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FEES IN H B.M. COURTS IN CHINA

References to the Registrar

£ s. d.

On every reference, investigation, or inquiry (other than in Admiralty causes), includ

ing the examination of witnesses, for every hour or part of an hour occupied ... 0 10 0

Interpreter

0 10 0

For interpreting in any language in the Court, per day or part of a day For attendance at Supreme Court, if required by a party to the suit (in addition to

reasonable expenses, such sum as the Court shall allow, not exceeding per day 3 00

Marshal

Service of summons, orders, or other documents not otherwise specified, if within a

mile of the Court

0 26

Every additional mile or part of a mile.

0 10

...

For copy of warrant of arrest when required by defendant

Arresting any party, and taking bail to appear Drawing and assigning (where required) bail bond Where parties settle action without bail, and defendant is discharged on payment

of the debt...

0 50

0

5 0

...

0 50

...

...

0 20

Executing warrant of arrest, attachment, or execution on property If execution be withdrawn before sale

0 50

**

0 7 6

Attending trial of each cause...

0 26

Issuing and serving each subpoena, including copy for service Serving notice on jurors or assessors, each...

0 26

0 26

*

For every prisoner discharged by consent indorsed on bail bond For sale of personal property under execution when amount under 107.

0 50

0 10 0

For sale of personal property under execution when amount above 10., for every

additional 107. or part thereof

0 26

In every case when the duty to be performed is more than 1 mile from the

Court, an additional fee of 1s. per mile is to be charged

Keeper of the Gaol

For attending Court with a prisoner as a witness...

For every prisoner discharged by consent indorsed on bail bond

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Criminal Matters

0 50 0 50

On every summons or warrant

On hearing in summary case

On warrant of commitment

On recognizance...

...

...

...

For service of notice on each juror or assessor

On trial with a jury

On record of sentence on trial with a jury ...

0

6

0 26

**

0 16

0 10

0 26

0 10 0

0 10 0

The Court may suspend or remit any of the above fees (in criminal matters)

when it shall deem it to be in the interest of justice to do so.

Scale of Allowances under Article 52 of the Principal Order Assessors, not exceeding 21. per diem, for each day or part of a day on which they

attend

Jurors, for each day or part of a day on which they serve, such sum as the Court

way direct, not exceeding

0 10 0

..

1 00

0 10 0

Witnesses and complainants. For professional men, merchants, and the like, not

exce.ding per day...

...

For other persons, not exceeding per day Travelling expenses for assessors, jurors, complainants, and witnesses, and fees to medical practitioners for analysis, &c., may be allowed in addition to the above.

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