay tbe tax. There was a great deal of trouble over this. It was a good few mouths before the matter was settled in court, anil the result was that be lost the case and seemed to get careless. My husband always took his glass, and after this he cook a considerable quantity of drink, and he got sort of stupid. He used "to come in fine 1, lie down, but I nwer raw him ill from the drink. In High street he had no illness Keeping him to his bed, but he kept to his bed a good deal. Over this matter of taxes there was some question of selling his stock, and so much was sold fs would pay taxes aad expenses. 