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1889. NEW ZEALAND.

COST OF LEGAL BUSINESS TRANSACTED FOR THE GOVERNMENT (RETURN OF).

Return to an Order of the Hoiise of Representatives dated 11th July, 1889. Ordered, " That a return be laid before this House in continuation of a return, H.-31, 1885, showing the cost of legal business transacted for the Government; such return to include the years 1885, 1880, 1887, and 1888."—(Mr. Turnbull.)

Amounts paid to Crown Solicitors and Crown Prosecutors in the various Judicial Districts in the Years 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, and 1888. Northern District. £ s. d. I Canterbuby District. £ s. dBarton, E. L., Hawera .. .. .. 163 8 4 Duncan, T. S., Christchurch .. .. 87 5 G Standish, A., New Plymouth .. .. 752 12 0 ■ Martin, J. C, Christchurch .. .. 2,285 GlO Williamson, H., Auckland .. .. 3,189 14 5 White, J. W., Timam .. .. .. 1,083 12 0 £4,K)5 14 9 .€3,456 4 4 Wellington Distbict. Bell, P. H. D., Wellington .. .. 3,325 9 7 Otago and Southland District. Cotterill, A. J., Napier .. .. .. 900 15 5 Haggitt, B. C, Dunedin .. .. 3,652 9 1 Fitzherbert, S. TV, Wanganui .. .. 707 17 11 Hislop, T. W., Oamaru .. .. .. 90 2 2 Nolan, J. W., Gisbome .. .. .. 467 3 4 Creagh, A. G., Oamaru .. .. .. 285 5 0 Isiard, C. 8., Wellington .. .. 0 9 0 Macdonald, T. M., Invercargill .. .. 1,223 9 11 — Turton, Wesley, Queenstown .. .. 285 19 0 £5,407 15 3 .= £5,537 5 2 Nelson Distbict. . ■ ■ Fell, C. V., Nelson .. .. .. 268 12 4 Westland Distbict. Haselden, W. R., Westport .. .. Gl 0 5 . Purkiss, W. M., Hokitika .. .. £205 210 Sinclair, W., Blenheim .. .. .. 327 3 6 - — £656 1G 3 Grand total .. .. £19,368 18 17 Amounts paid to Members of the Legal Profession other than Crown Solicitors and Crown Prosecutors in 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, and 1888. Colonial Secbetaby's Department. £ s. d. I £ s. d. Buckley, Stafford, and Treadwell .. 101 15 0 Kogers and Barleyman .. .. .. 5 17 4 Chapman and Fitzgerald .. .. 15 7 8 Stewart, Holmes, and Denniston .. 33 3 0 Fell and Atkinson .. .. .. G 1 0 Thome, W. .. .. .. .. 3 3 0 Jones, W. H. .. .. .. .. 165 8 9 Townsend, A. D. .. .. .. 110 Joyce, J. .. .. .. .. 2 2 0 Whitaker and Russell .. .. .. 19 9 2 Moorhouse and Edwards .. .. 22 5 1 . Moss, E. G. S. .. .. .. .. 26 5 0 £358 0 8 Roy, J. B. .. .. .. .. 47 15 0 — . — Russell, T. G. .. .. .. .. 9 19 6 Justice Department. Stanford and Milne .. .. .. 4 4 0 Button, C. E. .. .. .. .. 50 G 0 Stewart, D. .. .. .. 7 2 0 Conolly and Son .. .. .. 8 8 0 Stewart, Holmes, and Denniston .. 29 14 6 Cotter^ T. .. .. .. .. 195 0 0 Whitaker and Russell .. .. .. 3 8 0 j Crisp, E. G. .. .. .. .. 612 8 Dev'ine, J. J. .. .. .. .. 0 6 0 £441 8 0 Gover, A. G. .. .. .. .. 26 5 0 Harvey, J. .. .. .. .. 14 7 0 Treasury Defabtment. Hughes, George, and Steadman .. .. 5 18 2 Treasury. Izard and Bell .. .. .. .. 2 2 0 Fell and Atkinson .. .. .. £5 7 0 Jellicoe, E. G. .. .. .. .. 235 1 0 - Macdonald and Russell .. .. 18 2 5 Property-tax Office. McCoy, F. H. .. .. .. .. 9 4 0 Cook, Edward .. .. .. .. 15 15 0 MoNab, S. .. .. .. .. 3 3 0 Fell and Atkinson .. .. .. 8 3 0 Middleton. J. W. .. .. .. 18 18 0 Finn, T. P. .. .. .. .. 311 8 Rees, W. L. .. .. .. .. 39 3 8 Hankins, J. H. .. ..,.. 110 Reid, D. .. .. .. .. 13 16 0 Hay, D. M. .. .. .. .. 7 G 3 Rogers, A. .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Hesketh and Richmond .. .. 22G 16 3 Skerrett, C. P. .. .. .. .. G 6 0 Joynt and Adams .. .. .. 35 12 0 ! Wilding, F. .. .. .. .. GOO Macdonald and Russell .. .. .. 0 10 6 Miller, J. A. .. .. .. .. 010 6 £675 411 Moss, E. G. B. .. .. .. .. 110 -—