IL IB

48

1897. £ s. d. Aug. 4. Drawing summons to have Wirihana Hunia's and Major Kemp's names struck out of proceedings ... ..." ... ... ... 050 Copy to file ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 2 6 Copy to serve on Buller ... ... .., ... ... ... 026 Copy to serve on Kemp ... ... ... ... ... ... 026 Copy to keep ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 026 Attending issuing summons ... ... ... ... ... 068 Paid 10s. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 10 0 Attending serving Messrs. Buller and Anderson ... ... ... 040 Attending serving Mr. Beddard ... ... ... ... ... 040 Attending chambers in support of summons when Wirihana Hunia struck out ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 2 0 Paid Mr. Baldwin's fee ... ... ... ... ... ... 18 0 Subsequently attending Mr. Cooper and Mr. Baldwin in consultation; engaged one hour ... ... ... ... ... ... 110 Paid Mr. Baldwin's fee ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 14 0 Attending on receipt of letter from agent, Palmerston North, reporting service of subpoena on Mr. Scott, and perusing ... ... ... 034 Paid his charges ... .... ... ... ... ... ... 2185 Letter from Wanganui agent, reporting and perusing ... ... ... 034 Paid his charges ... ... .. . . ... ... ... 4 610 Drawing amended statement of claim, thirty-two folios ... ... 1 12 0 Fair copy for perusal of Mr. Cooper ... ... ... ... 0 16 0 Fair copy for perusal of Mr. Baldwin ... ... ... ... 0160 Attending Mr. Cooper and Mr. Baldwin going through and finally settling amended statement of claim ... ... ... ... ... 330 Paid Mr. Baldwin's fee ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 2 0 Engrossing copy to file, thirty-two folios ... ... ... ... 0 16 0 Copy to serve on Messrs. Buller and Anderson ... ... ... 0 16 0 Copy to serve on Mr. Beddard ... ... ... ... ... 0160 Copy to keep ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 16 0 Attending filing same ... ... ... ... ... ... 068 Paid 3s. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 3 0 Attending serving copy on Messrs. Buller and Anderson ... ... 0 4 0 Attending serving copy on Mr. Beddard ... ... ... ... 0 4 0 Attending on receipt of summons to strike out amended statement of claim, and perusing ... ... ... ... ... ... 068 Attending Mr. Cooper and Mr. Baldwin in conference as to summons to strike out amended statement of claim ... ... ... ... 1 11 6 Paid Mr. Baldwin's fee ... ... ... ... ... ... 110 Aug. 6. Attending chambers on argument of summons to strike out amended statement of claim when leave refused ... ... ... ... 330 Paid Mr. Baldwin's fee ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 2 0 Telegram to Wirihana Hunia to come down ... ... ... ... 050 Paid6d. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 0 6 Fee to Mr. Cooper, with brief ... ... ... ... ... 150 0 0 Fee to Mr. Stafford, with brief ... ... ... ... ... 73 10 0 Fee to Mr. Baldwin, with brief ... ... ... ... ... 36 15 0 Aug. 7. Attending Mr. Cooper and Mr. Baldwin in very long and special conference reviewing evidence, when finally decided not to call evidence but to rely on questions of law ... ... ... ... ... 550 Paid Mr. Baldwin's fee ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 10 0 Writing Messrs. Buller and Anderson to that effect ... ... ... 050 Attending on receipt of letter from Messrs. Buller and Anderson strongly objecting to course we proposed, and perusing ... ... ... 034 Aug. 8 .(Sunday). Attending Mr. Cooper and Mr. Baldwin at Mr. Cooper's room, Club Hotel, in long conference ; engaged three hours ... ... 3 3 0 Paid Mr. Baldwin's fee ... ... ' ... ... ... ... 2 2 0 Attending on receipt of long letter from Mr. Snelson reporting and enclosing memorandum of his charges and also of Mr. Bennett's charges for valuations made, and perusing ... ... ... ... 034 Paid Mr. Snelson's charges ... ... ... .. ... 3 10 11 Paid Mr. Bennett's charges ... ... ... ... ... 484 Aug. 9. Attending Mr. Cooper and Mr. Baldwin in very long consultation . 3 3 0 Paid Mr. Baldwin's fee ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 2 0 Aug. 10. Attending Mr. Cooper and Mr. Baldwin, conferring as to case, and going through Mr. Cooper's opinion ... ... ... ... ... 111 0 Paid Mr. Baldwin's fee ... ... ... ... ... ... 110 Typing opinion of Mr. Cooper (sixteen folios) and despatching same to you 0 8 0 Attending at Court when judgment confessed as against Sir Walter Buller, and case dismissed as against Major Kemp. Fee to Mr. Stafford ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 3 0 Fee to Mr. Baldwin ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 2 0