MEIKLE COMMISSION.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1969, 3 January 1907, Page 3

MEIKLE COMMISSION.

Press Association. WELLINGTON, last night. The Itoyal Commission which is enquiring into the claim of J, Meildo for compensation, sat again in Wellington to-day for the purpose of taking further evidence, Hr Findlay, for the Crown, stated it had. been agreed to abandon tho evidence that had beon taken at Home from Mr Cameron. It was duo by Iho next Frisco mail, but so ns not to delay tho Commission, it had boon arranged to abandon it. Evidence was given this morning by Christie, formerly manager of Highle station, Thomas Perry, who was manager of Islay, station for two years before Mr Troup took ibat position, and Edward Wild, n farmer in tho nci"liborlioocl of Meikle’s lancl. Giving evidence before tho Meildo Commission, Thomas William Perry, an hotelkeeper at Christchurch, said he was manager of tho Islay station, and was succeeded by Mr Troupe in 18S6 or 188". Mr Meiklo’s property was in oats, grass and turnips, and there was some of it in flax and not under cultivation. During witnesses management he did not give any information to the police of loss of sheep, but of course there was the loss that was to bo expected. Had 1000 sheep been lost witness would have known of it. There | was always trespassing of sheep between the company’s property and Mcikle’s, because there was no fence. Sometimes -Mcikle’s sheep were on tho Company s property, and vice versa. Meikle surd the Company with regard to Iho fencing, hut was non-vuited. Cross-examined by Dr Findlay, witness said tho number of sheep that trespassed was very smal l , two or three, or perhaps a few more. Meikle had put up an extra wire on his fence, and ho thought the Company should have done the same with regard, to their fence, and that was the cause of the lawsuit. Ho saw nothing which caused him to suspect more than the ordinary loss of sheep from the station. . Edmund Wild, a farmer at. Mums, said he attended a sale at Grey’s place some time before Meiklcs's conviction. 11 o went over tho land with Meikle, and 1 came across a dead sheep. Witness Ufdtl, " Wty flon’t ?«« skin that ehceg j

Meiklo replied, “Because it’s ft Company's slieop.” There was an excellent springing crop on Moiklo’s When Moiklc wont away to attend his trial ho asltod witnoss to look after his farm, and he did so for about a wool . There was bottor grass on his place than on the Company's land.