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Taxed off. £ s. d. £ s. d. March 7, 1882—continued. Paid postages ... ... 012 006 Letters to Bush, Sefton, and John Smith, 015 o on 6 Returning Officer at Howick, to come in and sec me for the same purpose (3 letters) Paid postages ... ... 006 004 Letter to Major Harris, informing him 050 of receipt of list of objections, and asking him to see that persons named came in Postage ... ... 002 Preparing subpoena ad test, to Grill and 012 6 012 6 R. N. Barry, preparing praecipe, and attending sealing Paid sealing ... ... 050 050 Two copies for service ... ... 040 040 Service on J. P. Grill, Howick, 15 miles 100 100 from Auckland Instructions from brief, including there- 16 o o 10 15 o in letters written to collect evidence, attendances at Papakura and Otahuhu to see witnesses, and seeing all the witnesses in the case, and other attendances and letters for the same purpose Drawing brief (case, 80 folios; proofs, go 12 15 o 10 ig o folios), 170 folios Engrossing same, 230 folios ... ... 713 4 613 4 March 13, 1882 — Feo to Mr. Lusk and clerk with brief 107 10 o 75 o o Attending Mr. Lusk in consultation ... 1 1 0 013 4 Mr. Lusk's fee on consultation ... 510 o 4 6 6 Preparing subpoena ad test, for G.Cooper, 012 6 012 6 A. R. Harris, J. Saunders, and T. Spears, praecipe for sealing, and attending sealing Paid sealing ... ... 050 050 Four copies for service ... ... 080 080 Service on G. Cooper, Howick, 15 miles 100 100 from Auckland Service on A. R. Harris, East Tamaki, 019 o 019 o 14 miles from Auckland Service on J. Saunders, Howick, 15 miles 100 100 from Auckland Service on T. Spears, Pakuranga, 13 018 0 018 0 miles March 14, 1882 — Journey to Papakura, attending Court 550 220 when case for petitioner opened by Mr. Cotter March 15, 1882 — The like attendance ... ~, S5O 220 Eefresher for Mr. Lusk and clerk ... 27 o o ig 8 o March 16, 1882— Attending Court at Otahuhu when case 550 550 concluded, and election declared void, with special order as to costs, as per order of Judges Eefresher for Mr. Lusk and clerk ... 27 o o 27 o o Paid railway fares and expenses ... 214 8 208 March 20, 1882— Drawing order for costs, 5 folios ... 076 Fair copy same for Registrar to settle ... 034 o 010 March 21, 1882 — Attending Registrar therewith to settle 068 March 23, 1882— Engrossing same, as settled by the 034 Judges Attending their Honors to sign same ... o 6 8 Paid Btamp on same ... ... 060 Drawing bill of costs, 28 folios at is. 6d. 220 113 o Fair copy ... ... 018 8 014 2 Copy for service ... ... 018 8 014 2 Praecipe for appointment to tax ... o 2 o Attending for appointment ... ... 068 Paid appointment ..". ... 050 Copy appointment to serve ... ... 010 Service of same and bill of costs ... o 5 o Attendance and correspondence in set- 368 300 tling the accounts of the several witness, 10 in number, paying same Drawing affidavit of increase, 18 folios 170 018 o at is. 6d. Fair copy, 18 folios at Bd. ... ... 012 o o go Engrossing same ... ... 0120 080 Paid oath on swearing same ~. ~, o 2 o Attending Supreme Court filing ... o 6 8 Paid filing ... ... 030

Taxed off. £ s. d. £ 8. d. March 23, 1882 —continued. Copy to serve ... .... 0120 080 Service ... ... 050 Payments made to and amounts claimed by witnesses and by respondent— Thomas Foley, paid ... ... 1160 [160 John Smith, paid ... ... 017 6 017 6 Robert Hathaway, jun., claim ... 417 o 417 o William Dalton Bush, paid ... 115 6 Richard Sefton, paid ... ... 180 180 Richard Sefton, claim in addition ... 080 080 William Walters, jun., claim ... 110 o 110 o Thomas Page Gill, paid ... ... 212 o 212 o George Cooper, paid ... ... 082 082 Alfred Richard Harris, claim ... 250 250 Jeremiah Saunders, paid ... ... 010 6 010 6 Benjamin Harris, claim ... ... 660660 Attending taxing ... ... 110 Paid taxing ... ... 100 Preparing judgment paper ... 034 034 Attending to sign same ... ... 068 068 Paid ... ... 0100 0100 Term-fee, attendances, telegrams, post- 200 100 ages, and journeys to Papakura and Otahuhu to collect evidence, &c. 325 15 o 252 g 5 Taxed off ... ... 252 g 5 Allowed at ... ... 73 5 7 Court for the Trial of an Election Petition for the Electoral District of Lyttelton. In the matter of "The Election Petitions Act, 1880." Between William Hollis, Petitioner, and Harry Allwright, Respondent. Respondent's Costs, under Order dated yd February, 1882, of Flections Petitions Court. Taxed off1. Jan. 5, 1882 — £ s. d. £ s. d. Attending respondent when he brought 013 4 petition by William Hollis to unseat him for Lyttelton, conferring thereon, and advising and taking instructions to appear Perusing and considering petition, g 030 folios Jan. g, 1882 — Attending respondent when he brought 068 roll, and conferring further Drawing notice of appointment as soli- 030 citor, 2 folios Engrossing ~, ... 010 Jan. 18, 1882 — Attending at Supreme Court filing notice 068 Paid ... ... 030 Copy notice for service on petitioner's o i o solicitor Service ... ... 050 Jan. 28, 1882—■ Eeceived notice of hearing of petition on 052 14th February. Letter to respondent informing him thereof, and instructing him » Attending respondent, conferring fur- 068 ther as to petition, defence, and advising Feb. 2, 1882— Attending respondent when he brought 013 4 list of aliens who voted for Richardson or Webb, and conferring and advising thereon, and as to proceedings upon petition Having received lists of votes and heads 034 of objections, perusing same, 10 folios Telegram to respondent informing him 050 thereof, and asking for interview thereon, &c. Paid transmission ... ~, 010 Feb. 3, 1882— Attending respondent, conferringthereon, 068 and handing him list Having received rule nisi calling upon 068 respondent to show cause why Clerk of Writs should not be directed to allow inspection of rolls, instructions to oppose same

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