Nfesuo AndenmnaiidMu-i.it mi-ht bi" heard nothing as to a division of th« run ac- thH '»t which Messrs flialmers had tesupi.r- fuliilh-.d. Some witnesses w«-re "»amincd -mn cording to its capabilities. Mr Rattray told ani>': .'■ t»t»n»ate my country na having been it appearc*!, in tliu cour.« s of the «-vid!-m-» me that he had .sent the contract up to Mr wo. rth -{s aa aero »n<t'--rtheold t.-uure. and an thatoueof thwe-wilm-w; MrCn\v,\huw "who ■Staftortl; and, afterwards, he told me that J' einS Worth lully duublu that imd«r then«w I h.i 4 enjoyed to deliver the .slat-.s for the Mr Stafford approved of the contract. I plaintiff, had dtclim.-d to do ho wii-n hi- mi'w John Bathgate, manager of the Hank of i>y-*Jr Miiith : file WM) acres {purchased, I tlud otln;i' slates were on the ground- th - Otago: I contracted, on behalf of mv.ii:lf and f m, oS sl'yJaw, are the most valuable jilainliil'beiu:' at th-. time in the rott^ry" other., for the purchase from' Mmhr* on my station Thu Magistrate, in giving jud-ni':iit'for th.'« Chalmers lirothern, of half of Itun, No. 212. ■'■■i-"^ Kattray :My (inn a^t.xl ;i<\ defendant, aaid that'there apiw-an-d to h- t -• The Judge excluded evidence on thi.s f^ r Mr SuHord, m the sale of the half of been no time mentioned, but tie- hw hi<u. lmn^ IJ nn» -'-'• I wrote a letter to Mr posed the work to be dune within a rtWn- Nathaniel Chalmers: lam brother to the (-»allnii« °» the:2oth January, .-usking him able tim*:, and he considered that th-< plaint MF plaintiffs, and I acted as their agent in taking to treat tor the halt, and got a letter on the had completely shut himself out f n .m .viv delivery of the half of Run, No. 212. Mcswrs *-'th- °" tii.it same day, Mr Walcot waite- claim by" what took place ln.-twi"-u his act of J.G.Acton. P. Power, and Roberts were- «»» "»e, and told me that he had received a authorisation to Crawshaw, and thu time of present. What was delivered wan country tetter Jrom tite Chalmerses instructing him to his offering to proceed with the work his north of the .Spylaw. I took temporary jjo.s- treat lor StaHord's half of the run. He asked agent, Crawnliaw, having r- fus-d to pla-e thu session, pending final decision of the matter. 