admitted to be a horse of superior form. I continued to see the horse at no distant periods till the time he was castrated, which was in the summer of 1854. I then attended, at Mr. Pelichet's express desire, and assisted during the performance of the operation. The horse was then running at Wautukai. I have no doubt in my mind that the horse produced by the natives yesterday was the one then castrated. He continued running at Wautukai, and from thence to Patangata, from that time, till the date of my purchase from Mr. Gollan in January 1856. I removed him from Patangata on hearing that the natives were about to