days because a juror is suffering from the 'flu and has a family funeral to attend today.

But lawyers were warned to be prepared to deliver their final submissions to the jury tomorrow when the trial resumes.

In the morning, Puisne Judge the Hon. Mrs. Justice Wade is expected to make a ruling on whether the entire contents of a tape made by a local prisoner are admissible.

Crown counsel Mr. Diarmuid Doorly and defence lawyer Archie Warner have been arguing over the tape's admissibility since last Friday.

Mr. Doorly has said in the presence of the jury that he wants the entire tape admitted as evidence. But Mr. Warner has argued against it being admitted, saying it contains a "whole host of information'' not relevant to his client's case.

The tape, made by Dexter Dillas' former cell mate Julian Roberts, is of Dillas bragging about cocaine dealings with a Cuban drug-smuggling ring which the accused is alleged to have been a part of.

Mr. Doorly has already put extracts from the tape's transcript to Dillas in order to show there were "inconsistencies'' in his evidence.

But Dillas has said he could not recall -- or has denied -- making any of the statements put to him.

Ebbin, 35, has denied importing cocaine between May 11 and May 20 of 1990 and conspiring to import the drug between October, 1988 and May 17, 1990 with others not before the court.