Lord Maennurhten : Hβ cannot conduct a property of this sorb without money. Mr Fuilarton : You can geb the money as you go on. You can sell the copra and carry on bho payment of labourers. You can pay labourers out of the produce of your copra which you sell to traders there. There is no difficulty in getting ready money so long as the plantations are in good working order. Lord Macnaghfcen : Remember that these persons had got execution against him for £5,000. They would not have al lowed him to dispose of money for the pur pose of carrying on business. Mr Fnilarfcon : I submit thah that is nob an argument which lie can be heard to use. I submit that where a man, inaboid of doing that which he has a right to do, does that which he has no right to do, he cannot bo heard bo say "If I had done that which was right you would have boon in difficulties." Lord Macnashten : No ; if I had done nothing you would have been in exactly the same position. Mr Fuilarton : Your Lordship knows the case whei'a coal was improperly taken from a mine ? Lord Macnaghben : That is a different thing altogether. Mr Fuilarton : Would your Lordship lob me put what I mean ? In that case it was held that the damages bhab could be re covered were the gross value of the coal. Lord Miicnaghben : That is a very peculiar case. It is no good unless there is something like stoaling. That is taking the coal—nothing , else. Mr Fuilarton : Taking it wilfully. ■ I think wo arc in a position to show here most wilful wrong, and that is what the Court have held. Lord liiaenaghten : I dare say we shall aoe it when we come to the evidence, but I have not seen it yet. Mr F,ullarton; Mr Carrubhevs, in his evidence, says : " Lata could nob have been worked with less, as far as I know. I am not aware of stsps being baken by William McAi'thur and Co. to supply bha plantation with labourers." I shall show that the steps they took were to apply for leave bo import labourers. As your Lordship knows, under the law they cannot import cheap labour without authority. 