I left him with X)r. Morris and Mr Henderson. Mounted-Constable William Watt, swore,: said—About three o'clock last Friday after noon, I was informed that an accident had happened at Amberley. X proceeded to the place and X found the deceased in a light cart lying on some bags of chaff. Dr. Morris was attending to him. I remained with him from that time to abeut five o'clock, and brought him down in the train as far as Bangiora. There was a lot of blood in the cart when we lifted him. I gave deceased into the charge of Constable Maher at Bangiora, and returned to Amberley. ■ Constable John Maher sworn, said—The deceased was placed in my charge lest Friday evening by the last witness, and X brought him (o this Hospital by train. Deceased was very quiet when given into my charge. About ten minutes before the train started he asked for a drink of water, and again for another at Kaiapoi. He was vary restless be'ween Bangiora and Raiapoi, and threw himself about a good deaL Ho got his hand into his mouth at one tine and thought to

bite bis fingers off. but I prevented him. He gave hie name a* William Thompson. Dr. W. B. Daviet, house surgeon to the Hospital, sworn, said—The deceased was brought into the Hospital a few minutes before 9 p.m. on Friday last. He wm in a state of neat prostration and semiuncon scious. He was almost pulseless. He had a compound fracture of the right leg with ex tensive tearing away of the muscle and in tegument of the calf, and laceration of the posterior tibial artery. Hβ died in about thirty minutes after his admission. I have since examined the body. I found the brain, heart, and all the other internal organs in a healthy oondition. The immediate cause of deceased's death was exhaustion from hemorrhage. By a Juror—No other application beyond a handkerchief was round the deceased's leg when he arrived. Other dressing might have bean put on at Amberley, and disarranged during the journey. I sent for Br. Pons, the visiting surgeon for the week, and he arrived, accompanied by Dr. Irving, a few minutes after the man had expired. I consider the de ceased was in a fit state to be brought from Amberley to Ohristohurcb, the wound havirg been dressed previously. 