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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 84

Table of Sheriff’s Fees under the Judicature Act, 1908.

IN exercise of the powers in me vested by section 40 of the Judicature Act, 1908, I, Sir Robert Stout, K.C.M.G., Chief Justice of New Zealand, hereby fix and declare the sums specified in the Schedule hereto to be the fees and poundage to be paid and taken by any Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff, Sheriff’s Officer, Bailiff, or other person employed under any Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff, upon any proceedings in the Supreme Court in its civil or criminal jurisdiction, or otherwise in respect of the office or employment of any such officers as aforesaid, such fees and poundage to be paid and taken as aforesaid to be in lieu of the table of fees under the Sheriffs Act, 1883, published in the New Zealand Gazette on the 25th day of May, 1893.

ROBERT STOUT, Chief Justice.

SCHEDULE.

For every warrant on writ of sale, writ of arrest, attachment, or other process .. .. .. .. .. .. £ s. d.
For executing any warrant, writ, or process .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 10 0
For return of any writ or process .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 0 0
If beyond one mile from Sheriff’s office, for every extra mile, one way .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 5 0
For conveying any defendant from the place of arrest, per mile .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 1 0
For receiving money upon deposit for arrest, and paying the same into Court .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 10 0
For an undertaking to give a bail-bond .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 10 0
For bail-bond, viz. :—
If the debt shall not exceed £50 .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 10 0
Exceeding £50 and not exceeding £100 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 0 0
Exceeding £100 and not exceeding £200 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 0 0
And a further sum of 1s. upon every £10 or fractional part of £10 for which a defendant shall be held to bail over £200.
For filing the bail-bond .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 5 0
Assignment of bail-bond or of other bond .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 5 0
Drawing inventory .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 10 0
If the inventory exceed two folios, for every folio above two .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 0 6
Drawing any conditions of sale .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0
Drawing advertisements of sale, if required, and inserting same .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 7 6
Advertising sale, the actual amount paid.
For each man left in possession, the amount actually paid, not exceeding, per diem .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 12 0
If board and lodging are not supplied, a charge of 8s. per day in addition will be allowed.
Auctioneer’s commission :—
For every sale by auction under execution or other process against the goods or estate (except on the sale of furniture), where the property sold does not produce more than £200, £5 per cent., and a further sum of 6d. upon every fractional part of 20s. which the property sold shall produce in excess of £200.
For every sale of furniture under any writ or process, 7½ per cent. on the total sum recovered.
Drawing (or settling) transfer or conveyance .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 0
For every bond of indemnity .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 10 0
Poundage on the sum levied or for which the body shall be taken in execution, viz. :—
For every 20s. of the sum levied, up to and including £200 .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 1 0
For every 20s. over and above that sum .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 0 6
In case of execution against the goods, land, or estate the poundage is to be calculated upon the gross proceeds of the execution, and on a writ of possession the same rate upon the value of the property delivered.
Attending to draw special jury .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0
Attending to strike special jury .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0
Summoning jury (special or common) .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0
Where a jury is summoned for the trial of civil cases this fee is payable by the party setting down each case for trial at the time the case is set down.
Service of any summons beyond one mile from the Sheriff’s office, for every mile one way .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 1 0
For every search for detainers .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 1 0
For any certificate .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 5 0
Where there are several defendants in a writ of capias, and warrants are issued thereon by the Sheriff against more than one defendant, no more shall be charged in any case for each warrant, after the first, than 2s. 6d.

On Trial or Inquisition.

Presiding at each trial or inquisition .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0
If any trial or inquisition extends beyond the day on which it is commenced, for each day after first .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 10 6
Summoning jury, for each juror .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 1 0
Attending in Court, each day .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 10 0
Hire of room, when required, the sum paid.
Travelling-expenses of Sheriff, from his office to place where the trial or inquisition is held, per mile one way .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 1 6
Bailiff’s travelling-expenses from his residence to place where the trial or inquisition is held, per mile one way .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 1 0
For drawing and engrossing inquisition, when required, per folio .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 1 6
For a summons for attendance of a witness .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 5 0
Serving same, if within one mile .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 5 0
For every extra mile one way* .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 1 0
The travelling-expenses of the Sheriff from his office, and of the Bailiff from his residence, to the place where the trial or inquisition is held, are to be apportioned rateably to the parties, if more than one trial or inquisition is held at the same time and place.

In Replevin.

Precept to Bailiff .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 5 0
Notice for service on defendant.. .. .. .. .. .. 0 5 0
Serving same, if by Bailiff, same as for serving summons to witness on an inquisition.
Broker, if employed, where the sum demanded and due shall exceed £20 and shall not exceed £50, for appraisement and affidavit of value .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 10 6
Where it shall exceed £50 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0
Broker’s travelling-expenses from his residence to the place where the goods are, per mile one way .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 1 0
Replevin bond .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0
Inventory annexed thereto .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 5 0
If the inventory exceeds two folios, for each folio above two .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 0 6
Bailiff for summoning parties and delivering goods to tenant .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 0 0
Bailiff’s travelling-expenses from his residence to the place where the goods are, per mile one way* .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 1 0

On a View.

Summoning the jury .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0
Travelling-expenses to the Sheriff, showers, and jurymen, reasonable expenses actually paid. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0
Fee to the Sheriff, where the distance does not exceed five miles from his office .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 0
Where it exceeds five miles, each additional mile one way .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 1 0