I.—lb

38

EXHIBIT E. The Public Teustee to Staefobd, Teeadwell, and Field. 1896. Re You v. Sir W. Buller and Major Kemp, Horowhenua. Oct. 23. Attending on receipt of long letter from you enclosing copy of "The £ s.'.d. Horowhenua Block Act, 1896," and copy of reports of Commissioners and evidence taken before them, and instructing us to commence proceedings against Sir Walter Buller and Major Kemp ... ... 0 6 8 Perusing and considering report of Commissioners and evidence, very long and special; engaged five days ... ... ... ... ... 15 15 0 Writing Messrs. Buller and Anderson as to whether they would accept service of proceedings ... ... ... ... ... ... 050 Oct. 31. Letter from Messrs. Buller and Anderson that they are instructed to accept service on behalf of Sir Walter Buller, and perusing . . ... 034 Nov. 1. Attending you, conferring hereon ... ... ... ... .. 0 6 8 Nov. 2. Writing Messrs. Buller and Anderson in reply to theirs, and as to whether they will accept service on behalf of Major Kemp ... ... ... 050 Nov. 4. Letter to you requesting to be provided with certain books and documents from the Native Land Court Office ... ... ... ... 050 Attending on receipt of letter from Messrs. Buller and Anderson that they will accept service on behalf of Major Kemp, and perusing ... ... 0 3 4 Nov. 23. Writing Mr. John Stevens, M.H.8., as to obtaining evidence for this case 0 5 2 Nov. 29. Attending on receipt of letter in reply, and perusing ... ... ... 0 3 4 Attending at Land Transfer Office, making long search herein; engaged one day and a half ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 330 Paid search-fee ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 050 Making copy notes of search, forty folios and sixteen plans ... ... 1160 Dec. 10. Attending Mr. Stevens in long and special conference hereon; engaged three hours ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 330 Dec. 11. Writing Mr. Stevens as to obtaining evidence herein ... ... ... 0 5 2 Attending on receipt of letter in reply, and perusing ... ... ... 034 Drawing statement of claim, twenty folios ... .... ... ... 100 Fair copy for your perusal... ... ... ... ... ... 0100 Writing you therewith and thereon ... ... ... ... ... 050 Dec. 13. Attending Native Land Court Office, searching minutes and orders in connection with the Horowhenua Block, and making copies of same; engaged one day and a half ... ... ... ... ... 330 Paid search-fee ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 020 Dec. 14. Making copy of minutes and orders for use of counsel, thirty folios ... 15 0 Dec. 17. Drawing and engrossing long and special memorandum to you hereon ... 110 Dec. 18. Attending on receipt of long letter in reply, and perusing ... ... 0 6 8 Drawing warrant to sue ... ... ... ... ... ... 040 Engrossing same ... .. ... ... ... ... ... 020 Writing you therewith for signature ... ... ... ... 050 Dec. 18. Attending at Land Transfer Office, making further search herein, and ordering plan of Horowhenua as settled by Court of 1886 ... ... 0 6 8 Paid search-fee ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 020 Paid for plan ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 10 0 1897. Jan. 8. Attending Mr. Sheridan and Mr. Stevens, conferring as to necessity of awaiting Native Land Court's decision of issues to be submitted to it before commencing Supreme Court action, and jobtaining copy issues from Mr. Sheridan, and perusing and considering same ... ... 0 13 4 Jan. 12. Attending Mr. Stevens in conference as to authority to be given him to collect evidence, and arranging to see him to-morrow ... ... 068 Attending you, conferring as to authority to be given to Mr. Stevens ... 0 6 8 Jan. 13. Attending Mr. Stevens hereon, and notifying him that his services would not be required to make inquiries herein until decision of Native Land Court had been arrived at ... ... ... ... ... 068 Jan. 14. Attending you, conferring hereon ... ... ... ... ... 068 Attending Mr. Stevens hereon, and arranging for him to see Mr. Stafford at 10 to-morrow ... ... ... ... ... ... 068 Jan. 15. Attending Mr. Stevens, when it was finally arranged that he should proceed to obtain all evidence possible as to claim of persons claiming in the Appellate Court under the Equitable Owners Act, so as to establish trust and all evidence possible as to Sir Walter Buller's knowledge of existence of trust; engaged a long time ... ... ... ... 110 Feb. 5. Attending on receipt of letter from you hereon as to date of sitting of Native Appellate Court at Levin, and perusing ... ... ... 034 Attending Mr. Sheridan at Government Buildings hereon ... ... 0 6 8 Writing Messrs. Buller and Anderson that we would dispense with interpretation of statement of claim. Feb.. 10. Very long and special memorandum to you hereon, going very fully into matter, and explaining position, thirty-five folios ... ~,. ~. 220