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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
SCHEDULE A.
Service of summons or subpœna or order or copy of notice
of set-off if within two miles of the Court-house ... 3 0
For every extra mile one way ... ... ... ... 1 0
Bailiff's fee fee upon execution of any warrant or going to
view tenement upon each view ... ... ... ... 4 0
Executing any warrant or going to view tenement beyond
two miles from Court-house for every extra mile one
way ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 0
Poundage on sum levied or received under distress ... 8 0
For keeping possession per diem any sum not exceeding
Auctioneers' commission on sale of goods taken in execu-
tion five per cent.
Advertising sale, the actual cost.
SCHEDULE B.
| £5. | £5 to £10. | £10 to £20. | £20 to £50. | £50 to £100. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filing plaint including plaint note if any | s. 1 | s. 2 | s. 4 | s. 5 | s. 8 |
| Filing notice of set-off according to amount | |||||
| claimed | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Hearing | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 |
| Payment of money into Court before judg- | |||||
| ment according to amount paid in | 1d. in the £. | ||||
| Judgment | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Summons to a party | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Summons to a witness (to include one name) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Order not being in nature of final judg- | |||||
| ment | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Adjournment of hearing on application of | |||||
| plaintiff or defendant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Swearing witnesses exceeding three on | |||||
| either side | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Warrant of distress or for seizure of | |||||
| specific goods (value) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Warrant for delivery of possession of | |||||
| tenement | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Filing agreement (as to jurisdiction) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Filing memorandum of claim by landlord | |||||
| for rent | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Order for rehearing | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Order giving leave to appeal | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Settling case for appeal not exceeding five | |||||
| folios | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Where case exceeds five folios each addi- | |||||
| tional folio | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Swearing or filing affidavit | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| For every search | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| For every document required in proceed- | |||||
| ing and not enumerated | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| For every folio above two of ninety words | |||||
| each | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| For every copy of any such document per | |||||
| folio | d. 6 | d. 6 | d. 6 | d. 6 | d. 6 |
| On every application to the Court not being | |||||
| a hearing | s. 3 | s. 5 | s. 7 | s. 9 | s. 12 |
| Filing notice of any such application | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Filing &c. of bond under sections eighty- | |||||
| nine ninety and one hundred of Act | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
Gazette of the Province to which the same shall
relate:
Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor, in
pursuance and exercise of the power so vested in
him as aforesaid, doth hereby, with the advice and
consent of the Executive Council of the Colony,
appoint and fix the fifteenth day of November instant,
to be the day on and from which the said "Petty
Sessions Act, 1865," shall come into operation within
the Province of Wellington.
FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
G. F. BOWEN, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, Wellington, this
fourth day of November, 1868.
Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.
WHEREAS by "The Petty Sessions Act, 1865,"
it is enacted that the Governor from time to
time, by Order in Council, whereof notice shall be
published in the New Zealand Gazette, may constitute
and define districts within and for which the said
Courts respectively shall be held, and such districts
or any of them may from time to time in manner
aforesaid abolish, and the boundaries thereof may
define or alter:
Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor, in
pursuance and exercise of the power and authority
in him vested for this purpose, doth hereby, with the
advice and consent of the Executive Council of the
Colony, constitute and define the district following
to be a district within and for which Courts of
Petty Sessions shall be held for the purposes of the
said Act, that is to say-
PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON.
Rangitikei District.
This district is bounded by the Rangitikei River
on the East and South; by the Turakina River and
the boundary of purchased land on the North and
North-east; and by the sea on the West.
FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
G. F. BOWEN, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this
fourth day of November, 1868.
Present :
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.
WHEREAS by "The Petty Sessions Act, 1865,"
it is enacted that the said Act shall come
into operation in each of the Provinces of New
Zealand respectively on and from a day or days to
be fixed in respect of each of such Provinces by the
Governor in Council, whereof notice shall be
published in the New Zealand Gazette, and in the
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 4th November, 1868.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
make the following appointments on his Staff,
viz. :-
Captain HENRY DOWDESWELL PITT, Royal
Artillery, to be Private Secretary and Aide-
de-Camp;
Captain AMELIUS MORLAND SMITH, New Zealand
Militia, unattached, to be Assistant Private
Secretary and extra Aide-de-Camp.
E. W. STAFFORD.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 4th November, 1868.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation by
HENRY CHARLES LAWLOR, Esq.,
of his appointment as Commissioner of Crown Lands.
E. W. STAFFORD.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 4th November, 1868.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
WILLIAM JOHN WARBURTON HAMILTON, Esq.,
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Fixing of Court Fees under Resident Magistrates Act, 1867
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Court Fees, Schedule A, Schedule B, Bailiff's fee, Poundage
- FORSTER GORING, Clerk of the Executive Council
⚖️ Proclamation fixing commencement of Petty Sessions Act in Wellington Province
⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement4 November 1868
Petty Sessions Act 1865, Commencement date, Wellington Province
- FORSTER GORING, Clerk of the Executive Council
- G. F. BOWEN, Governor
⚖️ Order in Council constituting Rangitikei District for Petty Sessions Courts
⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement4 November 1868
Petty Sessions Act, District definition, Rangitikei District, Boundaries
- FORSTER GORING, Clerk of the Executive Council
- G. F. BOWEN, Governor
⚖️ Order in Council regarding commencement of Petty Sessions Act in Provinces
⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement4 November 1868
Petty Sessions Act 1865, Order in Council, Provincial commencement
- FORSTER GORING, Clerk of the Executive Council
- G. F. BOWEN, Governor
🏛️ Appointments to the Governor's Staff
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration4 November 1868
Staff appointments, Private Secretary, Aide-de-Camp, Militia
- HENRY DOWDESWELL Pitt (Captain), Appointed Private Secretary and Aide-de-Camp
- AMELIUS MORLAND Smith (Captain), Appointed Assistant Private Secretary and extra Aide-de-Camp
- E. W. STAFFORD
🗺️ Resignation of Commissioner of Crown Lands accepted
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey4 November 1868
Resignation, Commissioner of Crown Lands
- HENRY CHARLES Lawlor (Esquire), Resigned as Commissioner of Crown Lands
- E. W. STAFFORD
🏛️ Appointment of William John Warburton Hamilton
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration4 November 1868
Appointment, Colonial Secretary's Office
- WILLIAM JOHN WARBURTON Hamilton (Esquire), Appointed by Governor
NZ Gazette 1868, No 62