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Taxed off. £ a. d. £ s. d. Feb.-3, 1882 —continued. Perusing rule and affidavit in support, 068 20 folios Instructions for brief on argument of rule 068 Brief, 1 g folios ... ... o g 6 Fee on brief, and clerk ... ... 246 Attending at Supreme Court when rule made absolute Having received copy rule absolute, 020 perusing same, 6 folios Letter to respondent informing him 052 thereof, and for instructions as to obtaining copy roll showing voters Letter to Wellington agents, instructing 060 them to attend on opening of roll, and to take copy of voters, and forwarding copy roll, and postage is. Feb. 6, 1882— Instructions for notice of defence ... o 6 8 Drawing same, 16 folios ... ... 140 Fee to counseLto settle ... ... 246 Copy for service on Eegistrar ... o 8 o Service ... ... 050 Copy for service on petitioner's solicitor 080 Service ... ... 050 Telegram to respondent making appoint- 050 ment for interview Paid ... ... 007 Feb. 7, 1882— Attending respondent in long conference 013 4 as to evidence and advising, when eventually it was arranged to admit persons (except a few) where aliens, and preparing authority for admission and obtaining signature Attending Mr. Harper, conferring there- 013 4 on and making proposal readmissione, when he agreed to admit also Having received fair draft admissions, 040 perusing, settling, and approving thereof, 4 folios Fair copy to keep ... ... 020 Attending petitioner's solicitor, return- 068 ing fair draft- approved as altered Attending petitioner's solicitor to ex- 068 change admissions, when he required further alterations, and conferring thereon Attending him, subsequently exchanging 068 Feb. g, 1882— Attending respondent to-day, conferring 068 as to case Having received letter from petitioner's 050 solicitor as to admissions, letter to him, in reply, declining to consent to his request, and offering to cancel admissions altogether Feb. 10, 1882— Attending him, cancelling same accord- 068 ingly, and re exchanging Praecipe and subpoena to John Koskela 012 6 and others Paid sealing ... ... 050 Copy for service on Koskela ... ~, 020 Copy for service on Charles Warren ... o 2 o Service at Lyttelton ... ... 010 o Copy for service on Henry A. Williams 020 Service ... ... o 10 o Praecipe and subpoena to John Bark and 012 6 others Paid sealing ... ... 050 Copy for service on Bark ... ... 020 Service ... ... o 10" o Copy for service on John Bethkee ... o 2 o Service ... ... o 10 o Copy for service on Alexander Mares ... o 2 o Service ... ... o 10 o Praecipe and subpoena to C. Anderson 012 6 and others Paid sealing ... ... 050 Copy for service on Anderson ... o 2 o Service ... ... o 10 o Copy for service on J. Fletcher ... o 2 o Service ... ... o 10 o Praecipe and subpoena ... ... 012 6 Paid sealing ... ... 050 Praecipe and subpoena ... ... 012 6 Paid sealing ... ... 050 Praecipe and subpoena ~. ... 012 6 4—l. 8.

Taxed off. Feb. io, 1882—continued. £ s. d. £ a. d. Paid sealing ... ... 050 Praecipe and subpoena ... ... 0126 Paid sealing ... ... 050 Praecipe and subpoena ... ... 0126 Paid sealing ... ... 050 Praecipe and subpoena ... ... 012 6 Paid sealing ... ... 050 Praecipe and subpoena ... ... 012 6 Paid sealing ... ... 050 Praecipe and subpoena ... ... 012 6 Paid sealing ... ... 050 Praecipe and subpoena ... ... 012 6 Paid sealing ... ... 050 Telegram to respondent making appoint- 050 ment for conference this afternoon Paid ... ... 010 Attending respondent in long conference 013 4 as to evidence and witnesses to be subpoenaed, and as to admissions, when he agreed to alterations required by petitioner's solicitor Attending petitioner's solicitor thereon 068 Fair copy admissions ... ... 020 Attending petitioner's solicitor, exchang- 068 ing parts Retainer to Mr. Holmes ... ... 136 Attending him ... ... 068 Feb. 13, 1882— Attending respondent, conferring further 068 as to evidence Instructions for brief on trial ... 013 4 Brief for Mr. Holmeß, 38 folios ... oig o Fee on brief, and clerk ... ... 37 '5 o Attending him ... ... 068 Attending Mr. Holmes, making appoint- 068 ment for consultation Attending him in long consultation, en- 220 gaged from 3 to 5 p.m. Fee to Mr. Holmes on consultation ... 3 5.6 Brief for Mr. Cowlishaw, 38 folios ... 019 o Fee on brief, and clerk ... ... 27 o o Feb. 14, 1882— Attending on hearing of petition, Lyttel-" ton, when case adjourned to 23rd February Feb. 23, 1882— }- I I 6 1 I o Attending Court when petition heard I and order made declaring respondent | duly elected J Paid railway fare, two journeys ... 054 054 Drawing order, 3 folios ... ... 046 Copy for Eegistrar to settle ... ... 016 Attending him to settle, and afterwards 068 for same Engrossing ... ... 016 Attending sealing ... ... 068 Paid ... ... 060 Copy for service ... ... 016 Service ... ... 050 Feb. 25, 1882— Letter to respondent as to witnesses' 052 expenses Feb. 26, 1882— Attending respondent, going through 068 witnesses' claims for payment of expenses Paid witnesses' expenses as follow : — C. Warren, 2 days ... ... 012 o John Bark, 2 days ... ... 016 o John Bethkie, 2 days ... ... 012 o Alexander Maris, mariner, 2 days ... 016 o C. Anderson, 2 days ... ... 012 o J. Fletcher, 2 days ... ... 012 o Agents' charges as follow : — Feb. 6, 1882— Instructions to apply to Clerk House 068 of Eepresentatives for list of persons voting Making copy order ... ... 030 Writing Major Campbell therewith ... o 5 o Feb. 8, 1882— Attending Clerk of Parliament, ex- 1 1 o amining rolls, marking names of voters on Returning Officer's roll, inspecting roll of Poll Clerk, &c. Telegram thereon ... ... 050 Paid ... ... 057 Feb. g, 1882— Letter ... ... o 5 2.