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Any witness may be asked, whilst under Evidence examination, whether any contract, grant or other ~sto ~atters >- d. .t ' f t t h. h h . .. . 11l,Wl'ltIU . ISpOSIIon 0 proper y, as ,0 w IC e IS gIvIng' evI"'o dence, was not' contained in a document, and if he says that it was, or if he ~sabout to make any state-, ment-as to the contents of any, document, which, in the opinion of the Court, ought to be produced, the , adverse party may object to, such evidence being given until such document,is proouced, or until facts have been proved which entitle the party who called the witness to give secondary evidence of it. Explanation.-A witness may give oral of statem~nts made by other persons about #, evidence the con- tents G5 .tl,!,~"-i:.\,lIH',145. A witness may be cross'~examinedas to pre- . ilJatiilll.:lsvious staten1ents made by hhn in writinO' or reduced' to 1'1\'\'IIJlto . t .t o 1 I J.t tt . b t. .tl ~Ld('Jl\(\nhIi" III 0 wrl lng, ane re evanli 0 ma ers In ques lon, WI 1- \\'1ifill": out sut';h writing being shown to him, or' being proved; but if it is intended to contradict bim by the writing, his attention nlust, before the writing can be proved,. be called to those parts of it which are to be "..lscdfor the purpose, of contradicting him.