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Pbbey Peeby and Kennaway." And what did you do with that telegram?—l took it over, and saw either Mr. Henderson or Mr, Eitchie, I am not clear which, but, whichever it was, he said they would consult Mr. Haggitt. 119. Was Mr. Haggitt's opinion ever communicated to you : —JNo. 120! Did they ever claim the costs of it from you?— No. _ 121. You did pay Perry and Perry's account for the defence in the Magistrate s Court. — les; Messrs. Perry and Perry drew on me through the bank. 122. And you paid the draft ?—Yes. „. . , 123 And you subsequently paid the fine ?—Yes ; and Perry and Perry s bill of costs. Ihey first sent me down the bill of costs, and I took it over to the National Mortgage Company, and showed it to them. TT 124. To whom did you show it?—l gave it to Mr. Henderson. 125. Did you ever get it back ?—No. Mr. Chapman : We should like to have that. Mr. Eaggitt: We never saw it to our knowledge. 126. Mr Chapman. You say you gave it to Mr. Henderson, and did not get it back ?—I took every document over, and everything I have not in my office must be left there. 127. You left it with him?— Yes. 128. Then, afterwards you paid the fine, did you not ?—I did ; but I saw Mr. Eitchie about the fine previous to that. 129. Who first made a demand upon you for the fine ?—A policeman named Pratt. 130. And you saw Mr. Eitchie about it ?—Yes. 131. What did you say to him ?—I told him that a man was asking for payment, and asked what should I do, and Mr. Eitchie told me to put him off as long as I could. 132 Yes?—l put him off for about a month, and then I paid him. 133' Did you see Mr. Eitchie more than once?— After I had paid him, some days after 1 cannot remember when, I went over and told Mr. Eitchie that I had paid him, and Mr. Eitchie said, " Oh, you had better go and get the money." . 134. Did he indicate where you were to go?—Oh, to the counter—the cashier :he was in his CC I3S Yes?—l said " Oh, perhaps it would be better no money passed just now. There are some telegrams, and Perry and Perry's costs, and perhaps it would be better not to have any money passing between us just now ;" and Mr. Eitchie said, " Oh, well yes , perhaps so 136. What was the next thing that happened ?—Oh, I think the next thing that happened was a demand for the rent. , 137 Had you seen Mr. Eitchie at all in the interval ?—I do not think so. 138. You afterwards got a demand for the rent?— Yes, which I took over, and saw Mr. Eitchie Wlt 139. Was there any conversation ?—No; there was nothing. He simply sat at his desk and wrote what I was to say. , , . . „ „ 140 You showed him the demand, and he wrote what you were to say on the back ot it .-•— Xes. 14l' " I be" to give you notice that it is my intention to abandon Eun 98a, as I cannot make anything out of it at the rental." You wrote in these terms, then?— Yes; on the 7th of September. . . Mr Haggitt: Will you let us see that writing, please. 142. Mr.'Chapman.] Then you wrote in these terms. Does that represent the whole of your letter ?—My letter reads word for word. _ . . . 143 Mr Haggitt. 1 Will you read it?—"l beg to give, you notice that it is my intention to abandon Eun 93a, as I cannot make anything out of it at the rental.—Your truly J. E. Scott 144 Mr Chapman.} You sent that. When did you next hear anything? You seem to have eot a letter on the sth October ?—Yes, from the Crown Solicitor, James C. Martin: "I have been instructed to apply to you for payment of £190, rent due to the Crown on the Ist ultimo, for Eun 93a and to inform you that, unless that sum, together with the statutory penalty, is paid before the end of the week, proceedings will be taken against you.—Yours truly, J. C. Maktin, Crown Solicitor." . _ .. 145. What did you do with that?—l took it over and showed it to Mr. Henderson. 146 Did any conversation pass ?—He dictated a letter. 147 You replied on the 7th October, "In reply to yours of the sth instant, I beg to inform you that I have abandoned Eun 93a "?—Yes, that is what Mr. Henderson told me to write 148. Now, about this time you appear to have got two rabbit notices—oth October, IHyj. t— I think they came with the letter. . 149 From the Crown Solicitor ?—Yes ; they came about the same time anyhow. 150*. Both on the sth October—the letter and notices ?—Yes, with the Eabbit Inspector s 6 151 There is the Eabbit Inspector's letter, enclosing a formal notice of account for £415 os." Id. ?—I went over and saw Mr. Henderson about that, and he told me Mr. Eitchie was not at home, but in the meantime to do nothing. _ ; 152 You took these over—the Inspector's formal notices and the Inspector s account tor rabbit-poisoning—to Mr. Henderson, and he told you Mr. Eitchie was not at home, but in the meantime to do nothing ?—Yes. 153. Did you do anything?—l did not do anything. 154 Had' you any other conversations with either Mr. Eitchie or Mr. Henderson that you remember at this moment prior to your arrest ?—When I got that I went over to Mr. Henderson and told him that the affair looked very serious altogether.