place after his return, Ho left f.lio honso at about half-past two on the following afternoon to go to tho hotel. Witness saw him again afterwards, but could not recollect tho dato, when ho brought aomo of his wife's clothes to tho house, saying that ho brought them there for safety. Two of tho drosses ho brought woresinco fnken awny by Constable Livingstone, thu same, sho thought, n» thoso produced. On a flubsequonfc occasion accused cama to witness' houso and aoked if ho had loft a rnzor there, and witness roptied that oho did not think so. Sh then brought tho bnndlo out and opened it, and found no razor in it. Accused said ho wanted tho razor to shavo with, And he had lost it somewhere. On tho Sunday before the deceased's body wu» found, accused again camo to witness's house and said ho tliouyhf. his wifo had gono to Dunodin, When acousod camo to her houso on fho night of tho 10th, ho woro ft big coat with a sort of grey check (produced and identified) ; ho wore loggings, but witness did not notice what trousers ho wore, Cross-examined : Aftor deceased was missing, accused told witness that ho had found tho razor on his bedroom floor, &nd had shewn it to Willotts. Witness thought that, when accused brought him own clothes to her houso on tho 10th ult., ho said ho did not know whore his wife was ; ho said he had hoard that sho went to Oamaru on the 6th ult, ; he might have asked witness to enquiro about her if she was going to Oamaru, but sho did not remember. Ho might havo enquired on one occasion, when witness was returning from Oamaru if sho had seen his wifo there, but witness had no recollection of it, Georgo Gallio, laborer in tho employ of Miljington Bros, at Papakaio, deposed to having known the accused for thd last six months. On tho 11th ult. ho saw accusod at tho Peebles Hotel, about 3 or 4 o'clock in tho afternoon, and had somo conversa tion with him. Accused was speaking about tho Saturday night ho was at his houso. 