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some time. The first time I spoke, there was the cheque. "Were you promised the cheque for £100 before or after the arrangement of £50 a year ? It was before it was arranged. Did you first hear of it from Sutton and Hamlin ? I first asked them. I had the cheque in my pocket. It was mv friend's cheque. Did you not receive the cheque for consenting to the sale of Heretaunga ? No. Did you sign anything on that occasion ? No. Did you not sign a consent ? No ;it was afterwards, when Sutton and Hamlin came, I signed. Did you not, when youreceived the £100, sign a consent to agree to the sale ? If I had signed, you had better show it to roe. M 3' idea is, I signed when Sutton and Hamlin came. December oOth, 18G9 (Receipt for £100 produced) ? The signature is mine. I know signing a paper for receiving £100. The other words are not mentioned. Did you not say come the next day and you would sign the deed ? I said I would come in the next day ; but I did not come as was arranged. Why did you not come in the next day ? Because I was unwilling. Did you not finally agree to take the £50 a year instead of the £100 cheque ? It was when Sutton and Hamlin spoke to me I consented to the £50. It was when the cheque was torn up. The deed was signed before the cheque was torn up. When you asked for the £100, did you not say you would sooner have the £50 a year, as you had heard what Karaitiana and Ileuare had? I had not heard what they were to get; but it was so arranged about mine. Did I not tell you if I agreed to give you £50 a year, you must give me back the £100 cheque ? Tou did not say that; if you had, I would not have come in. Did we not have a long argument, and did you not wish to keep the cheque as well? No. When I insisted on getting it back, did you not ask to keep half of it, namely, £50 ? No ; I did not. Did I not give you £50 when I tore up the cheque ? Yes. Did 1 not say I would give you the first year's annuity when you said you wanted some money ? Yes. Was it not the change of your mind that you ran up the willow tree after taking the £100 ? No ;it was before. What did you go up the tree for ? I was tired of Your coming, and I ran away. Did you know what signatures were on the conveyance when you signed (Deed of conveyance, not completed, produced) ? Perhaps Henare's. All the signatures above my name were on before I signed. Did you not go up the tree because you wanted better terms? Why should a person run up a tree if he was willing. Was not that the reason, so that you might get something like Karaitiana and Henare ? I had heard what they were to get. I was tired of being hunted; they were like bush dogs hunting bush pigs. Question repeated. No ; if good arrangements were made I should not run up a tree. Chairman.] When did you first know Karaitiana was to get £100 and Henare £150 ? It was after I signed I saw it in Cuff's office. Was that the first occasion you knew of it ? Yes. What did Henare say about his £150 ? He never spoke to me about it. Did you speak to any one about your £50 a year ? No. Mr,. SheehanJ] Had you any knowledge from Karaitiana or Henare before Karaitiana went to Auckland that either were to receive more than £1,000? I did not hear. Had you heard, up to the time of the deed being brought out, of the large concession Karaitiana was to get ? No. Had you heard it from Tanner or Hamlin ? No. (Receipt for £100 produced.) Was that explained to you at the time of signing ? No ; lam quite certain. Had you, before receiving the £100, refused to sign the deed ? Yes. Why did you leave the room the first day ? Because I was not willing for their talk of Heretaunga. Had you agreed to the bargain Henare and Karaitiana had made, at the time of the three days' conversation ? No. Had you in any manner left it to them ? No. Had Karaitiana and Henare informed you of the £1,000 to each ? No ; it was Tanner and Williams. Did Karaitiana and Henare agree to that ? No ; I heard they had agreed. Did you not ask Tanner what Henare and Karaitiana were to get ? Yes. Where was that ? At Pakowhai; that was before the sale. What reply did Tanner make ? That Henare and Karaitiana were not to get anything over the £1,000 each." Was it because you wished to avoid these people, or to make better terms, you went away ? Because I was unwilling to sell. Chairman.'] Did you ever get an account of the moneys that had been paid ? I only got Sutton's and Maney's; Ido not know whether it was more or less than £1,000. Did not Mr. Tanner pay money on your account to Robinson and Newton ? Yes ; he paid them, but I did not receive the account. Did Tanner pay other accounts for you besides Newton and Irvine's ? Ido not remember. Have you received small sums of money from time to time ? After the mortgage there was some. Waka Kawatini sworn. Mr. Sheehan.] Do you recollect the leasing of the land? Yes. Have you anything to say against it ? Yes ; some years I would receive the money, and pay it to Sutton; some years Parker would steal it from Tanner. Have you anything against the fairness of the lease ? That was correct; it was agreed to by us. How came it Parker stole it ? Parker was going about signing away my Crown grants. How did Parker do that? Did you not sign a deed handing over Heretaunga and other lands ? No ; there were a number of blocks, including Heretaunga, Parker wrote in the deed. Did you not give a lease to Parker of Waikahu? No ; I gave it to Rich. (Deed dated 29th December, 1808, Waka to Parker, produced.) Did you sign away your land to Parker? No. Did you never go to Lee's office with Parker? I came to get my money, £100. 1 went to a house on the hill. Tanner and Hamlin said sign a document to Mr. Wilson to act as my lawyer, as Lee was acting for Parker. What did you want a lawyer against Parker ? Because £120 of the rent had been taken by Mr. Lee and Parker. Do you not remember going to Lee's office a long time before ? I do not remember; he was continually supplying me with liquor. Do you not recollect signing a deed to Parker, whereby you were to receive £350 a year for life in consideration of giving up your lands ? Perhaps so ; I do not know. Wilson was appointed my lawyer to get back the money Parker had consumed. How long afterwards were you spoken to about selling Heretaunga? A long time. Who first spoke to you about it ? It was Martyn Hamlin and Maney who first spoke to me. Where ? They went to Kohupatiki to purchase Heretaunga. Did they say anything about Heretaunga ? They said Tanner's money was expended. Did you not sign the deed of sale of Heretaunga ? No. Did you ever see Mr. Tanner on the subject ? Yes. Was it when Wilson consented to be your lawyer you first saw Tanner ? It was after. What took place ? Tanner said I should come on a certain day, and I came to town. Tanner was upstairs in this building, and he called me in. Tanner said, I have come to ask you to sign a document to throw Mr. Wilson over. They wrote the words ; Hamlin was the writer ; I

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Complaint No. 1 — continued.