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1897. £ s.'d. Feb. 10. Attending on receipt of letter from Messrs. Buller and Anderson in reply to ours agreeing to dispense with Native interpretation of statement of claim hereon, and perusing ... ... ... ... ••■ 034 Feb. 11. Telegram to Mr. Barnicoat at Wanganui as to whether he is acting for any applicants before Appellate Court ... ... ... ... 050 Paid 2s. lid. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 2 11 Attending on receipt of collect telegram in reply that he was not acting, and referring us to Mr. Chapman, and perusing .. ... ... 034 Paid6d. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 0 6 Drawing and engrossing long and special letter to Mr. Stevens instructing him as to evidence to be obtained by him for case ... ... ... 0106 Attending on receipt of letter from you as to obtaining authority to appear for Natives at Appellate Court at Levin, and perusing ... ... 0 3 4 Feb. 16. Attending on receipt of telegram from Mr. Stevens that he would meet Mr. Stafford at Levin on Friday, and perusing ... ... ... ... 034 Feb. 18. Telegram to Mr. Stevens that Mr. Stafford would meet him on Monday ... 0 5 0 Paid6d. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 0 6 Attending you in conference when you promised to see Minister re locus standi in Appellate Court ... ... ... ... ... 068 Attending on receipt of telegram from Mr. Stevens in reply to ours, and perusing. Counsel's fee to Mr. Stafford on attendance at Levin before Appellate Court; engaged thirty-two days, at £10 10s. per day ... ... 336 0 0 Fee to clerk attending at Levin taking notes of evidence ; engaged fortyfive days, at £1 Is. per day ... ... ... ... ... 47 5 0 Paid travelling-and hotel-expenses for Mr. Stafford and clerk ... ... 37 0 0 Feb. 24. Having received urgent telegram from Mr. Stafford to obtain certified copy of certificate of title, attending at Land Transfer Office bespeaking same 0 6 8 Paid therefor ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 186 Paid for collect telegram from Mr. Stafford ... ... ... ... 054 Telegram to Mr. Stafford ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 5 0 Paid Is. 2d. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 12 Attending on receipt of telegram from Mr. Stafford to send certain books and papers to him at Levin. Paid 2s. lOd. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 2 10 Feb. 25. Writing him therewith, and attending at Manawatu Station despatching same ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 068 Paid train-fare ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 050 Alar. 1. Attending you hereon, conferring ... ... ... ... ... 068 Mar. 3. Attending you, conferring and advising as to position of matter ... ... 0 6 8 Mar. 8. Attending you, conferring hereon, and advising as to position of matter ... 0 6 8 Attending on receipt of letter from Mr. Stafford requesting that further books be sent to him at Levin. Attending Manawatu Station, despatching same ... ... ... 068 Paid train-fare .. ... ... ... ... ... ... 050 Mar. 15. Attending on receipt of very long and special memorandum from Mr. Stafford giving details of what had taken place before Appellate Court up to date ; going fully into present position of matter, and perusing same. Making copy thereof for your perusal and information, twenty folios ... 0 10 0 Writing you therewith ... ... ... ... ... ... 050 Making copy to send back to Mr. Stafford at Levin, twenty folios ... 0 10 0 Writing him therewith. Mar. 18. Attending on receipt of letter from Mr. Stafford instructing us to obtain either from Mr. Morison or Mr. Skerrett printed copy of case on appeal and forward to him at Levin. Attending Mr. Skerrett, and found that he had no copy. Mar. 18. Attending Mr. Morison when found he had no copy, but informed us that case printed in Wanganui by Mr. Barnicoat, who would probably be able to let us have them ... ... ... ... ... 068 Writing Messrs. Borlase and Barnicoat accordingly, and requesting them to forward to Mr. Stafford at Levin ... ... ... ... 052 Mar. 19. Writing Mr. Stafford as to what we had clone. Mar. 21. (Mr. Stafford returned from Levin.) Mar. 23. Writing our clerk at Levin hereon ... ... ... ... ... 052 Mar. 24. Attending on receipt of letter from clerk, reporting, and perusing ... 0 3 4 Bedrawing statement of claim to include information obtained before Appellate Court, fifty folios ... ... ... ... ... ' ■'. 210 0 Making fair copy of same for your perusal, fifty folios ... ... ..../. 15 0 Two letters to clerk at Levin hereon ... ... ... ... 054 Mar. 25. Attending you, conferring hereon, and handing you draft statement of claim for perusal, and advising generally ... ... ... ... 068 Drawing long letter to Mr. Stevens instructing him, and attending you therewith for your perusal ... ... ... ... ... 068