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Taxed off. £ S. d. £ s. d. Jan. 30, 1882— Paid agents' charges, viz.— Instructions to make copy of doeu- 068 ments filed in Court Perusing telegram from you to send 068 034 same at once Attending Court, searching papers ... 013 4 Copying same, 14 folios ... ... 014 o 070 Writing you with same and postage... 056 Drawing telegram to you informing 068 you that same sent and attending to despatch Paid ... ... 014 Having discovered that petition not 013 4 013 4 verified by affidavit and other defects in form, instructions for opinion as to whether advantage could be taken thereon Fee to Mr. Fitzherbert and clerk to 356 advise Feb. 2, 1882— Attendance on respondent, conferring re 220 188 petition Feb. g, 1882— Letter to Wellington agents as to de- 052 fects in petition and paid Having received letter from them in o 6 8 reply, perusing and considering same Feb. n, 1882— Attendance on respondent, going care- 220 1 1 o fully through allegations in petition and advising with him thereon, and receiving instructions to apply to Court for further particulars rendered necessary owing to informality of petition Feb. 15, 1882— Letter to Wellington agents instruct- 052 ing them to enter appearance for respondent to apply to Court for summons to petitioners to Bupply further particulars Feb. 17, 1882— Drawing authority from respondent to 010 o 040 me to act for him in the matter of the petition, and fair copy for his signature Copy to file ... ... 020 Attending respondent at his residence 013 4 068 when he signed same Letter to Wellington agents therewith 054 and with instructions to file, and paid postage Attending, receiving, and perusing no- 068 tice of date of trial Feb. 22, 1882— Having received telegram from Welling- 068 034 ton agents that order made for further particulars, perusing same Feb. 24, 1882— Having received letter from agents en- 068 closing order, perusing same Feb. 7, 1882— Paid agents' charges, viz.— Perusing letter from you re verifica- 068 tion of petition Writing you in reply ... ... 052 Feb. 17, 1882— Paid agents' charges, viz.— Perusing letter from you with instrue- 068 tions to enter appearance Drawing appearance and copy ... o 4 o Attendance entering ... ... 034. Paid ... ... 030 Drawing summons, 10 folios ... 010 o Copy to keep ... ... 050 Copy for Court ... ... 050 Copy to seal ... ... 050 Attendance sealing ... ... 068 034 Paid ... ~, 030 Copy summons for service ... ...050050 Service on Messrs. Buckley and Co. ... 068 028 Writing you with summons, and postage 054 Drawing telegram to you, and attending 068 to despatch Bame Paid ... ... 022 Perusing letter from you with appoint- 068 ment of solicitor and instructions to file same Attendance filing ... ~, 034

Taxed off. £ s. d. £ s. d. Feb. 17, 1882 —continued. Paid ... ... 030 Preparing brief for counsel on summons, 012 o 010 o 12 folios Attending him with same .. ...068068 Paid his fee and clerk ... ... 3 5 6 Attending Chambers, order made for full 1 1 o 078 particulars as to bribery and undue influence Feb. 21, 1882— Drawing order, 8 folios .... ... 080 Fair copy for perusal of Messrs. Buckley 040 and Co. Attending them therewith ... ..,068028 Perusing and considering their altera- 068 tions therein Attending them with order as altered, 013 4 and conferring with them Copy order for signature ... ... 054 014 Copy for Court ... ... 054 014 Copy for service ... ... 054 014 Copy to keep ... ... 054 054 Attending Chief Justice for signature ... 068 Paid ... ... 060 Service of copy order on Messrs. Buck- 068 028 ley and Co. Writing you with order, and paid postage 056 Feb. 22, 1882— Drawing telegram to you, and attending 068 to despatch same Paid ... ... 022 Feb. 24, 1882— Perusing telegram from you as to service 068 034 of order Drawing telegram to you in reply, and 068 attending to despatch same Paid ... ... 010 Attending respondent and two witnesses, 220 188 conferring Feb. 27, 1882— Drawing telegram to agents at Welling- 068 ton instructing them to issue four subpoenas, and attending to despatch Paid ... ... 013 March 1, 1882— Attendance on Mr. Ballance's manager 0134 068 and receiving particulars of alleged bribery, in pursuance of order Perusing and considering same ... 2 2 o Attending respondent therewith, and 220 188 conference with him thereon March 2, 1882— Having received letter from Wellington 068 agents enclosing four subpoenas, perusing same Feb. 28, 1882— Paid their charges — Instructions to prepare four subpoenas 068 in blank Drawing same ... ... 100 Copies to seal ... ... 0100 060 Drawing praecipes and copies ... o 8 o Attendance sealing same ... ... 068 Paid fees ... ... 100 Writing you therewith, and postage 060 March 2, 1882 — Letter to agents instructing them to 052 forward tw-o subpoenas in blank, and to issue an extra subpoena to Miss Teidiman, and to serve copy same, and pay her expenses to Wanganui March 3, 18S2 — Attendance on petitioner's solicitor as 1 n 6 010 6 to admissions to be made by respondent, and agreeing to admit same if presented in writing Perusing admissions prepared by peti- 118 011 o tioner's solicitor Attendance on petitioner's solicitor, 013 4 068 agreeing to and signing same Attendance on respondent in long con- 220 188 ference re petition Beceiving letter from agents indorsing 06 8 o 34 two subpoenas in blank Drawing telegram to agents asking them 068 when Miss Teidiman would leave, and attending to despatch same Paid ... ... 010 Perusing telegram from them in reply... 068 034