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1897. £ s. d. July 30. Fee to junior counsel ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 2 0 Attending Mr. Cooper, Mr. Baldwin, and you in long conference ; engaged one hour ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 110 Paid Mr. Baldwin's fee ... ... ... ... ... ... 110 Attending Mr. Cooper and Mr. Baldwin in long conference in the evening; engaged two hours ... ... ... ... ... ... 330 Paid Mr. Baldwin's fee ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 2 0 Telegram to Mr. Stevens ... ... ... ... ... ... 050 Paid6d. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 0 6 July 31. Fee to counsel attending Court on motion to strike out discontinuance, when, after argument, discontinuance ordered to be struck out ... 3 3 0 Paid Mr. Baldwin's fee ... ... ... ... ... .. 2 2 0 Urgent telegram to Mr. Snelson, valuer, Palmerston North, to come down for instructions re valuation of property ... ... ... ... 050 Paid 2s. 6d. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 2 6 Attending on receipt of reply, and perusing. Attending on receipt of copy notes taken by Mr. Le Grove. Paid his charges .. ... ... ... ... ... ... 880 Attending on receipt of order to strike out discontinuance, and perusing same ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 068 Attending Mr. Snelson, instructing him as to valuation required; engaged longtime ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 110 Attending Mr. Cooper and Mr. Baldwin in conference, and going through Mr. Cooper's opinion, when Mr. Stafford and Mr. Baldwin concurred in same ... ... ... ... ... ... ,'.. 1 11 6 Paid Mr. Baldwin's fee ... ... ... ... ... ... 110 Paid for certified copies of titles ... ... ... ... ... 511 6 Aug. 2. Drawing subpoena for Sir Walter Buller ... ... ... ... 050 Attending issuing same ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 6 8 Paidss. 0 5 0 Copy to serve ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 2 6 Copy to keep ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 026 Attending serving same ... ... ... ... ... .. 040 Drawing subpoena, D.T., for Major Kemp ... ... ... ... 0 5 0 Attending issuing same ... ... ... ... ... ... 068 Paid ss. 0 5 C Copy to serve .. .. ... ... ... ... ... 026 Copy to keep ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 026 Attending serving same ... ... ... ... ... ... 040 Drawing subpoena for D. G. A. Cooper ... ... ... ... 050 Attending issuing same ... ... ... ... ... ... 068 Paid ss. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 5 0 Copy to serve ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 026 Copy to keep ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 026 Attending serving ... ... ... ... ... ... 040 Drawing and engrossing affidavit of service ... ... 050 Drawing subpoena for E. Buckle ... ... ... ... ... 0 5 0 Attending issuing same ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 6 8 Paid ss. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 5 0 Copy to serve ... ... ... .... ... ... ... 026 Copy to keep ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 026 Attending serving same ... ... ... ... ... ... 040 Drawing and engrossing affidavit of service ... ... ... ... 050 Drawing subpoena for A. W. J. Marchant ... ... ... ... 050 Attending issuing same ... ... ... ... ... ... 068 Paid ss. 0 5 0 Copy to serve ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 026 Copy to keep ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 2 6 Drawing and engrossing affidavit of service ... ... ... ... 050 Drawing subpoena for Judge Ward ... ... ... ... ... 0 5 0 Attending issuing same ... ... ... ... ... ... 068 Paid ss. 0 5 0 Copy to keep ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 2 6 Copy to serve ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 026 Drawing and engrossing affidavit of service ... .... ... ... 050 Drawing subpoena for Mr. Scott ... ... ... ... .. 050 Attending issuing same ... ... ... ... ... ... 068 Paid ss. 0 5 0 Copy to serve ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 026 Copy to keep ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 026 Drawing and engrossing affidavit of service ... ... ... ... 050 Drawing subpoena for Mr. McDonald ... ... ... ... 050 Attending issuing same ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 6 8