COST OF LEGAL BUSINESS TRANSACTED FOR THE GOVERNMENT (RETURN OF).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1889 Session I, H-51

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1889. NEW ZEALAND.

COST OF LEGAL BUSINESS TRANSACTED FOR THE GOVERNMENT (RETURN OF).

Return to an Order of the Hoiise of Representatives dated 11th July, 1889. Ordered, " That a return be laid before this House in continuation of a return, H.-31, 1885, showing the cost of legal business transacted for the Government; such return to include the years 1885, 1880, 1887, and 1888."—(Mr. Turnbull.)

Amounts paid to Crown Solicitors and Crown Prosecutors in the various Judicial Districts in the Years 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, and 1888. Northern District. £ s. d. I Canterbuby District. £ s. dBarton, E. L., Hawera .. .. .. 163 8 4 Duncan, T. S., Christchurch .. .. 87 5 G Standish, A., New Plymouth .. .. 752 12 0 ■ Martin, J. C, Christchurch .. .. 2,285 GlO Williamson, H., Auckland .. .. 3,189 14 5 White, J. W., Timam .. .. .. 1,083 12 0 £4,K)5 14 9 .€3,456 4 4 Wellington Distbict. Bell, P. H. D., Wellington .. .. 3,325 9 7 Otago and Southland District. Cotterill, A. J., Napier .. .. .. 900 15 5 Haggitt, B. C, Dunedin .. .. 3,652 9 1 Fitzherbert, S. TV, Wanganui .. .. 707 17 11 Hislop, T. W., Oamaru .. .. .. 90 2 2 Nolan, J. W., Gisbome .. .. .. 467 3 4 Creagh, A. G., Oamaru .. .. .. 285 5 0 Isiard, C. 8., Wellington .. .. 0 9 0 Macdonald, T. M., Invercargill .. .. 1,223 9 11 — Turton, Wesley, Queenstown .. .. 285 19 0 £5,407 15 3 .= £5,537 5 2 Nelson Distbict. . ■ ■ Fell, C. V., Nelson .. .. .. 268 12 4 Westland Distbict. Haselden, W. R., Westport .. .. Gl 0 5 . Purkiss, W. M., Hokitika .. .. £205 210 Sinclair, W., Blenheim .. .. .. 327 3 6 - — £656 1G 3 Grand total .. .. £19,368 18 17 Amounts paid to Members of the Legal Profession other than Crown Solicitors and Crown Prosecutors in 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, and 1888. Colonial Secbetaby's Department. £ s. d. I £ s. d. Buckley, Stafford, and Treadwell .. 101 15 0 Kogers and Barleyman .. .. .. 5 17 4 Chapman and Fitzgerald .. .. 15 7 8 Stewart, Holmes, and Denniston .. 33 3 0 Fell and Atkinson .. .. .. G 1 0 Thome, W. .. .. .. .. 3 3 0 Jones, W. H. .. .. .. .. 165 8 9 Townsend, A. D. .. .. .. 110 Joyce, J. .. .. .. .. 2 2 0 Whitaker and Russell .. .. .. 19 9 2 Moorhouse and Edwards .. .. 22 5 1 . Moss, E. G. S. .. .. .. .. 26 5 0 £358 0 8 Roy, J. B. .. .. .. .. 47 15 0 — . — Russell, T. G. .. .. .. .. 9 19 6 Justice Department. Stanford and Milne .. .. .. 4 4 0 Button, C. E. .. .. .. .. 50 G 0 Stewart, D. .. .. .. 7 2 0 Conolly and Son .. .. .. 8 8 0 Stewart, Holmes, and Denniston .. 29 14 6 Cotter^ T. .. .. .. .. 195 0 0 Whitaker and Russell .. .. .. 3 8 0 j Crisp, E. G. .. .. .. .. 612 8 Dev'ine, J. J. .. .. .. .. 0 6 0 £441 8 0 Gover, A. G. .. .. .. .. 26 5 0 Harvey, J. .. .. .. .. 14 7 0 Treasury Defabtment. Hughes, George, and Steadman .. .. 5 18 2 Treasury. Izard and Bell .. .. .. .. 2 2 0 Fell and Atkinson .. .. .. £5 7 0 Jellicoe, E. G. .. .. .. .. 235 1 0 - Macdonald and Russell .. .. 18 2 5 Property-tax Office. McCoy, F. H. .. .. .. .. 9 4 0 Cook, Edward .. .. .. .. 15 15 0 MoNab, S. .. .. .. .. 3 3 0 Fell and Atkinson .. .. .. 8 3 0 Middleton. J. W. .. .. .. 18 18 0 Finn, T. P. .. .. .. .. 311 8 Rees, W. L. .. .. .. .. 39 3 8 Hankins, J. H. .. ..,.. 110 Reid, D. .. .. .. .. 13 16 0 Hay, D. M. .. .. .. .. 7 G 3 Rogers, A. .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Hesketh and Richmond .. .. 22G 16 3 Skerrett, C. P. .. .. .. .. G 6 0 Joynt and Adams .. .. .. 35 12 0 ! Wilding, F. .. .. .. .. GOO Macdonald and Russell .. .. .. 0 10 6 Miller, J. A. .. .. .. .. 010 6 £675 411 Moss, E. G. B. .. .. .. .. 110 -—

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Amounts paid to Members of the Legal Pkofession, &c. — continued.

Post and Telegraph. £ s. d. North, T. .. .. .. .. 3 3 0 Webb, F. R. .. .. .. .. 010 6 £3 13 6 Customs and Mabine Department. Customs. Gully, H. .. .. .. .. 22 14 4 Hankin.J. ... .. .. .. 5 5 0 Jones and Menteath .. .. .. 12 11 6 Killen, J. .. .. .. .. 2 2 0 Lynch, J. .. .. .. .. 3 3 0 Jones, W. H. .. .. .. .. 612 0 Nalder, H. N. .. .. .. .. 15 15 0 Ollivier and Brown .. .. .. 15 7 0 Pitt and Moore .. .. .. 3 3 0 £86 12 10 ] Marine. Brookfield and Son .. .. .. 2 2 0 Buddie, T. .. .. .. .. 17 2 6 Colter, T. .. .. .. .. 3 3 0 Fitzgerald, William .. .. .. 2 12 6 Hay, J. .. .. .. .. 18 18 0 Mahoney, E. .. .. .. .. 3 3 0 Stringer, J. W... .. .. .^ 11 7 9 , £58 8 9 Stamps and Deeds Department. Buckley, Stafford, and Treadwell .. 10 10 0 Chapman and Fitzgerald .. .. 27 8 0 Colter, T. .. .. .. .. 30 13 6 Hesketh and Richmond.. .. .. 14 16 6 Joynt, T. J. .. .. .. .. 34 11 6 Newton, H. .. .. .. 2 2 0 Richmond and Richmond .. .. 73 13 2 Sievwright and Stout .. .. .. 23 12 6 Weston, T. S. .. .. .. .. 71 17 1 Wilson and Cotterill .. .. .. 35 14 0 £324 IS 3 Education Department. Mackechnio, E. A. .. .. .. 12 11 6 Macdonald and Russell .. .. .. 6 10 Quick, W. H. .. .. .-. .. 4 2 2 Whitaker and Russell .. .. .. 3 3 0 £25 17 8 Native Affairs Depabtment. Native Office. Goodbehero, S. .. .. .. .. 6 15 2 j Native Land Purchase. Bunny, A. R. .. .. .. .. 5 5 oj| Chapman and Fitzgerald .. .. 30 11 8 Fitzherbert and Marshall .. .. 38 11 3 Moss, E. Gr. B. .. .. .. ..' 13 C 0 £87 13 11 Minister of Lands Department. Crown hands. Atkinson, J. A... .. .. .. 10 0 0 Buddie, T. .. .. .. .. 28 16 0 Devore and Cooper .. .. .. 0 10 6 Fell and Atkinson .. .. .. 7 19 0 Hamerton, G. D. .. .. .. 4 8 0 Joynt and Adams .. .. .. 47 18 6 £99 12 0 Mines. Colter, T. .. .. .. .. 26 5 0 Haggitt Brothers and Brent .. .. 3 3 0 Jones and Menteath .. .. .. 7 7 0 £36 15 0 Livestock, Bunny, A. R. .. .. .. .. 180 10 6 Crooke, A. .. .. .. .. 3 4 3 Findlay, J. G. .. .. .. .. 110 Fell and Atkinson .. .. .. 2 11 6 Fletcher, A. .. .. .. 1 11 6 Fraser, J. F M .. .. .. 25 18 6

& s. a. Fraser and Stilling .. .. .. 66 4 2 Gilkison, E. .. .. .. 11 12 6 Halliday, C. A... .. .. .. 0 10 6 Hankins, J. H... .. .. .. 7 6 0 Harvey, J. .. .. .. .. 15 0 Hutchison, G. .. .. .. .. 7 11 0 Jones and Menteath .. .. .. 8 5 3 Joynt and Adams .. .. .. 139 14 {; Macdonald and Russell .. .. .. 10 2 6 : Maclean, G. L. .. .. .. - .. 110 McCoy, F. H. .. .. .. .. 21 0 0 Milson, P. J. .. .. .. .. 4 4 0 O'Neill, L. .. .. .. .. 5 5 0 Rogers and Barleyman .. .. .. 6 % 2 Rowlett, G. F. .. .. .. .. 4 4 0 1 Stewart, Holmes, and Denniston .. 16 0 G Whitaker, P. A. .. .. .. 5 10 0 White and Smithson .. .. .. 22 10 2 J Williams and Milton .. .. .. 5 5 0 £558 8 5 Wobking Railways Depabtment. Beard and Gray .. .. .. 2 3 0 Brassey, G. N. .. .. .. .. 3 3 0 Burton and Napier .. .. .. 17 7 0 Bunny, A. R. .. .. .. .. 2 2 0 , Chapman, R. .. .. .. .. 12 1 0 Cooper, T. .. .. ..... 330 Devore and Cooper .. .. .. 158 8 2 i Hannan, M. .. .. .. .. 2 2 0 Jones, H. .. .. .. .. 7 C 0 Jones, W. .. .. .. .. 23 11 2 Joynt and Adams .. .. .. 704 10 7 Mackrell, Mason, and others .. .. 43 6 0 Reid Brothers .. .. .. .. 21 18 10 Stewart, Holmes, and Denniston .. 14 10 0 ■ Thorn, W. .. .. .. .. 4 16 White and Smithson .. .. 213 8 £1,022 6 11 Defence Depabtment. Defence. Fitzherbert and Devine .. .. .. £41 i o Police. Barton and Knight .. .. .. 3 2 2 | Buckley, Stafford, and Treadwell 4' 4 o Bunny, A. R. .. .. .. .. 8 8 0 £15 14 2 Government Life Insurance Department. j Buckley, Stafford, and Treadwell .. 562 4 3 | Campbell and Gray .. .. .. 20 15 10 Pell and Atkinson .. .. 918 0 Kirk and Atkinson .. .. .. 51 19 2 ■ Painsbury and Logan .. .. .. 315 0 Sievwright and Stout .. .. .. 611 0 Skerrett, C. P. .. .. .. .. 7 7 0 Stout and Mondy .. .. 23 17 2 £686 7 5 Public Tbust Office. Adams and Kingdon .. .. .. 6 15 10 Atkinson, P. .. .. 2 2 0 Allan, J. G. .. .. .. .. 3 5 0 Adams and Kippenberger .. .. 8 11 10 Barton and Knight .. .. .. 110 Brookfleld, F. W. .. .. .. 373 11 2 Boale, J. A. .. .. .. 1 11 C Buckley, Stafford, and Treadwell .. 309 1 7 Bathgate, A. .. .. .. .. 58 710 Bell, Gully, and Izard .. .. .. 54 6 4 Buller and Gully .. .. .. 156 5 5 Blunt, W. .. .. .. .. 11 17 8 Beard and Gray .. .. .. 23 8 1 Bamford, H. A. .. .. .. 4 4 0 Brandon and Sons .. .. .. 293 n 2 Brassey and Fraser .. .. .. 2 0 6 Buckley, Stafford, and Barton .. .. 871 11 1 Buckley, Stafford, and Fitzherbert .. 489 8 3 Beckett, C. P. .. .. .. .. 0 16 4 Beard, W. G. .. .. .. .. 21 0 10 Borlase and Barnicoat .. .. .. 92 6 8 ; Brandon, A. and C. .. .. 19 4 9 Buckley, Stafford, and Treadwell 97 9 6

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Public Trust Office— continued. £ s. a. Brookfield and Son .. .. .. 299 8 5 I Bloomfield, W. R. .. .. *. 2 5 2 | Bowman, G. R. .. .. .. 3 10 6 Conolly and Son .. .. , .. 6 10 10 Chapman and Strode .. .. 14 17 3 j Coleman, W. .. .. 19 0 0 Council and Cooper .. .. 9 0 8 Chaplin, H. .. .. .. 20 711 Chapman and Fitzgerald .. .. 47 10 0 Conolly, E. T. .. .. .. .. 1 10 4 j Caffray, F. R. .. .. .. .. 2 13 0 j Cast and Esam.. .. .. .. 6 7 10 Catliro, W. N. .. .. .. .. 7 0 0 Devore and Cooper .. .. .. 117 8 0 Dignan and Armstrong .. .. .. 1 15 7 Delatour, H. A. .. .. .. 7 10 0 Delatour, G. A... .. .. .. 28 14 11 Dufaur, E. T. .. .. .. .. 8 8 2 | Devine, J. J. .. .. .. .. 43 4 0 I Duncan, Cotterill, and Martin .. .. 14 6 6 Earl, P. .. .. .. .. 2 12 8 Poll and Atkinson .. .. .. 252 17 2 Finn and Rattray .. .. .. 14 1 2 Pitzherbert and Devine .. .. .. 15 17 3 Fitzherbert and Marshall .. .. 6 12 Pinch, A. A. .. .. .. .. 2 7 8 Florance, R. 5... .. .. .. 15 1 1 Fraser and Stilling .. .. .. 2 19 6 Pindlay, J. G. .. .. .. .. 26 9 4 Guinness and Kitchingham .. .. 68 8 5 Gresson, T. B. .. .. .. .. 4 5 6 Gresham, T. .. .. .. .. 13 0 8 Guinness, A. R. .. .. .. 0 4 5 Garrick, Cowlishaw, and Fisher .. .. 62 3 2 Goodbehero, S. .. .. .. .. 55 1 0 Gawith, C. P. .. .. .. .. 7 19 0 | Garrick and Cowlishaw .. .. .. 49 18 0 Gittlison, R. .. .. .. .. 5 8 6 I Hill, W. J. .. .. .. .. 5 6 0 Hughes, R. C. .. .. .. .. 0 4 6 Haggitt Brothers and Brent .. .. 4 3 2 Hamerton, G. D. .. .. .. 50 10 7 Harper and Co. .. .. .. 46 0 0 Hankins, J. H... .. .. .. 89 1 4 Hesketh and Richmond.. .. .. 176 1 8 Hislop and Creagh .. .. .. 3 6 8 Howorth, H. .. .. .. .. 111 6 Hall, G. A. .. .. .. .. 612 6 j Hall, H. .. .. .. .. 17 14 6 Harman, W. .. .. .. .. 11 19 8 Harper, G, .. .. .. .. 3 9 5 Hay, J. ........ 0 6 8 Hay, W. 31. .. .. .. 19 14 6 Henderson W. I ?. i \ Hill and Mahoney 5 6 0 Harvey, J. .. .. .. .. 5 0 2 HaultaimJ. F .. 171 5 2 , Hislop, J. A. .. .. .. .. 3 3 0 Izard, C.B. 2 5 0 Izard and Bell 34 5 8 Izard and Loughnan 37 4 0 , Julius and. Balmer 1 11 8 Jones and Mentcath 2 4 0 Jackson and Russell 0 19 0 Jackson, S.,iun 86 1 3 Jclhcoe E. G 12 18 9 Joynt.T 34 11 6 Kenny, H. B. ~ .. .. .. « la 2 tic, «." -,1 ?. Lee and Sheath .. .. .. 1 16 0 Litchfield, CD. ...... 2 12 6 Lynch, James .. .. .. .. 2 2 0 Lee, G. E. .. .. .. .. 2 14 6 Lewis and Moss .. .. .. 2 2 0 Macdonald and Russell 59 18 5 Moorhouse, Edwards, and Cutten 1 18 8 Maclean, C. L. .. .. .. .. 16 2 1 McConnell and Douglas .. .. 86 18 2 ; Macalistcr, J. .. .. .. .. 9 2 7j; Macassey and Co. .. .. .. 21 12 2 !| Morrison and Burnett .. .. .. 015 0 Mouatt, J. .. .. .. .. 4 14 11 :

& s. d. McCarthy, S. E. .. .. .. 2 2 0 Moorhouse and Edwards .. .. 9G 17 8 Moynihan, J. J. .. .. .. 7 0-1 Napier, W. J. .. .. .. - - 3 3 0 O'rmaby, A. .. .. .. .. 22 18 10 Ollivier, Brown, and Pcnncfather .. 2 2 0 Purnell, C. W. .. .. .. .. 3 15 G Prior and Sandilands .. .. .. 0 8 8 Pill and Moore .. .. .. 70 1 5 Park, J. .. .. ...... 106 Perry and Perry .. .. .. 21 2 10 Pownall, C. A. .. .. .. .. 3 0 6 Quick, W. H. .. .. .. .. 9 S 0 Roy, J. B. .. .. .. .. 9 1O 0 Eowlatt, G. P. .. .. .. .. 110 Richmond, P. W. .. .. .. 1 15 0 Richmond, H. R. .. .. .. 6 13 10 Richmond and Richmond .. .. 3 3 4 Reed, J. R. .. .. .. .. 12 0 Rogers, A. .. .. .. .. 12 0 Rogers and Barloyman .. 6 11 7 Sinclair and McCallum .. .. .. 85 1 0 Smith, A. W. P. .. .. .. 15 9 8 Sievwright and Stout .. .. .. 311 10 Shaw, E. .. .. .. .. 27 5 6 Samuel, O. .. .. .. .. 27 5 (3 Sheath, A. P. .. .. .. .. 2 14 0 Stringer, J. W. .. .. .. .. 8 8 4 Sievwright, W. .. .. .. 14 6 5 Sandiman, S. L. .. .. .. 2 17 (i Skerrett, 0. P. .. .. .. .. 3 17 6 Smith, Chapman, Sinclair, and White .. 110 Stewart, D. .. .. .. .. 2 7 9 Stout and Mondy .. .. .. 77 1 0 Turton, S. H. .. .. .. .. 25 2 7 Travers, W. T. L. .. .. .. 118 10 2 Thome, W. .. .. .. .. 0 8 3 Thompson, J. .. .. .. .. 11 2 6 Thorne and Rigby .. .. .. 2 2 0 Turton, G. R. .. .. .. .. 2 9 6 Tosswill, W. .. .. .. 5 5 4 Wade, F. W. .. .. .. .. 9 7 0 Wilson, F. J. .. .. .. .. 16 12 7 Warburton, E. .. ... .. .. 12 2 0Wynn, Williams, and Beacon .. .. 12 5 6 Weston, T. S. .. .. .. .. 86 16 5 Wilson and Cotterill .. .. .. 56 10 11 Whitaker and Russell .. .. .. 12 15 1 Wynn-Williams, H. ■ .. .. .. 30 14 4 Wilding and Lewis .. .. .. 51 12 8 £6,303 10 1 j Public Wobks Department. Buddie, T 623 9 8 j Bunny A . E 3 3 0 j Button EC... . . 33 17 2 Digmm ' and Armstrong . . :. .. 2 2 0 j Fell and Atkinson .. .. .. 37 12 8 Harvey, J 3 18 0 Hi n and Mahoney 62 8 0 j t and Adams 722 2 3 j ones , W. H 91 2 0 Mackrell and Co 37 5 0 Kogers and Barleyman 53 16 8 stftflord> E 31 10 0 sievwright and Stout 1 11 6 gtout Mondy 5 14 0 Whitaker and Russell .. .. .. 6 0 2 Wynn-Williams and Deacon .. .. 8 9 3 J „, m r~\ 7 *■!■,<4* 1 4 ~~ Grand total n,™ 0 in Grand total .. ■ ■ _12,.66 2 10 Total sum paid to Crown Solicitors and ! Crown Prosecutors .. .. 19,368 18 7 Total sum paid for other legal assistance .. 12,566 2 10 £31,935 1 5 —

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