Otago Provincial Gazette – 1868 – No. 519

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Richmond Beetham, Esq., Otago Gold Fields District.

Lowther Broad, Esq., Otago Gold Fields District.

John Smith Hickson, Esq., Otago Gold Fields District.

Henry Aldborough Stratford, Esq., Otago Gold Fields District.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
(Judicial Branch,)
Wellington, 19th December, 1867.

IT is intended that a proclamation shall be issued, as soon as possible after the 1st January next, extending the jurisdiction of the districts hereinafter mentioned to the limit set opposite to the name of each of such districts:—

£ s. d.
Oamaru District ... ... 100
Dunedin District ... ... 100
Clutha District ... ... 100

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
(Judicial Branch,)
Wellington, 19th December, 1867.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

WILLIAM SMITH ATKINSON,
ALFRED ROWLAND CHETHAM STRODE, and
FREDERICK NUTTER,

Esquires, to be Curators of Intestate Estates in the respective Provinces and Districts of Taranaki, Otago, and Southland.

These appointments to date from the 1st January, 1868.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
(Judicial Branch,)
Wellington, 19th December, 1867.

COSTS to Crown Solicitors and Crown Prosecutors, and Expenses to Witnesses, in Criminal Prosecutions, will be allowed as follows, from the 1st of January, 1868:—

Solicitor preparing case for and attending trial ... £ s. d.
... 3 3 0
Counsel’s fee on trial, if indictment found ... ... 2 2 0
When Subpoena required, same to be issued by Solicitor and served by police.
Attendance for each Subpoena ... ... 0 3 4
Each copy of Subpoena ... ... 0 1 0
For each Subpoena duces tecum, in addition to the fee for attending for Subpoena, a fee for preparing, exclusive of formal matter, for each folio ... 0 1 0
For each copy of Subpoena duces tecum, in addition to above-mentioned fee for Subpoena, exclusive of formal matter, for each folio ... 0 0 6
For preparing any notice to produce, for each folio ... 0 1 0
Each copy for service, per folio ... ... 0 0 6
Instructing police as to service of Subpoena, or notice to produce ... 0 3 4

ALLOWANCES TO PROSECUTORS AND WITNESSES.

£ s. d.
Labourers, per diem ... ... 0 6 0
Journeymen, &c., per diem ... ... 0 10 0
Master tradesmen, farmers, yeomen, and auctioneers, per diem ... ... 0 15 0
Professional men, per diem ... ... 1 1 0
Female witnesses at the rate of two-thirds the allowance to male witnesses of similar rank.

Travelling Expenses.

Witnesses residing at a distance exceeding one mile from the place of trial, expenses not exceeding 1s. 6d. per mile one way.

If there is a steamer or coach or other public conveyance, either the whole or part of the way, the actual cost of such conveyance in lieu of mileage. Where they travel by water, fore-cabin fare will be allowed to the first and second class of witnesses, and chief-cabin fare to the latter classes.

Witnesses in the pay of the General or Provincial Governments will not be paid for their time, but only for extra costs occasioned by their attendance.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of Otago, by Messrs. Droc & Co., of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, Printers to the said Provincial Government for the time being.




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⚖️ Appointment of Resident Magistrates

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
19 December 1867
Appointments, Resident Magistrates, Otago Gold Fields District
  • Richmond Beetham (Esquire), Appointed Resident Magistrate
  • Lowther Broad (Esquire), Appointed Resident Magistrate
  • John Smith Hickson (Esquire), Appointed Resident Magistrate
  • Henry Aldborough Stratford (Esquire), Appointed Resident Magistrate

  • E. W. Stafford

⚖️ Extension of Jurisdiction of Districts

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
19 December 1867
Jurisdiction, Oamaru District, Dunedin District, Clutha District
  • E. W. Stafford

⚖️ Appointment of Curators of Intestate Estates

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
19 December 1867
Appointments, Curators of Intestate Estates, Taranaki, Otago, Southland
  • William Smith Atkinson (Esquire), Appointed Curator of Intestate Estates
  • Alfred Rowland Chetham Strode (Esquire), Appointed Curator of Intestate Estates
  • Frederick Nutter (Esquire), Appointed Curator of Intestate Estates

  • E. W. Stafford

⚖️ Costs and Expenses in Criminal Prosecutions

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
19 December 1867
Costs, Crown Solicitors, Crown Prosecutors, Witnesses, Criminal Prosecutions
  • E. W. Stafford