✨ Justices of the Peace Fees
Dec. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2951
Altering Scale of Fees under the Justices of the Peace Act, 1908.
ROBERT STOUT,
Administrator of the Government.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House at Wellington, this 12th day of December, 1924.
Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE ADMINISTRATOR PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.
IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred by section three hundred and seventy-one of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1908, 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 abolish the fees set out in the Third Schedule to the said Act, and doth fix in lieu thereof the fees set out in the Schedule hereto, and doth declare that this Order in Council shall take effect as from the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five.
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SCHEDULE.
FEES.
Proceedings before Justices.
INFORMATION or complaint, and summons or warrant (if any) to include one name, and service within one mile . . . . . . . . . . s. d. 5 0
For every additional name and service within one mile . . . . . . . . 2 0
For every summons to a witness, to include one name only, and service within one mile of the Court . . . . . . . . . . 2 0
Hearing or rehearing any information or complaint . . . . . . 2 0
Conviction or order (when drawn in proper form) . . . . . . 2 0
For every warrant of distress upon conviction for a fine or upon an order for the payment of money . . . . . . . . . . 3 0
For every warrant of commitment . . . . . . . . . . 3 0
Recognizance with or without sureties . . . . . . . . . . 5 0
For every enlargement or renewal thereof . . . . . . . . 3 0
Mileage for service of any summons or process, of execution of any warrant. For the first eight miles beyond one mile from the Courthouse or police-station from which service is to be effected, 1s. per mile and for each additional mile 6d. per mile to the residence of the party or place where the service or execution takes place; or such sum as may be fixed by the Magistrate in any exceptional case.
Certificate of dismissal of information or complaint . . . . . . 1 0
For any document required in the discharge of the duties of Justices not enumerated in this Schedule, for each folio of ninety words or fractional part thereof . . . . . . . . . . 0 6
Copy of any proceedings, for every folio of ninety words or fractional part thereof 0 . 6
Appeals from Justices.
For drawing case and copy, where the case does not exceed five folios of ninety words each . . . . . . . . . . 10 0
Where the case exceeds five folios, then for any additional folio . . . . 1 0
For recognizance on appeal . . . . . . . . . . 5 0
For every enlargement or renewal thereof . . . . . . . . 3 0
For certificate of refusal of case . . . . . . . . . . 2 0
[NOTE.—The foregoing fees are not to be taken in proceedings under the Destitute Persons Act, 1910, nor in cases of indictable offences, whether dealt with summarily or not.]
F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
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⚖️ Altering Scale of Fees under the Justices of the Peace Act, 1908
⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement12 December 1924
Fees, Justices of the Peace, Legal Proceedings, Appeals
- Robert Stout, Administrator of the Government
- F. D. Thomson, Clerk of the Executive Council