Table of Gold-fields fees




NELSON SOUTH-WEST GOLD-FIELDS.

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VIII.—TABLE OF FEES.

£ s. d.
Summonses 0 2 0
Summonses to Witnesses 0 2 0
Service of Summonses (if within one mile of the Court-house) 0 3 0
For every extra mile, one way 0 1 0
Hearing 0 4 0
Adjournment of Hearing, when made on application of plaintiff or defendant 0 2 0
Swearing Witnesses, exceeding three on either side 0 2 0
Summoning Assessor 1 4 0
Payment for the Assessors, each day 2 0 0
Entering up Judgment 0 2 0
Filing Notice of Ground of Appeal 0 8 0
Writ of Execution against Goods 0 4 0
Writ of Execution against the Person 0 4 0
Issuing Warrant to Bailiff to deliver possession to a Plaintiff of premises recovered 0 8 0
Executing any Writ of Execution beyond one mile from the Court House, for every extra mile, one way 0 1 0
Poundage on the sum levied or received, or for which the body is taken in execution, for every £1 0 1 0
Serving or executing any Writ of Arrest, Injunction, Writ of Attachment, or any Summons, Order, Warrant, Precept, Writ, or other process not hereinbefore provided for, if within one mile of the Court House 0 8 0
For every extra mile, one way 0 1 0
For keeping possession, per diem, any sum not exceeding 0 8 0
For every extra mile beyond one mile, one way 0 1 0
Auctioneers' Commission on goods sold, not exceeding five per cent.
Advertising—For three lines of space, not exceeding 3s.; and 3d. for every additional line.
Bailiff's Fee for executing Writ against the goods, if satisfied within two hours of the levy 0 4 0
For every Search 0 1 0
For any document required in Proceedings, and not enumerated in the Schedule 0 2 0
For every complete Folio of ninety words above one 0 1 0
Copy of any Proceedings (first folio) 0 1 0
For every complete Folio of ninety words 0 0 8
Cartage of goods seized in execution to Auction Room actually or place of security, reasonable expenses paid.

IX.—ALLOWANCES TO WITNESSES.

£ s. d.
Professional men, merchants, and esquires, not exceeding, per diem 1 1 0
Tradesmen, mechanics, labourers, &c., ditto 0 10 0
Mileage, one way 0 1 0

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