CROWN SOLICITORS AND PROSECUTORS (RETURN SHOWING AMOUNTS PAID TO, DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1881).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1881 Session I, H-49

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1881. NEW ZEALAND.

CROWN SOLICITORS AND PROSECUTORS (RETURN SHOWING AMOUNTS PAID TO, DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1881).

Return to an Order of the Souse of Representatives, dated 9th August, 1881 " That there be laid upon the table a return of the names of all Crown Solicitors and Prosecutors in the colony, their ■districts and places of business, the several amounts paid to each during the past financial year, and for what services each amount was paid."— (Sir O. Grey.)

Return showing Amounts paid to Crown Solicitors and Prosecutors during the Year ended 31st March, 1881.

Name, District, and Place of BuaineBS. Service. Amount. Totals. Barleyman, J., Hawera Prosecution under Sheep Act Whiteombe v. Winks, trespass £ s. d. 3° S 2 18 17 7 11 09 8 11 o 9 S 4 £ s. d. Bell, H. D., Wellington Costs of criminal prosecutions Expenses of recovery of property-tax 77 19 10 Expenses of recovery of property-tax 220 I? 13 4 3 '3 4 S S ° 2 S 4 5 5° 155 >3 8 13 12 6 2 13 o S S ° 660 2100 Prosecution under Beer Duty Act Prosecution under Tobacco Act Customs prosecution ... ... ... Costs re Maori prisoners Professional charges Prosecution for breach of railway by-laws lie "Public Works Act, 1879" He alleged robbery at Petone Se Rimutuka accident Costs in Brogden v. Queen ... Costs re Smith's Helensville contract Costs of release to Manihera Brief in Baucke f. Atkinson ... ... Costs re sale of Lowry Buy estate Criminal prosecutions Costs acquiring land for public works ... 113 12 o 12 16 2 610 7 7 ° 12 18 2 3& 12 4 99 8 4 22 6 10 22 6 10 32 o 10 288 368 Costs re leases, Lyttelton Bheda Costs re Brogden's Chain Hills contract Costs re Wellington reclaimed land ... Costs re Harvey and Welch's claims... Prosecution of Young and Warbrick... Costs in re s.s. " Hannah Mokau " ... Opinion re rents due by Woods and Crawley ... Opinion re mooring raft» near wharves Opinion re breach of railway by-laws Opinion re charging demurrage Conveyancing fees, &c. Law charges, &c. ... Conveyancing fees ... ... ... 907 19 o Irookfield, F. M. P., Auckland 169 3 4 j>4 4 1 3 6 1 3 6 1 3 6 1 3 6 3 '3 8 S IO 4 7 9 8 Carried forward *96 5 4 985 18 10

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Return showing Amounts paid to Crown Solicitors and Prosecutors during the Year ended 31st March, 1881 — continued.

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Name, District, and Place of Business. Service. Amount. Totals. Srookfield, P. M. P., Auckland Brought forward ,., ,,. ... Criminal prosecutions ... ... ... Customs prosecution Drawing up contract Customs prosecution Inquiry into wreck ... ... ... Expenses of recovering property-tax ... Costs re Bay of Islands Coal Company £ s. d. 196 S 4 474 9 o 440 5 6 8 1 3 6 288 17 8 4 420 £ s. d. 985 18 10 'otterill, A. J., Napier ... 705 7 6 Costs of acquiring land for public work3 Costs of criminal prosecutions Costs re Proud foot and McKay Costs of police prosecutions 5 4° 245 5 ° 1 1 o II II O )uncan, T. S., Christchurch Costs in Regina v. Harman Costs re Courthouse, Christchuroh CoBts of Lunatic Asylum ... Conveyancing fees 882 0 14 10 1 I O 13 18 6 10 11 8 220 3> 1 " 35i 2 6 20 18 8 19 1 6 178 15 10 244 263 1 o fell, C. T., Nelaon ,, ... ... ... Instructions for opinion re transfers of runs ... Costs re Campbell v. Pasley Costs in criminal prosecutions Costs re Fraser and Malvern Waterworks Costs of Stokea's arbitration case Costs of acquiring lands for public works Professional services to officers, Public Works Department 640 6 11 Costs of criminal prosecutions Prosecution under Sheep Act 21 18 4 20 16 O S. T., Wanganui Expensea of recovering property-tax ... Advice to Police Department Be Halcombe refreshment-rooms He Johnson and Co. v. Henderson and another lie Eegina v. Malcolm and Co. Be survey contract Criminal prosecutions ... ... ... Costs of acquiring land for public works 8 13 4 1 is o 1 18 4 068 3 1 o 404 239 16 10 56 o 4 42 14 4 laggitt, B. C, Dunedin 315 " 'o Costs re Duncdin, Peninsula, and Ocean Beach Kail way Costs re taking railway reserves Costs, vouchers Costs, receipt for deposit Costs, Fraser's assignment to Wood, Shand, and Co. Costs, Farquhar's house C"St8, protection to workmen Costs, Tapanui land agreements Coi-ts, Queen v. Proudfoot and McKay Costs, Public Works Acts ... Costs, bills of lading Costs, conveyances and land plans ... Costs, re fencing .. Costs, deeds Costs, McKay v, Logan Costs, Fowler v. Government Costs, Port Chalmers Eailway Costs, embankment Taieri River Costs, claims for level crossings Costs, leasehold premises in High Street Costs, protection to roadmen Costs, altering course of Clutha River Costs, Fletcher Costs, leasing land for gravel quarry... Costs, New Zealand Land and Mercantile Agency Company's Store Costs, reclamation Costs, Fraser's charges Costs, McGiil and Forrest v. Bank of New Zealand Costs, Wedgwood v. Fraser Costs, Strath Taieri Railway Costs, unemployed Costs, Proudfoot and McKay Costs, stamps on receipts of unemployed Costs, McCaughan and others i 3 4 o>3 4 050 o 10 6 013 4 1 1 o o J3 4 20 4 o 16 10 6 3 5 6 0 13 4 ir 11 o 1 3 6 068 1 1 o 068 0 13 4 1 1 o o «3 4 o 18 4 0 13 4 246 O'3 4 o 10 6 o 13 4 o 10 6 o 13 4 010 6 0 13 4 1 1 o 3 > ° 1 1 o . 3 6 o '3 4 Carried forward 77 10 6 2;9S3 O

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Return showing Amounts paid to Crown Solicitors and Prosecutors during the Year ended 31st March, 1881 — continued.

Name, District, and Place of Business. Service. Amount. Totals. Brought forward ... £ b. d. 77 10 6 £ 8. d. 2,953 o 5 "aggitt, B. C, Dunedin Costs, Beaumont bridges Costs, criminal prosecutions Costs, prosecution of J James Costs, Wong Tape »>. Nichols, defence Opinion re repairs to railway fences ... Opinion, taking land for workshops ... Opinion, operations on Silverstream embankment Opinion re trams crossing railway lines Grant v. Sibbald, suing on dishonored cheque ... Lamer v. Mins, defence Re Barrie, Fenwick, and Reed's contract Re suing for demurrage ... ... ... lie claim for loss of box Re claim for damage to goods .Re licenses to expressmen ... Re holding inquest on body of person killed on railway Re gasoline sent as earthenware Re strike of employes Se Clinton refreshment-rooms Re fencing railway line Re claim for sheep killed ... Re tariff of charges lie prosecuting consignee ... Re suing for carriage of goods Re Crown debts, &c. Re fraudulent consignment note Re goods carried at "owner's risk" ... Re North and Scoullar's claim Costs of acquiring lands for public works Re recovery of maintenance-money for children in Industrial School .Advice, &e., to Crown Lands Department Re lease of runs, &c. Re transfer Fenwick to Her Majesty... Conferring re Waihola Place, pastoral leases, &c. Re powder magazine, Anderson's Bay Re transfer, W Percival to Queen ... Re conveyance Q.ueen to Davey ... ... Costs in Mercer v. Queen ... Costs, King to Her Majesty Costs, Kyeburn murder Costs, Post and Telegraph Office, Catlin's River Costs re detention of barque "Speedwell" Costs, Customs prosecutions 17 10 o 375 12 2 4 17 8 640 211 2 1 7 8 7 11 8 7 o 2 8 14 8 0 16 8 12 3 8 1 1 8 246 o 13 4 ° 13 "4 o 13 4 o '3 4 0 13 4 S 10 o 246 , 3 6 1 3 6 o 16 8 7 12 o I I O I I O I I O 435 5 1 8 10 o 83 o 10 220 8 i S 8 16 2 6 19 4 6 '5 19 4 3 9° 222 8 7 726 5 6 8 o 13 4 288 103 2 o liacdonald, T. M., Invercargill Defence, Warren and Milne v. Queen Criminal prosecutions Costs re recovery of rent of reserve ... Re section 6 of " Land Act, 1879" ... 5 9 8 252 7 10 208 6 o 10 1,483 16 8 Rogan, J. T. E., CKsborne ... 265 19 o Costs in Walker v. Natives... 4 10 8 Sinclair, W., Blenheim Costs re investigation of land titles ... Costs, criminal prosecutions Conveyance, Sinclair to Queen ... Lease, Queen to Dickenson... Prosecutions under Sheep Act 26 18 2 4 10 8 10 10 o South, S. M., Hokitika 4 1 o 220 31 o o 74 11 2. Criminal prosecutions Costs re contract Stillwater section ... Costs, acquiring lands for public works Costs, compensation claim ... ... 128 o 4 1 14 8 '3 4 6 1 9 8 5tandish, A., New Plymouth i44 9 2 Costs re acquiring lands for public works CoBts, criminal prosecutions Costs re interference with water righta Costs, removal of stores Costs, claim for damage to grass-seed Costs, claim for grass-Beed ... Costs, construction of by-laws Costs, claim for box of glass broken ... Costs, inquiry into wreck of " Rangatira" Costs, prosecution under Distillation Act ... Expenses of recovering property-tax... 7O l6 2 54 '8 1 o 10 6 068 068 068 068 013 4 5 4° 9 16 8 608 149 6 1 Carried forward 5>°75 13 2

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Return showing Amounts paid to Crown Solicitors and Prosecutors during the Year ended 31st March, 1881— continued.

E. G-. Fountain, TJnder-Secretary, Department of Justice.

Authority: Gbobqb Didsbuey, GoTernment Printer, Wellington.—lBBl.

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Name, District, and Place of Businnss. Service. Amount. Totals. Brought forward ... £ s. d. £ s. d. 5.°7S '3 * 'aylor, W., Tokomairiro ... Criminal prosecutions 18 o 4 18 o 4 'urton, Wesley, Queenstown Criminal prosecutions 43 ii 6 43 'I 6 Vhite, J. W., Timaru Letter to sureties of defaulting stamp depositary Prosecution for trespass on railway line Prosecution for using abusive language to Stationmaster Costs re Judge Ward's fire... Lease of Timaru refreshment-rooms ... Prosecution for breach of railway by-laws lie late and Hall... Compensation for leasehold at railway extension Prosecution for transferring railway ticket Re Rutland prosecution lie Mills's proceedings Prosecution for trespass on railway line Prosecution for unlawfully obstructing railway line o 18 6 4 4° 5 i ° 6 18 4 o s 2 o 18 6 190 100 6 16 4 0 11 10 1 11 4 3 3° 3 3° Prosecution for misbehaviour in railway carriage Prosecution for obstructing railway line Prosecution for trespass on railway line Prosecution for obstructing railway servants ... Prosecution for using abusive language Costs re Parsons contract Costs re damage to viaduct. Costs re action for charges due to Railway Department Costs re frauds on Railway Department Costs re breach of railway regulations Costs re case of larceny Costs re threat to seize goods in possession of railway authorities Costs re refreshment-rooms, Timaru ... Costs re Graham ... Costs re Railway v. Griffiths and Haines Costs re Beat tie, Meet, and Campbell Costs re J and T. Meek ... Costs re Beattie, Denison, and Duncan Costs re criminal prosecutions Costs re Fuller's Orari Bridge contract Costs re compensation claims Costs re memorial, Waitaki-Timaru Railway ... Costs re notice, Buckingham and Bailey's claim Costs re compensation claims Costs re acquiring land for public works 3 3° 5 5 o 220 660 272 1 16 10 26 6 7 3 8 4 20 2 2 1 1 o 3 3o 068 ° 13 4 o 13 4 8 1 8 o 10 2 18 S 3 15 14 8 230 13 7 2164 13 3 8 7 13 6 o 13 4 3 6 1° 56 15 10 47° 9 3 Total 5»6o7 14 3