Luckie, Deputy Commissioner of Stamps : I produce a statement in the matter of James May’s estate filed by accused, to gether with certain schedules, in terms of the Deceased Persons Estates Act, 1881. Richard Butler Rigg, accountant at the Bank of New Zealand, Wellington, deposed that he kept the share register. The Bank did not recognise trust funds as regards shares. The whole of the 1014 shares held by the late Hr James May, were transferred to Taylor in hia ©wn name, but at the present time none of them were standing to his credit. Only 49 shares were transferred by Taylor, according to will, to Jonas Arundel, 20 to George Arundel, 20 to Edmund Arundel, 47 to Arthur Scampton, none to Isaac Gar ter, 5 shares to T. S. Weston, 25 to Robert KcKinley, 50 to Wood, Pickering, and Sims ; 236 out of the 1014 shares left by the late Mr May be ng thus accounted for. Mr C. C. Graham, the Official Assignee, was also called to prove certain transfers found in the possession of the accused. D. T. Stuart, sharebroker in business at Wellington: I know the prisoner. On the Slat May, 1882, I sold 23 Bank of New Zea land shares at the instance of the accused, and on the 3rd June 19 and 12, and on the sth

June 30. The four sale notes I produce were in connection with these sale*, and were ren dered l.y me to the prisoner. The total sum realised by the sale of those shares was 1.1*.•63 10s, less L 24 10s. I gave prisoner a cheque f r that amount on the 15th June, ISS2, drawn on the Bank of Australasia. On the 17th June I sold GO Bank of New Zealand shares, and on the 9th February, ISS3, 100 shares, sending him on the 12th February a cheque for L23oS 5s Sd on the Bank of Australasia. On the 23rd June, IBS3, I sold 20 shares, and on the 12th July, ISS3, 30 shares, the latter realising LllOO. On the 2nd of July I paid L44G 13s 4d to the prisoner’s credit on the collection of draft. On the 13th July! sent a cheque for 1.033 Gs Sd to prisoner, that, with the draft, making up the LllOO. 