New Zealand Gazette – 1928 – No. 95

Page 3591

✨ Legal Fees and Allowances

Dec. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3591

APPENDIX C.

ALLOWANCES AND COSTS.

ALLOWANCES TO WITNESSES.

GENTLEMEN, merchants, bankers, and professional men, per diem .. .. 15s. to 21s.
Auctioneers, accountants, clerks, farmers, and tradesmen, per diem .. .. 14s. ,, 17s.
Artisans and journeymen, per diem .. .. .. .. 12s. ,, 15s.
Labourers, per diem .. .. .. .. 10s. ,, 12s.
Female witnesses, if earning salary or wages, according to foregoing scale; but if not earning salary or wages, they shall be paid according to their rank at rates not exceeding two-thirds of the said scale for male witnesses of similar degree.
Children: A reasonable amount for expenses, to be fixed by the Court.
Travelling-expenses: The cost of conveyance by railway, coach, or other public conveyance, or, if no such conveyance, 9d. per mile, one way. Witnesses of the artisan and labourer classes to be allowed second-class fare; the others first-class.
If the witnesses attend in more than one action they will be entitled to a proportionate part in each action only.

ALLOWANCES TO SCIENTIFIC OR EXPERT WITNESSES.

For qualifying to give evidence, from .. .. .. .. 10s. to £5.
Attending Court on trial, per diem .. .. .. .. 10s. ,, £2.

In estimating the amount to be allowed, the character of the action, the professional standing of the witness (if a professional man), and the proprietary of retaining the particular witness are to be considered, and in no case is the maximum allowance to be exceeded. Travelling-expenses to be allowed on the same scale as to an ordinary witness.

The above allowances shall not apply to persons who prepare plans, drawings, models, &c., for the purpose of illustration, and who, if called at the hearing of the action, prove the correctness of such plans, drawings, models, &c., only; but in lieu thereof these may be allowed the sum reasonably paid for the same if prepared for the purposes of the action. Any such person shall be allowed expenses upon the scale for ordinary witnesses.

Either party to an action may be allowed the sum reasonably expended in the conveyance of any chattel for production before the Court.

SOLICITORS’ FEES.

—	Under £2.	Not Exceeding £10.	Not Exceeding £20.	Not Exceeding £50.	Over £50.
For entering plaint .. ..	No fee	£ s. d. 0 5 0	£ s. d. 0 10 0	£ s. d. 1 0 0	£ s. d. 1 0 0
Appearance in Court to conduct action in defended case	,,	1 1 0	2 2 0	3 3 0	5 per cent., with minimum of £3 3s.
Preparing for trial in a case which is discontinued after notice of intention to defend has been filed	,,	0 10 6 to 1 1 0	0 10 6 to 2 2 0	0 10 6 to 3 3 0	0 10 6 to 3 3 0
Appearance in undefended cases ..	,,	0 10 6	1 1 0	1 11 6	2½ per cent., with minimum of £1 11s. 6d.
For appearance on examination of witnesses under section 95 at the Court of examination in undefended cases	,,	0 10 6	1 1 0	1 11 6	2½ per cent., with minimum of £1 11s. 6d.
Ditto in defended cases .. ..	,,	0 10 6	1 1 0	2 2 0	2½ per cent., with minimum of £2 2s.

Entering plaint in tenement case, 5s.
Appearance in tenement case, £1 1s. to £2 2s.
Appearance in Court or Chambers on any interlocutory proceeding or other matter within the jurisdiction of the Court under the Act, 10s. 6d. to £2 2s.

—	Amount exceeding £2 but not exceeding £100.	Over £100.
For appearance on application for attachment order (interlocutory)	£ s. d. 0 10 6	£ s. d. 0 10 6
For appearance on application for attachment order (absolute) ..	0 10 6	1 1 0
For appearance on an examination of a debtor .. ..	1 1 0	2 2 0

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