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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 24, 1914.
Rules made by the Chief Justice under Section 32 of the Supreme Court Ordinance, 1873, for taxing costs in the Original Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
1. The Scale of Costs made by the Chief Justice on the 6th day of April, 1903, and revised and approved by the Legislative Council on the 20th day of April, 1903, and published in the Gazette on the 24th day of April, 1903, and on pages 82 to 90 of the Regulations of Hongkong, 1910, is hereby amended as appears in the Schedule hereto.
2. The amendments hereinafter appearing shall apply to all bills of costs taxed as between party and party after the date of the publication of these rules in the Gazette,
SCHEDULE.
Item No.
Scale of Allowances.
2
Instructions.
For item No. 2 the following shall be sub-
stituted:
To retain Counsel in any action or pro-
ceeding,
Dollars.
6.00
The following shall be inserted after item
No. 2 :--
2A
2B
Drawing and engrossing retainer and copy, Attending Counsel with retainer and fee, After item No. 3 shall be inserted :-
1.10
6.00
BA
For Special Indorsement on writ when no other statement of claim.........
from
6,00
to
10.00
18
Drowing pleadings and other documents.
At the end of item No. 18 shall be inserted :----
(including particulars if any).
Appearances.
31
Item No. 31 shall read as follows:-
Drawing and engrossing Appearance for
one defendant, per folio,
1.10
722
32
Item No. 32 shall read as follows:-
Attending entering Appearance,..
4.00
The following new items shall be inserted after
item 32 :---
32A
32B
32c
For every defendant beyond the first, Attending receipt of notice of appearance, Informing client thereof,
1.00
2.00
2.50
32D
Searching for appearance,
4.00
32E
Drawing certificate of non-appearance, per
folio,
.75
32F
32G
Copy certificate of non-appearance, per folio, Filing certificate (including obtaining signa-
ture),
35
4.00
Services and Notices.
34A
The following shall be inserted after item 34:-
Serving Writ or other document, requiring
appearance, on Solicitor and obtaining his undertaking to appear,
5.00
34B
Attending being served with Writ or other document, requiring appearance, and giving undertaking to appear,...........................
5.00
Copies.
48
After item No. 48 shall be inserted :-
48A
Bespeaking a copy of any document (in-
cluding obtaining and paying for it),....
5.00