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Return showing Total Amount paid for Legal Services by the Public Trust Office since its Foundation, detailing the Names of Solicitors receiving same, and the Amount paid to them each Year; also any Commissions, Fees, or Special Allowances made to them during such Years. Note.—This return does not include any swearing-fees other than those claimed in accounts.

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Year. 1873. 1874. 1875. 1876. I 1877. 1S78. 1S79. 1880. 1881. ! 1882. 1883. _j_ 1884. 1885. 1880. 1887. 1888. 1889. i 1890. Totals. Adams and Kingdon, Nelson ... Adams and Kippenb«rger, Christc'rch Allan, J. G., Wellington Alexander, J. M., Auckland Aspinall and Salmond, Temuka Atkinson and Fell, Kelson Barr, J. A., Dunedin ... Bayley, C, Hawera Bathgate, A., Dunedin Bathgate and Buchanan, Dunedin Bathgate and Jlessom, Dunedin Batbgate and Woodhouse, Dunedin ... Barclay, A. E., Dunedin Barton, E., Hawera Barton and Knight, Hawera ... Brandon, A. and C, Wellington Brandon, A. de B., Wellington Brandon and Son, Wellington Brandon and Quick, Wellington Brassey, G-. N., G-isborne Beard, W. G., Masterton Beard and Grp,y, Masterton ... Bell, Gully, and Izard, Wellington ... Betts, F. M., Wanganui Beveridge and Alexander, Auckland ... Button, C. E., Christchurch ... Borlase, C. H., Wanganui Borlase and Barnicoat, Wanganui Bowman, G. K., Christchurch... Brocket, C. F., Opotiki Brookfleld, F. W., Auckland ... Brookfield and Son, Auckland Brookfleld, F. M. P., Auckland Brown, Skerrett, and Dean, Wellington Butt, B., Oamaru Buckley, P. A., Wellington Buckley and Stafford, Wellington Buckley, Stafford, and Fitzherbert, Wellington Buckley, Stafford, ana Barton, W'n . Buckley, Stafford, and Tread-well, W'n Buller and Gully, Wellington Bunny, A. K., Kelson ... Button and Eeid, Hokitika ... Caffrey, F. E., Wanganui Carroll, J., Tauranga ... Cash, T. B.. Marton ... Callan, J. B., Dunedin... Caplen, H., Hawera Catbro, W. N., Wanganui Chapman, M., Wellington Chapman and FitzGerald, Wellington Chapman and Strode, Dunedin Clarke, E., Wellington Creagh, A. G., Oamaru Coleman, William, Auckland... £ s. d. £ s. d. 43 11 C £ s. d. £ s. a. * s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. 0 13 4 £ s. d. 0 0 8 £ s. d. 1 11 4 £ s- a- £ s. d. 3 11 8 £ s. a. 2 G 10 £ s. a. £ s. d. I £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. a. 2 19 2 8 11 10 £ s. a. 0 18 6 £ s. a. 61 19 0 8 11 10 25 13 Ci 3 12 17 8 0 83 2 0 3 13 6 1 10 0 282 2 6 144 1 7 34 18 2 26 6 5 23 8 0 188 7 4 110 15 1 4 3 8 6 275 18 0 188 8 0 4 15 4 27 7 2 31 13 9 107 13 6 21 11 10 2 4 0 3 3 0 21 3 0 120 18 9 3 10 0 1 5 10 501 2 1 655 15 8 72 8 2 17 2 2 18 1 0 51 15 0 203 7 5 1,038 14 0 15 13 8 0 i'6 10 3 1 2 17 8 0 83 "i 0 7 13 0 23 0 2 3 10 4 10 15 2 1 13 0 30 13 0 3 3 0 28 17 1 12 0 3 ] ii 0 33 0 e 1 "i 0 18 4 5 6 i 0 ■25 7 8 47 a 3 2 2 0 1 10 0 78 0 1 3 14 8 30 i'7 9 3 13 6 0 id 0 S"l G 111 6 3'"3 0 1 12 0 44 "8 9 ... 34 18 2 ... ... ... ! 2G ":i 10 2 2 0 26 0 5 23 8 0 105 6 0 ... ... 1 "i 0 54"l5 0 ... ... 713 7 6"'6 9 l'"l 0 ... 3 8 6 ... '" 132 15 10 53 19 2 10 "i 2 50 16 8 13 0 0 11 12 6 183"l4 2 0 i'6 g 1 "l 0 3 14 4 I 1 13 0 ... 5 i'6 6 1 17 8 19" '3 2 o'"o 10 ... 2 i.S 4 5 i'2 4 4 is 1 18 i'6 0 21 li 10 19 17 10 83" 'l 2 4 i4 0 ... 1 "i 0 1 "3 0 ... 3 "3 0 12 18 0 ... 1 13 10 5 "4 0 1 "o 8 ... 1 "6 0 11 "4 9 ... 87 3 2 2"l6 10 3 10 0 ib'm 0 ... ... 1 "5 10 149 9 10 I - ... ... 8 "g 2 26 "2 2 63 ii 4 176 16 3 07"9 0 19 17 1 40 5 8 49* 16 9 228 17 2 ... 305" 6 5 81 0 5 io i'6 o 2 "i G 31 18 0 18 17 8 2 18 0 ... 4*10 8 18 1 0 12"il 6 ... 25 12 10 0 14 2 10 8" G ... ... 172 9 1 78 7 8 30"l8 4 117 0 10 ... 88 12 4 245 10 8 72 16 4 93 7 4 187 13 8 147 7 G 3 "C 0 4 "5 8 282 5 1 394 14 5 167 9 1 111 15 8 5 0 0 268 2 2 220" '0 2 945'lO 3 849 8 7 1,545 8 3 3 11 0 5 6 10 18 8 5 35 7 10 110 7 19 2 0 10 6 33 4 0 20 0 0 68 19 0 14 12 6 14 17 3 3 3 0 0 2 0 21 0 8 ... 1 io 0 2 "i 0 ... 5 "6 10 ... 5 13 3 2 "8 C 8 "i 8 2 2 0 i "i o 9 "8 0 4 17 4 11 "6 6 2"l3 0 f'9 0 ... 5 17 2 2 "2 0 ... 0 io o ... ... 25 14 0 1 13 4 2"l4 2 3 2 0 12 0 0 ... ... ... 8"'O 0 2 "2 0 ... 00 i'7 0 ... 14 i'7 3 ... 2 2 0 5 10 0 i"o 0 3 is" 0 ... ... 0 "a 0 19 0 0 ... ... ... 2 "8 0 I ... I ...