Sept. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 2683

Government of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby make the amendments herein-after set out in the rules of the Native Land Court dated the twenty-fourth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, and gazetted on the twenty-seventh day of August, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, under the Native Land Act, 1909, and its amendments; and doth hereby declare that such amendments shall take effect on the first day of October, one thousand nine hundred and twenty.

AMENDMENTS TO RULES OF COURT.

1. RULE 1 is hereby amended by omitting the words “‘Gazetted’ means published in the Gazette and Kahiti.”

2. Rule 11 is hereby amended by omitting all the words after the word “Kahiti.”

3. Rule 12 is hereby amended by omitting the words “and also if the Registrar or a Judge so directs in the Gazette.”

4. Rule 13 is hereby amended by omitting the words “and also if he thinks fit in the Gazette.”

5. Rules 49, 70, 97, 99, 133, 151, 152, and 154 are hereby respectively amended by omitting the word “gazetted,” and substituting in lieu thereof the words “published in the Kahiti.”

6. Rule 79 is hereby amended by omitting the word “gazetted,” and substituting in lieu thereof the word “appointed.”

7. The Second Schedule to the said rules is hereby revoked, and the Schedule set out hereunder is hereby substituted in lieu thereof.

SCHEDULE.

FEES.

On succession application .. .. .. £ s. d.
On succession order (where fee paid on application) 0 3 0
On succession order (where no fee paid on application) .. .. .. 0 5 0
On trustee application .. .. .. 0 8 0
On trustee order (when made in conjunction with succession order) .. .. .. 0 3 0
On trustee order .. .. .. Nil.
On applications under subsections (a), (b), (c), of section 24 .. .. .. 0 3 0
On orders under subsections (a), (b), (c), of section 24 .. .. .. 1 0 0
On applications under subsections (d), (e), (f), of section 24 .. .. .. 2 0 0
On orders under subsections (d), (e), (f), of section 24 .. .. .. 0 10 0
On applications under section 208 .. .. .. 1 0 0
On orders under section 208 .. .. .. 2 0 0
On applications for Court’s recommendation under section 17 of the Native Land Amendment Act, 1912 .. .. .. 2 0 0
On recommendation under section 17 of the Native Land Amendment Act, 1912 .. .. .. 5 5 0
On application under Rule 52 .. .. .. 2 2 0
On order under Rule 53 .. .. .. Nil.
On lodging notice of appeal—
(a.) In respect of a trustee or succession order .. 0 10 0
(b.) In respect of an investigation of title .. 2 0 0
(c.) In respect of any other order .. 1 0 0
On application for payment of moneys held by Public Trustee or Maori Land Board .. .. .. 0 3 0
On orders for payment—
(a.) For amounts under £10 .. .. .. 0 2 6
(b.) For amounts over £10 but under £50 .. 0 5 0
(c.) For amounts over £50 .. .. .. 0 10 0
On any other application .. .. .. 0 10 0
On order defining relative interests .. .. .. 2 0 0
On partition order .. .. .. 1 10 0
On order under section 121 .. .. .. 1 0 0
On order under sections 49, 50, and 52 of Act of 1913 .. 1 0 0
On order of exchange—
(a.) If value of property exceeds £500 .. 2 0 0
(b.) ,, £250 .. 1 10 0
(c.) In any other case .. .. .. 1 0 0
On grant of probate or letters of administration—
(a.) If value of property exceeds £500 .. 2 0 0
(b.) ,, £250 .. 1 10 0
(c.) ,, £100 .. 1 0 0
(d.) In any other case .. .. .. 0 10 0
On order determining owners of property other than Native land—
(a.) If value of property exceeds £250 .. 1 0 0
(b.) In any other case .. .. .. 0 10 0
On order of adoption .. .. .. 1 0 0
On order of incorporation of winding up a body corporate .. .. .. 2 0 0
On any other order conferring title to Native land .. 2 0 0
On any other order not provided for .. .. .. 0 10 0
Certificate of age .. .. .. 0 5 0
Certificate of Judge or Registrar .. .. .. 0 5 0
Sealing duplicate of any document .. .. .. 0 10 0

Sealing subpoena (not more than three names) .. 0 10 0
Swearing witness .. .. .. 0 2 0
Hearing in Court (at discretion of Judge) each party per diem, not exceeding .. .. .. 2 0 0
Special notification (to which should be added the cost of printing and distributing) .. 1 0 0
Office copy per folio (but not less than 5s.) .. 0 1 0
Search of any record .. .. .. 0 3 0
General search of records in one matter per day .. 0 6 0

WITNESSES’ EXPENSES.

Professional men, when their evidence as experts is required, per diem
Gentlemen, merchants, bankers, and professional men, per diem
Auctioneers, accountants, clerks, farmers, and tradesmen, per diem .. .. 14s. to 17s.
Artisans and journeymen, per diem .. .. 12s. to 15s.
Labourers, per diem .. .. 10s. to 12s.
Female witnesses to be paid the same allowances as male witnesses of the same rank.
For witnesses residing beyond three miles from the Court, their fares by coach, railway, steamer, or other public conveyance will be allowed. By railway or steamer second-class fares only will be allowed for labourers, journeymen, and artisans. Where there is no conveyance witnesses will be allowed a mileage rate not exceeding 9d. per mile one way.
There will also be allowed 4s. for each night witnesses are necessarily detained from their own homes.

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Amending Regulations relating to Maori Land Boards.

ROBERT STOUT.
Administrator of the Government.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 20th day of September, 1920.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE ADMINISTRATOR PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by the Native Land Act, 1909, and its amendments, His Excellency the Administrator of the Government of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby make the amendments herein-after set out in the regulations relating to Maori Land Boards dated the twenty-fourth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, and gazetted on the twenty-seventh day of August, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, under the Native Land Act, 1909, and its amendments; and doth hereby declare that such amendments shall take effect on the first day of October, one thousand nine hundred and twenty.

AMENDMENTS TO REGULATIONS.

1. REGULATIONS 4 and 6 of the said regulations are hereby respectively amended by omitting the words “Gazette and.”

2. Regulations 30 and 31 of the said regulations are hereby respectively amended by omitting the words “and Kahiti.”

3. Regulation 33 of the said regulations is hereby amended by omitting the words “three guineas,” and substituting in lieu thereof the words “four guineas.”

4. Regulation 52 of the said regulations is hereby amended by omitting the words “Gazette and.”

5. The First Schedule to the said regulations (fixing the scale of fees) is hereby revoked, and the First Schedule hereunder is hereby substituted in lieu thereof.

6. Form No. 13 in the Second Schedule to the said regulations is hereby revoked, and the form set out in the Second Schedule hereunder is hereby substituted in lieu thereof.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

SCALE OF FEES.

Application for confirmation of alienation,—
(1.) By way of sale or mortgage—
(a.) Consideration not exceeding £500 .. £ s. d.
(b.) Consideration exceeding £500 and not exceeding £1,000 .. 2 0 0
(c.) For every additional £500 or fraction thereof, an additional fee of .. 0 10 0