The akins were too much decomposed to allow of the earmark being Identified. The skins were buried over an area from a chain to fifteen chains - from the prisoners' whare, and in some of the cases the skins must have been buried three or ionr months, as the grass growing there-was several inches long. By Mr Cornford : When witness first charged prisoners with stealing cheep LindstTom said that he had given permis sion to kill sheep. Witness denied Lind- Btrom's statement, Where the skins were found it was easy to see in some cases thab the ground had been disturbed, but not in the majority of cases. When witness accused prisoners of stealing the sheep they did nob seem to be angry. He told Lindstrom that if he came to witness's houße to buy a sheep, and found wit ness not at home, he might kill a webher there, and inform witness about it) afterwards. He paid on account of prisoners possibly from £5 to £10 for meat while they were working. There was a difference of opinion between witness and the prisoners as to whether the work was finished or not. There had been disputes about the value of the fence. By His Honor: Witness owed the prisoners from £30 to £35 supposing the work finished. He had already paid to them or on their behalf from £48 to £50. By Mr Cornford : Witness had suggested that prisoners and witness should go to see Mr Fountains, a Jastice of the Peace, to arrange a settlement. Prisoners re-. ' fused. Did not say that he wanted a set off beeanse of digging np bwo sheepskins, and Brown did nob say "Oh you can dig np more if you look." The country was. xongb and unfenced, bnt the musters of the. sheep were carefully made. He-examined by Mr Cobterill ; Prisoners asked wibness if he would supply them with meat. This was towards the finish of the work, on the ground that the man they bad been, getting their meat from had refnsed to supply them any longer. He supplied them with four sheep, sup plied half a sheep at a time. Brown ' killed the sheep from which the first half was tupplied. 