Fees for Court and Legal Proceedings




Aug. 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3393

On References before a Registrar.

  1. On any reference to the Registrar, including examination of witnesses, if any, having regard to the nature and importance of the accounts and other matters, and to the time occupied

  2. If the attendance of one or more merchants is required, for each merchant the same fees as to the Registrar

In cases of great intricacy, or very large amount, occupying more than one full day, larger fees may be taken.

The fees Nos. 40–41 inclusive shall be paid in the first instance by the party setting down the reference for hearing, as hereinafter provided:—

To the notice mentioned in Order XVII, Rule 3, the party setting down shall affix the stamp for the reference, and, if the Registrar shall so require, a deposit in stamps to an amount which in the opinion of the Registrar will cover the reference fees. If any further amount becomes due in respect of the proceedings, such amount shall be paid by the said party on the report of the result of the reference, or if no report is made, on the completion of the proceedings on the reference, or if not completed a due proportion shall be paid on so much of the proceedings as shall have taken place, the amount to be fixed by the Registrar. Such further amounts shall be paid by stamps impressed upon or affixed to a memorandum stating on what account such fees are paid.

In the Marshal’s Office.

  1. On the execution of a warrant or on taking possession of a ship in pursuance of section 16 of the Naval Prize Act

  2. On the execution of an attachment, for every person attached

  3. On the execution of any decree, order, commission, or other instrument, other than those herein provided for, which is required to be executed by a marshal

  4. On attending, appointing, and swearing appraisers

  5. On delivering up a ship or goods to a purchaser agreeably to the inventory

  6. On attending the unlivery of cargo, or sale or removal of a ship or goods, per day

  7. On retaining possession of a ship with or without cargo, or of a ship’s cargo without a ship, to include the cost of a shipkeeper, if required, per day

Any sum above this amount which has necessarily been incurred in the payment of a shipkeeper shall also be recoverable.

The marshal shall be entitled to his reasonable expenses for travelling, board, and maintenance, in addition to the above fees.

  1. On the sale of any vessel or goods sold pursuant to a decree or order of the Court, for every £50 or fraction of £50 gross proceeds realized

  2. On the release of any ship, goods, or person from arrest

Taxation of Costs.

  1. On taxing a bill of costs where the amount allowed does not exceed £4

  2. Where the amount exceeds £4, for every £2 allowed or a fraction thereof

On Proceedings in the Pay Office of the Supreme Court.

  1. On a certificate of the amount and description of any money, funds, or securities, including the request therefor

  2. On a transcript of an account for each opening, including the request therefor

  3. On a request to the paymaster, Bank of England, the Registrar, or other official for any of the following purposes: paying, lodging, transferring, or depositing money, funds, or securities in Court without an order, or money in addition to the amount directed by an order to be paid in; paying out of Court any money without an order or a certificate of a taxing officer; information in writing in respect of any money, funds, or securities, or any transaction in the pay office

  4. On a request for information respecting any money, funds, or securities to the credit of any cause or matter contained in any list prepared by the paymaster of causes and matters to the credit of which any money, funds, or securities have not been dealt with during 15 years

  5. On an affidavit for the purpose of paying, transferring, or depositing any money, funds, or securities in Court pursuant to the statute 56 & 57 Vict., c. 53.

  6. On preparing a power of attorney

Miscellaneous.

  1. On a fiat of a Judge

  2. On signing, settling, or approving an advertisement

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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1914, No 93


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⚖️ Fees to be Taken in Prize Matters by the Court and Its Officers (continued from previous page)

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