MR POWELL:    You had the chickens here yesterday. MR. TAYLOR:       I don't care whether we have a whole

column of chickens we are not going to give them to you to have their heads chopped off. Argument then followed as to the question of which party should provide the material necessary for administering the King's oath, Mr. Taylor objecting to surrender his chickens unless same were paid for by the prosecution, which the Prosecution declined to do. The Court was of the opinion it had no power to require the Defence to furnish the material necessary herein, and if same were not forthcoming it would be necessary for the Court to adjourn, and3 naturally supposed if it was necessary that this form of oath should be administered the Crown should furnish the material. Mr.Moresby held in a similar case which had recently come up before the Hon. the Chief Justice the challenger was required to furnish the different essentials. This Mr, Taylor strongly objected to, and Mr. Powell suggested that the Court adjourn until the morning, and the prosecution would come prepared to administer the oath in question. He was not aware that any objection was going to be raised by the Defence, and therefore had not come prepared to meet the objection. Court here adjourned till 10:00 A.W., 13th February,. 1904. BC Archives GR-0419 BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. Box 100 File 1904/10 Attorney General documents.