there is a report of butler's trial published in dunedin. it gives in full the speeches and the cross-examination of the witnesses, but not in all cases the evidence-in-chief. by the kindness of a friend in new zealand i obtained a copy of the depositions taken before the magistrate; with this i have been able to supplement the report of the trial. a collection of newspaper cuttings furnished me with the details of the rest of butler's career.