COST OF LEGAL BUSINESS TRANSACTED FOR THE GOVERNMENT.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1885 Session I, H-31

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1885. NEW ZEALAND.

COST OF LEGAL BUSINESS TRANSACTED FOR THE GOVERNMENT.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated 19th September, 1884. Ordered " That there he laid before the House a return showing the amounts paid to the several Crown solicitors and Crown prosecutors in the various judicial districts of the colony during the year ending the 31st March, 1884, and the names of such prosecutors respectively; the names of all others, members of the legal profession, who have, during the year ending the 31st March, 1884, transacted legal business for the Government, or any departments of the public service, including solicitors employed by Official Assignees, stating such departments respectively, and the amounts paid to such persons respectively for such professional services."—(Me. GARRICK.)

Amounts paid to Crown Solicitors and Crown Prosecutors in the various Judicial Districts. Noethebn Distbict. £ s. d. Canteebuby Disteict. £ s. d. Barton, E 110 Duncan, T. S. .. .. 22 0 Williamson, H. •• 22 0 ~ .- ... ... .. 72 14 5 7 710 White, J. W. .. .. ■ • •. 19 18 4 Shmdish A ". '■'■ •• 4 4 2 Duncan, T. S 38 9 0 WmiamsonH'' 397 1 0 White and Smithson 18 8 slandTh A ■• •■ 126 13 10 Duncan, T. S 363 0 0 £„h" 16 0 White.J.W 66 7 10 Williamson, ±1. 5 5 0 Duncan, T. S 71 14 4 3 3 0 „ 48 15 0 2 2 0 „ .. • • • - 26 16 5 " " .. 412 0 „ . • •• ■ • • • 8 5 0 £558 0 10 £721 16 6 Wellington Disteict. Cotterill, A. J 2 2 0 Fitzherbert, S. T. .. • • • • j a n Otaqo and Southland District. T T n Macdonald, T. M 110 I -i " Hislop, T. W 3 3 0 BeII.F.H.D 3 15 0 Haggitt, B. C 8 8 0 Fitzherbert, S. T Q £ o V Hislop, T. W 110 0 BeII,F.H.D 367 9 1 Hagg f tti B . 0 37 18 4 • • •• *• ■**" " 12 Q ft Cotterill, A. J •• •• 11 0 H islop"and Creagh '.'. .. .. 518 4 Bell, F. H.D Hislop.T.W 25 13 8 Nolan,J.W 44 2 0 Haggitt] B . c 272 2 4 Cotterill, A. J J>l t n Hislop and Creagh 2 4 0 Bell,F. H.D 291 2 0 Macdonald) T . M 88 4 0 ,on o n Haggitt, B. C 419 10 4 Fitzherbert, S. T 180 J 0 Maodonald) T . M 98 2 0 Bell, F. H.D 3 b 0 His i op) T . w 18 18 0 Cotterill, A. J 710 4 Haggitt B . 0 182 4 i BeII,F.H.D 204 14 6 Cotterill, A. J ™ U 10 Hislop, T. W 15 0 0 Fitzherbert, S. T. .. • • ••28 4 b Haggit; B . C. .. • • • • • • 101 3 2 £1 377 14 7 Macdonald, T. M 5 3 4 " £1,503 1 9 Nelson Distbict. - Sinclair, W. .. •• 2 2 0 "Poll n V .... 2 15 8 .reji, <j. a.. .• 3 10 6 Westland Distbict. "500 Perkins, W 1919 8 .. !.. w " " . 14 14 0 „ •• •• •• •• 209 14 6 Sinclair W. .. .. ;; f^ O w _ M 28 7 0 HaseldeJw.RV " •• •• 26 2 0 Perkins, W. .. 14 13 8 Fell and Atkinson 5 10 8 „ •• •• «" b Sinclair, W X *2 X2 ° Q Fell and Atkinson 3 9 S » •* » O £95 6 8 £291 2 4

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Amounts paid to Members of the Legae Profession other than Crown Solicitors [and Crown Prosecutors. Colonial Secbetaby's Office. £ s. d. Propebty-tax Depabtment. £ s. d. Beard and Gray .. .. .. 11 2 0 Bockett, C. F. ..... .. .. 110 Whitaker, F. A. .. 010 6 Purnell, C. W. .. .. .. .. 2 7 0 Wilson, F. J. .. .. .. . - 2 2 0 Miller, J. A. .. .. .. .. 5 811 Fraser, J. F. M. .. .. .. 11 0 0 Keesing, M. R... .. .. .. 2 2 0 Beard and Gray 19 0 Tyler, E. H 3 3 0 2 2 0 Brassey and Fraser .. .. .. 29 16 0 19 0 0 11 10 £43 17 11 Fraser, J. F. M. 8 6 2 3 3 0 Tbeasuey. Buckley, Stafford, and Co. .. •• 14 14 0 Mackrell and Co., London .. .. 510 0 Macdonald and Russell .. .. .. 9 13 0 , „ .. .. 58 7 0 Bunny, A. R. .. .. .. .. 16 5 6 _— Fraser, J. F. M. 7 0 6 £63 17 0 5 11 2 - Bunny, A. R. .. .. .. . • 23 2 0 Public Wobks Depabtment. 2 2 0 Buddie, T. .. .. .. .. 282 8 2 Fraser, J. F. M. .. .. .. 14 6 6 Cuff, J. .. .. .. .. 619 6 Bunny, A. R. .. .. .. .. 4 4 0 Allan, G. .. .. .. .. 306 13 6 Sievwright, Stout, and Co. .. .. 2 2 0 Johnston, A. R. F. .. .. .. 148 3 0 Bunny, A. R. .. .. .. .. 412 0 Richardson, R. .. .. .. 12 7 0 6 6 0 Pitt, A. .. .. .. .. I*o 6 8 Reid, D. .. .. .. • • 7 7 0 Garrick and Cowlishaw .. .. .. 12 2 0 Macdonald and Russell .. .. .. 9 4 4 Joynt, T. S. .. .. .. .. 415 16 5 Whitaker, A. E. .. .. .. 42 8 0 Nalder, S. W. .. .. .. .. 67 9 4 Bunny, A. R. .. .. .. •. 2 2 0 Stout, R. .. .. .. .. 291 16 0 Conolly and Son .. .. .. 12 2 Holmes, A. .. .. .. .. 53 19 0 Brandon, Shaw, and Brandon .. .. 111 6 Harvey, J. .. .. .. .. 13 7 2 Scott, W. H 7 7 0 £215 9 2 - £1,768 14 9 The Public Trustee. ===== Hart and Buckley .. .. • • 97 9 4 Railway Depabtment. Buckley and Stafford .. .. • • 160 9 5 Bea rd and Gray .. .. .. 22 0 E. Stafford .. .. .. • • 52 10 0 ■ —- Travers and Cave .. .. •• 17 19 3 Depabtment of Justice. Travers and Son .. .. • ■ 14 8 6 Earl, F. .. .. .. .. 26 5 0 Travers, W. T. L. .. .. • • 9 8 0 Harper, G. .. .. .. .. 42 0 0 Moorhouse and Co. .. .. • • 18 14 8 Hutchison, G. .. .. .. .. 28 18 0 Brandon and Sons .. .. •• 10 10 0 Hesketh and Richmond.. .. .. 63 0 0 Buller and Gully .. .. • • 13 4 2 j oycei j. .. .. .. .. 10 10 0 Beard and Gray .. .. •■ 10 5 8 Kenny, H. E. .. .. .. .. 10 10 0 Hankins, J. H 2 14 4 pjtt, A. 13 9 9 Smith, A. W. F. .. •• •• 15 9 8 Stuart, E. M. .. „ .. .. 10 10 0 Borlase and Bamicoat .. .. • • 13 19 7 Turton, W. .. .. .. .. 6 6 0 Caffrey, F. R. .. .. .. •• 10 10 0 Hall and Jones.. .. .. .. 6 6 0 Hamerton, G. D. .. .. - • 2 16 McLean, W. M. .. .. • • 110 £217 14 9 Cornford, H. A. .. .. • • 10 4 10 Watson, R. .. .. . • • • 20 12 4 Note.—lt is believed that no payments were made to Bockett, C. F. .. .. • • • • 1 5 10 solicitors employed by Official Assignees during the period Brookfield, F. W. .. • • • • 152 19 10 between the Ist January, 1884 (date of coming into operaTole and Cave .. .. .. •■ 6 8 4 tion of Act), and 31st March, 1884. If any such payments Slater and Co. .. .. • • • • 19 13 4 been made, they will be included in a separate Morley and C0... .. ■• •• 3 3 0 return ordered by the House, which will be presented Joynt and Percival .. .. • • 18 1 4 shortly. Gresson, W. H. .. .. • • 4 4 6 Peisons Depabtment. Nalder, M. .. .. • • • • 418 0 sievwright and Stout .. .. .. 22 4 8 Ormsby, A. .. .. .. • • 30 7 2 Moorhouse, Edwards, and Cutten .. 5 5 0 Bathgate, A. .. .. .. • • 108 18 3 stuart and Dick .. .. .. 21 0 0 Bathgate and Buchanan .. ■ • 314 8 Bathgate and Meeson ...... 1 2 0 £48 9 8 Howorth and Hodgkinson .. • • 12 11 2 ,i t TT Chapman and Strode .. .. .. 104 16 11 Ceown Lands Department. Barr, J. A. .. .'. •• •• 2 2 0 Bichardson, R. .. .. .. 17 13 6 Wade, F. W. .. .. • • • • 913 0 p itt and Moore .. .. .. 89 15 3 Macdonald and Russell .. .. • • 20 16 5 Chapman and Strode .. .. .. 10 10 0 Henderson, W... .. -• •• 2 14 2. Macdonald and Russell .. .. .. 10 0 0 Fraser, J. F. M. .. • • ■ • 15 15 8 £127 18 9 £1,004 17 10 ■ Abmed Constabulaey (Police). Seoeetaey fob Stamps. MacLean, C. C. .. .. . - 5 19 0 Chapman and FitzGerald .. • ■ £17 15 0 ■= Post and Telegeaph Depabtment. Department of Tbade and Customs. Mackrell and Co., London .. "2 0 0 Laishley and Jackson £2 JL9 McDougall',' T. D. ".. ." '.'. 110 Maeine Depaetment. m .„ Z Z Gole, J. and R., London .. •• £200 0 0 . £U6 7 ° Upproximate Cost of Paper.-Preparation, not given; Printing (1,225 cofles), £1 lis.]

By Authority: George Didsbuey, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBBs.