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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