It was a monstrous thing that the machinery of the law should be entirely put a stop to because a man could not restrain himself from drink for a few hours. The witness’s name was again called out side the Court, but as there was no, appear ance an order was made out for the payment to the Attorney-General of the sum of £SO, the amount of the witness’s recognizances, and other expenses. A statement made by the prisoner at the hearing of the case before the Resident Magis trate at Featherston was handed in by Mr Izard, but its admission was objected to by Travers. Argument ensued and the objection was withdrawn. The statement was to the effect that the prisoner had killed the cow in consequence of a law which stipulated that all cattle, sheep, and pigs, trespassing upon this particular land should be killed. Te Manihera, another Wairarapa chief, said he had not given the prisoner instructions to kill the cow of the prosecutor, but it had been agreed ever since the war 1860 that all cattle found on the land should be killed. A number of Europeans, including Morrison, agreed with the law of 1860, and it was still in existence. In 1862 there was a case before the Magistrate at Featherston and witness asked Mr Wardell so request Morrison to keep his cattle from the land. Morrison was told his cattle would be killed if they were found there. The object of the killing was to prevent the tame cattle being attracted to the bush by the wild one 3. The Europeans had the right to kill the wild cattle on that land as weil as the Maories. Hoani, a brother of Manihera, stated that he had given the prisoner authority to kill cattle just before the cow was killed. The killing of these cattle was a constant subject of discussion amongst them. This being the whole of the evidence addu cible, his Honor again adverted in strong terms to the conduct of the man Morrison, whose evidence was very necessary to show whether he had or had not agreed to the law made by the Maoris. Without this evi dence it seemed impossible to obtain a con viction, and it would be useless to allow the matter to go to the jury. 