Here is a rather amusing story to hand from the Inner Temple. A:barrister was recently brought before the Benchers charged with the dreadful oftenec of taking half-a-guinea as a fee, when his brief was marked one guinea.,. He was reprimanded severely for thus departing from the best traditions of the bar by taking less than his brief fee ; but replied that, 011 the contrary, he had clung to the best traditions of the bar in taking all he could from his client.—Press correspondent. The Secretary desires to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of a bag of " Ueriiii-ia" from Mr JO. T. Davey, for the W:«ikatu District Hospital. Weekly state of the Waikato District Hospital for the week ending Saturday, the I'ith .1 tine, ISSS:— Remained from last week, ii; admitted, L'; discharged, 1; remaining, 7 (■"> males and - females.) General health of the Hospital, good. Mistukss : " llridsiet, did you hear me call?"' Bridget: " Ve.s, mum, but you told me the other day never to answer ye back, and I didn't."' Mr J. .S. Auckland will hold a special sale of stuck, tarm implements. &C., at Mr S. S. Graham's farm, Tamahero, on sth July. Messrs Hunter and Co. will sell by auction on tho 2Sth June, the household effects, shsep, cattle, horses, &c,, of Mr li. Seccombo, of Alexandra, N OTKS BY I'llE WElGH.—Ul'OCer's BC« counts.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2487, 19 June 1888, Page 2
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