< Robert Card, being sworn, deposed | —I am a storekeeper at the New ( Kiver, between the Saltwater and the j Teremakau. I knew the deceased , George Dobson. I saw him on Friday, j the 25th May last at the Saltwater | Creek. He only remained there a few minutes. I went twelve miles up the river with him, to one of our stores. , It was situated on the New Eiver. ' He said that he was sent up to look out a horse track. This was on the Friday; but on the Saturday he started up the horse track. On the Friday night he stopped at our store—that is, the store of Card Bros.; I stopped. there, too. On Saturday morning Mr. Dobson started up the horse track to go to Maori Gully. This was the last time I saw him. He was dressed in a black coat, and had a small case with a belt slung across him. It looked like a compass case. I do not know whe ther I should know either the coat or case again. [Certain articles of cloth ing were handed to the witness but he could not identify them.] The case was shaped like a heart. I believe the case produced to be the same as the one worn by the deceased when I last saw him. The case produced is the one I described as a compass case. I believe that be did not have any coat across his arm. By Mr. Button—lt was on Saturday the 26th May last that I last saw Mr. • Dobson. He was proceeding towards the track. It was about eight o'clock in the morning of the 26th May last. He started from the store by himself. I walked on to the horse track with him and wished him good morning. He then went along the track. When I last saw him there was nobody with him. I cannot swear to the clothes produced as being the identical ones worn by Dobson, although they very much resemble them. I believe he was not carrying any coat over his arm. I noticed that he was wearing a compass case with a belt across over his right shoulder, and the case under his left arm. The case was banging just over the heart. I don't know whether Dobson had a hat or cap. 