horse claimed by Mr. Canning is the foal of an Arab breed mare formerly the property of C.L. de Pelichet. I saw the foal three or four days after its birth. I saw the foal constantly from that time until the period of his castration; at which operation I assisted at Mr. Pelichet's express desire. The horse in question was foaled in November 1853, and was castrated some 12 or 15 months after that period. The last occasion on which I saw the horse, previous to seeing it in the possession of the defendant, Whakatomo, yesterday, was in Mr. Abbott's paddock at Waipawa, where it had been placed by Mr. Canning after his purchase from