F. C. Luscombe, sworn—Remember ’ $ getting the account (produced) from Mr. ' vl? John Grigg. The amount marked L2l >| 16s. 6d. in that account has been stopped by Mr. Grigg, and I am now suing for.' that amount in the District Court. I have 1 objected to this amount being stopped, and Mr. Grigg has definitely refused to pay it. Nothing was said about it not being a final settlement. I did the work as well as it could bo done, but had the wind been o'lf blowing from the north-west it could have J|l been done better. The sheaves were good condition for threshing, with the':?! exception of one or two. The wheat was r'ty a bad sample. There was a lot of seconds '■ in it from blight and rust. . Some of the sheaves could not possibly be threshed . out, because some of them were damp. The feeder would have the control of such sheaves. Any carelessness would rest ty 5 with the feeder, who was not hired by me, ty but under my control. Mr. Grigg has stopped wages from the feeder for his • carelessness. More care was taken with . ’ that paddock than any other. We kept the concave closer than usual—as close as ; i': could be, owing to the blighted wheat.
