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Enclosures.

STATEMENT HANDED IN BY COUNSEL FOR CLAIMANT. 1. COSTS AND EXPENSES OF JOHN JAMES MEIKLE. Regina v. Meikle. 1887. Before the Justices at Wyndham. £ g. d. Nov. 4. Expenses obtaining bail for A. Meikle at Wyndham : Templeton and Winter (bondsmen), at 10s. 6d. a day, trap-hire Mataura to Wyndham, £2 2s. ..330 ~ 7. Expenses obtaining bail for J. J. Meikle : Winter and Richardson (bondsmen), at £1 a day ; trap-hire Wyndham to Edeudale, and train fare to Invercargill, £2 10s. 3 10 0 ~ 11. Expenses obtaining bail for J. J. Meikle and A. Meikle at Gore: Winter and Richardson, Templeton and Boyd, at £1 per day .. .. .. ..400 ~ 18. Messrs. Wade and Finn's fees '.. .. .. .. .. .. 13 13 0 ~ 18. Witnesses — Templeton —Three days, at 12s. .. .. .... .. 1 16 0 G. Davie—Three days, at 12s. .. .. .. .. .. .. 116 0 W. Harvey—Three days, at 12s. ; mileage, 9s. .. .. ..250 Mrs. Shiels —Three days, at Bs. ; mileage, 3s. .. .. .. ..170 A. McDonald —Three days, at 12s. ; mileage, 95... .. .. ..250 J. Young—Three days, at 10s. Bd. ; mileage, 35... .. .. 1 15 0 J. Telfer —Three days, at 12s. ; mileage, 9s. .. .. .. ..250 R. Duncan—Three days, at 12s. ; mileage, 9s. .. .. ..250 Alexander Benge—Three days, at 12s. ; mileage, 3s. .. .. 1 15 0 James Meikle —Three days, at Bs. ; mileage, 9s. .. .. .. .. 113 0 Waters—Three days, at 12s. .. .. .. ~ .. .. 116 0 Westacott—Three days, at 12s. .. .. .. .. .. 116 0 Bain—Three days, at 12s. ; mileage, Is. .. .. .. ..200 Expenses to Invercargill to tell Detective Ede about the plant of skins by Lambert, and £50 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..250 Expenses going to Invercargill to instruct Mr. Wade and Mr. Finn .. ..200 Copying depositions from Wyndham Court .. .. .. .. ..550 58 10 0 In the Supreme Court, Invercargill. Witnesses — J. McGregor, solicitor —Nine days, at £5 .. .. .. .. *45 0 0 J. Templeton —Nine days, at 12s ; train and coach, 7s. sd. .. .. 515 5 A. Mac Donald—Nine days, at 12s. ; train and coach, 12s. .. ..600 James Young —Nine days, at 12s. ; train and coach, 7s. sd. .. 5 15 5 W. Harvey —Nine days, at 12s. ; mileage, 125.; train, ss. 6d. .. ..656 R. Duncan —Nine days, at 12s. ; mileage, 125.; train, ss. 6d. .. ..656 J. Telfer—Nine days, at 12s. ; mileage. 125.; train, ss. 6d. .. ..656 A. Waters —Nine days, at 12s. ; mileage, 125.; train, ss. 6d. .. ..656 A. Meikle—Nine days, at 12s. ; mileage, 125.; train, sb. 6d. .. ..656 J. Bain —Nine days, at 12s. ; mileage, 125.; train, ss. 6d. .. .. 6 5 (i J. Westacott —Nine days, at 12s. ; train and coach, 9s. .. 5 17 0 James Meikle —Nine days, at 12s. ; mileage, 125.; train, ss. 6d. .. ..656 Mrs. Shiels —Nine days, at 10s. ; train and coach, 10s. .. .. ..500 ,J. Burgess —Nine days, at 125.; mileage, 125.; train, 7s. .. .. ..670 J. Bain—Nine days, at 12s. ; train and steamer, 7s. 6d. .. .. 515 6 Expenses to Dunedin to obtain counsel .. .. .. .. 310 0 191 8 10 Meikle v. Lamburt. , , 1894. Before Mr. Rawson, S.M., at Wyndham. Aug. Witnesses — G. Crosbie —Five days, at 105... .. .. .. .. .. 210 0 J. Forsyth—Five days, at 10s. .. .. .. .. .. 210 0 A. Mac Gibbon —Train and bus, 4s. 6d. ; five days, at 10s. .. .. 214 0 R. J. Coomer —Train account . . .. .. .. .. 2 14 0 R. Urquhart —Mileage, 18s. ; five days, at 10s. .. .. .. ..380 Thomas Adams —Mileage, 18s. ; five days, at 10s. .. .. ..380 Thomas Westacott —Mileage, 18s. ; five days, at 10s. .. .. ..380 .lames Mvir —Mileage, 18s. ; five days, at 10s. .. .. .. ..380 James Young —Mileage, 3s. ; five days, at 10s. .. .. .. .. 2 13 0 C. Forsyth—Mileage, 4s. 6d. ; five days, at 10s. .. .. .. ..2116 Alexander Cameron—Mileage, 18s. ; five days, at 10s. .. .. ..380 Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. 224 4 4 * Of this amount £12 only has been paid.

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