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with me and one caught me up —two fellows. We found the body. I came down again and wont up with the doctor. I did not move the body. I spoke to Bowles. lam not sure if I went down to see him. I just went to the room to get a lantern. I asked Bowles if it was right what the boy said. Next morning I went up with my brother to the spot where the body was found. The two McCallums (Malcolm and Donald) came up ; they said something about paper. We went further up the hill, to where some boys were standing. There was paper. Jt was just past the first portion of gorse on the left. It was the knife I saw first. I know the bend. It was on the right-hand side. I picked up one portion of the knife. It was lower down than the bend. There is a bank on the left. On the right it is level and grassy, and some big boulders. Where the knife was picked up was three, four, or five feet off the road, on the grass, on the right. There was some paper strewed right across the road, some on the right. Ido not think any piece of paper was so large as a halfpenny. I did not pick up any. I saw Carroll pick up some. The boys might. I did not see them. I picked up two pieces of knife. Two within 2ft. of each other. 53. Could you form any opinion as to how the papers got there ?—I thought it had been shot out of a gun. It was black. These are pieces of the knife. I saw a small piece of blade in waistcoat when wo took the body to the morgue. [Piece of knife produced. Exhibit I.] Malcolm McCallum examined. 54. Mr. Boll.] lam a son of Samuel McCallum. He is a currier. I live nearer Kaiwara than Chemis. I went up in the morning up Hawkings's road with Donald and the Dimocks. I saw a pool of blood, and went further up the road. I called out. I saw some bits of rag and paper lying in the midst of the road. My brother was with me. Carroll came up where I was. He picked up the bits of cloth and paper. I saw some bits of paper in the furze-bushes on the left as you go up. I saw no paper on the right. I did not pick up any paper.. I saw Victor Dimock and Constable Carroll pick up some paper. I believe Victor picked up some paper and gave it to Carroll. I then went up the hill. I found nothing else. Donald MoCallum examined. 55. Mr. Richmond.} Am a son of Samuel, brother of last witness. Went up with my brother on Saturday up Hawkings's road. I saw Dimock and Constable Carroll there. I saw blood on the road, and after that some pieces of paper above the blood. I picked some of it up, and gave it to Carroll. I did not see any one else pick any up. Malcolm McCallum recalled. 56. Mr. Bunny.] I saw Chemis on Saturday morning, going round with his milk as usual. I got milk from him as usual. I asked him if he had heard about Mr. Hawkings. He said some one in Kaiwara told him about it. He said he had heard about it in Kaiwara. This was early in the morning. John Alpked Koch examined. 57. Mr. Bell.] Am ledger-keeper at the Bank of New Zealand, Wellington. I knew Hawkings and his signature. This is his signature. It is a pay-in slip of 31st May, signed by him. It is for £6. It went to his credit on that day. It is five notes and one sovereign. Michael Green examined. 58. Mr. Bell.] I am a labourer, in Wellington. On 31st May we were laying a gas-main. There wore ten of us. Capling was one of us. We were working at end of road at Kaiwara, a Jittle way past the bridge from here, one hundred yards other side of Eainbow Hotel. We were six or seven weeks on road altogether ; about a week at Kaiwara. I just know the prisoner by seeing him spreading metal. I saw him on 31st May spreading metal, a little way past Taylor's shop, further from Wellington than Rainbow Hotel. He was working on the road. He knocked off at half-past four o'clock. He knocked off before us ; we knocked off at twenty minutes to five. He went towards Ngauranga when I saw him. The gasmen all knocked off together. We came to town in a spring-dray; the clock just strucking five as we passed Government Buildings. The horse walked part of the way and trotted part. 59. Mr: Bunny.] I have seen prisoner there later than half-past four o'clock. If he had a load to spread he would stop and do it. I know he was spreading all the afternoon. I am sure. I think they were taking blinding from where the school is. I saw prisoner at the school. I saw him particularly leave work this day. Not more particularly that day than any other day. I did not see the cart that prisoner was working with go away. Chaeles Capling examined. 60. Mr. Bell.] Am a labourer, living in Lome Street, Wellington. On 31st May was working at Kaiwara, laying gas-pipes, near against where the butcher's shop is, the other side of the Eainbow Hotel. We knocked off about half-past four o'clock. I did not see prisoner knock off. I saw him that day spreading metal on the road. I came into town in Miller's cart, with Green. The clock struck five as we got to the Government Printing Office. I knew Mr. Hawkings. We met him just this side of the Railway Hotel; this side of Pipitea Point. We were then coming into town. He was driving his cart. No one in the cart with him. I saw him. 61. Mr. Bunny.] I was putting away tools for all. I did not see prisoner leave work. John Taylok examined. 62. Mr. Bichmond.] In employ of Thompson and Co., drapers, Wellington. Saw Hawkings on 31st May at our warehouse. He came to purchase drapery and hosiery. He paid for it by cheque. He said he had not sufficient .with him. He pulled out a few shillings, and said that is all.