Elizabeth Young, wife of the informant anil mother of Etuiiy Young, deposed that she knew the accused, Joseph Buchanan. Her daughter Emily wa3 born on January 12th, 1878, at 'Tararn. When the latter was born witness gave the nurse half-a crown to register the birth, but she wa<» not sure whether the registration was ef fected or not. Witnes was living at Man-' yapai, on Eliingbam's farm. The accused was contracting; out there, ami was sup posed to be in partner-hip. For a little over three months he was boarding with witness and her family. On New Year's day she noticed some 6trange movements on the part of Mr Buchanan in her house. During the day he asked a gentleman to go with him to Sloan's, a neighbour, and on his return witness asked the friend who had accompanied him what he (the latter) went to Sloan's for. He then hod a cup of coffee, and said he was goinn to bed. Wit ness safely saw her daughter Emily to bed about^elevcn, but some time later witness and her eldest daughter heard som9 noise in Emily's bedroom. They got up, and on going into the la'ter's room found that Emily had gone. They then went to Mr Buchanan's room end found that he had also gone. When they went to the veran dah ihey heard horses galloping down the paddock. About a month before Christ inas, when the accused was about to leave for Whangarei, witness saw him on passing through the kitchen hand something over to her daughter Emily. She questioned the latter on the matter, and her daughter informed her that Mr Buchanan had given her some money to mind for him while he was away. Witness severely censured her daughter for accepting ihe trust, saying that she was mistress of the house, and Buchanan bad no right to do such a thing without, her permission. The.witness was cross-examined at some length by Mr Brassey as to the age of the girl. In reply to a question as to whether the girl had not reached the age of 18 years on Saturday last, she said she did not think so. She denied hating connived at anything going on between her daughter and Mr Buchanan. 