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1897. £ s. d. Mar. 25. Attending on receipt of long letter from clerk at Levin reporting hereon and that Buller's evidence to be taken to-morrow, and perusing ... 0 3 4 Urgent telegram to him to endeavour to obtain adjournment until afternoon, in order to enable Mr. Stafford to attend. Mar. 28. Paid 2s. Bd. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 2 8 Further urgent teiegram to him. Paid Is. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 10 Attending on receipt of telegram from clerk reporting that Buller's evidence postponed until next week ... ... ... ... ... 068 Paid6d. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 0 6 Mar. 26. Attending Mr. Sheridan, conferring hereon ... ... ... ... 068 Attending you, conferring as to your suggestion on'clauses in draft statement of claim submitted for your approval, and discussing same ... 110 Attending on receipt of file with note that proposed letter to Mr. Stevens would suit. Engrossing letter to Mr. Stevens and despatching same ... ... 0 5 2 Mar. 28. Attending you in conference hereon ... ... ... ... 068 (Mr. Stafford left for Levin.) April 1. Attending on receipt of telegram from Mr. Stafford hereon, and perusing 0 10 Paid Is. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 10 Attending you thereon ... ... ... ... ... ... 068 April 2. (Mr. Stafford returned from Levin.) . Attending Mr. Baldwin in long conference as to statement of claim, and when statement of claim very fully considered ; engaged a very long time 3 3 0 Paid Mr. Baldwin's fee ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 2 0 Attending with Mr. Baldwin at Supreme Court, searching plan and records in action Kemp v. Hunia ... ... .... ... ... 068 Paid search-fee ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 020 Attending at Supreme Court, serving duplicate subpoena to produce at Appellate Court tracing in Supreme Court on Begistrar of Supreme Court 0 4 0 April 3. Attending Mr. Baldwin in long conference and subsequent attendance with him as to statement of claim ... ... ... ... ... 220 Paid Mr. Baldwin's fee ... ... ... ... ... ... 18 0 April 4. Attending Mr. Baldwin in long conference hereon ... ... ... 220 Paid his fee ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 18 0 April 5. Telegram from Mr. Baldwin at Levin, and perusing ... ... ... 034 Telegram in reply ... ... ... ... ... ... 050 Paid9d. .. ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 0 9 Drawing very long and special memorandum to you advising very fully as to position of matter, twenty-four folios ... ... ... ... 140 Making fair copy of proposed statement of claim as altered by Mr. Stafford and Mr. Baldwin for your perusal, fifty folios ... ... ... 1 10 0 Attending you therewith and thereon ... ... ... ... 068 Attending on receipt of telegram from clerk at Levin that Mr. Stafford's attendance urgently required at Levin, and perusing. Paid therefor ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 010 Attending on receipt of long letter from you in reply to our memorandum, and perusing ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 068 (Mr. Stafford left for Levin.) April '8. (Mr. Stafford returned from Levin.) Attending on receipt of further memorandum from you, and perusing same 0 6 8 Telegram to Mr. Baldwin at Levin ... ... ... ... ... 050 Paid Is. 4d. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 14 Attending Mr. Baldwin in long conference, and retaining him as junior counsel ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 220 Consultation with Mr. Baldwin on statement of claim, and settling form of same, and making additions thereto. Fee to Mr. Stafford ... ... ... ... . 2 2 0 Fee to Mr. Baldwin ... ... ... ... ... 18 0 April '9. Consultation with Mr. Baldwin as to joinder of Wirihana Hunia, and, after long and careful consideration, it was decided, in view of wording of section 10 of "The Horowhenua Block Act, 1896," that he should be joined. Fee to Mr. Stafford ... ... ... ... ... .. 2 2 0 Fee to Mr. Baldwin ... ... ... ... ... ... 18 0 Amending statement of claim accordingly, engrossing statement of claim to file, seventy folios ... ... ... ... ... ... 115 0 Copy to serve on Buller, seventy folios ... ... ... ... 1 15 0 Copy to serve on Major Kemp, seventy folios ... ... ... 1150 Copy to keep, seventy folios ... ... ... ... ... 1 15 0 Drawing writ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 050 Copy to file ... ... ... ... ... ... . . 0 2 6 Copy to serve on Buller ... ... ... ... .. ... 0 2 6