To Mr. Clendon: As far as he wat aware there was no prospect of the company resuming work before the protection time is up. If there wer< not any tailings emptied into thi creek he would drink the water. H had known people to suffer by drink ing the water when there was no cy anide in it. Other experts had me with the same results as Mr. French : high assays and unsatisfactory re turns.
James Coutts, Mining Inspector, de posed he knew the Monowai. He tool tests of the water in Waiomo Greek ii May; on the 15th, 16th and 18th. Th( company ,were then discharging tail Logs, etc., into the creek. He waitec until the water was discolored befor< he took his tests. 1 The water he testec waa taken about 300 yards below th battery. He took nine bottles of the water to analyse altogether. In No 2 there was no trace of cyanide. L No. 3 there was a slight trace of it.
