New Zealand Gazette – 1859 – No. 16

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✨ District Court Fee Schedule



At the Government House, at Auckland, the 25th day of February, 1859.
Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.
COLONEL GOLD, MR. WHITAKER,
MR. RICHMOND, MR. TANCRED,
MR. SEWELL.

WHEREAS by the District Courts Act, 1858, it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council from time to time to fix, alter, and abolish all Fees payable in respect
of proceedings authorised to be taken in any District Court established under the said Act;

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, doth hereby fix the Fees contained in the Table hereunder written to
be the Fees payable in respect of proceedings authorised to be taken in all District Courts that have been or hereafter shall be established under the said Act.
F. G. STEWARD.

TABLE OF FEES PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF ANY PROCEEDINGS UNDER "THE DISTRICT COURTS ACT, 1858."

Item In Cases under £50. In Cases above £50.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Filing Plaint 0 3 0 0 5 0
Certified Copy of Plaint-note 0 3 0 0 5 0
Issuing Summons or other proceeding to Judgment 0 3 0 0 5 0
Filing written Statement of Defence 0 2 0 0 5 0
Summons to Witness 0 3 0 0 5 0
Filing a Defendant's Confession of a Plaintiff's Claim, or part thereof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Filing Agreement, or Minutes of Agreement between Plaintiff and Defendant as to the amount of Debt or Claim to be recovered with the conditions of payment 0 5 0 0 10 0
Summoning Jury 0 6 0 0 10 0
Payment for the Jury 0 2 0 0 3 0
Hearing 0 6 0 0 10 0
Adjournment of Hearing, when made on the application of a Plaintiff or Defendant 0 5 0 0 5 0
Swearing Witness, exceeding three witnesses on either side 0 5 0 0 10 0
Entering up Judgment or Decree 0 5 0 0 10 0
Issuing Writ of Execution against the Goods 0 5 0 0 10 0
Issuing Writ of Execution or Warrant of Commitment against the person 0 6 0 0 10 0
Issuing Warrant to Bailiff to deliver possession to a Plaintiff of Premises recovered 0 6 0 0 10 0
For serving Summons or other proceeding to judgment, and serving any Summons to a Witness, if within one mile of the Court House 0 8 1 0 8 1
For every extra mile one way 0 0 0 0 0 0
For executing any Writ of Execution against the goods or person, also for executing Warrant of possession of land, if within one mile of the Court House 0 6 0 0 10 0
For every extra mile, one way 0 1 0 0 1 0
On payment of money into Court—for every pound so paid in 0 0 3 0 0 3
On payment of money out of Court—each payment 0 1 0 0 2 0
For every search 0 2 0 0 4 0
For every Summons to show cause (including any Interpleader Summons to the party making claim to the Goods) whether before or after Judgment, and filing same if required 0 2 0 0 4 0
For every Order thereon 0 3 0 0 5 0
Discontinuance 0 5 0 0 10 0
Filing Memorandum of Claim by Landlord for rent arrear upon goods taken in Execution.... 0 5 0 0 10 0
Filing Notice of grounds of Appeal 0 5 0 0 10 0
Filing Security or Memorandum of deposit for costs of, and (where necessary) for the amount of the Judgment, in any case where required 0 5 0 0 10 0
Issuing Certificate of Payment by any execution debtor of debt and costs before his discharge 0 5 0 0 10 0
Filing copy of Rule Nisi, or of any Summons for a Certiorari or Writ of Prohibition from the Supreme Court 0 2 0 0 4 0
Filing Decision or Order of Supreme Court 0 5 0 0 10 0

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.



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⚖️ Proclamation fixing fees payable in District Courts under The District Courts Act, 1858

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
25 February 1859
District Courts Act 1858, Fees, Proclamation, Court administration, Auckland
  • Colonel Gold
  • Mr. Whitaker
  • Mr. Richmond
  • Mr. Tancred
  • Mr. Sewell
  • F. G. Steward