50
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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.
Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied.
FEES OF COURt or Office, &c.,--Continued.
DIVORCE JURISDICTION,
Amendment of any document..
Answer, reply or other pleading, filing,
Appearance, entering, each person (to be paid on praecipe)
$ 2,00
2.00
2.00
Appointment before Registrar on reference, for each hour or part thereof 10.00
Decree Nisi or Decree Absolute, settling and entering
0.00
Letters of Request, settling and issuing
15.00
Medical Inspection; filing minute of identification and for oath Minute of Registrar (on filing bond, commission, deposition, report of
medical inspection or any other document)
6,00
4.00
Petition for alimony pending suit, permanent alimony, maintenance or periodical payments, variation of settlement, settlement of wife's property or increase or reduction of alimony, maintenance or periodical payments........
2.50
Petition not hercinbefore referred to
Order of reference to Registrar, including application for appointment.. Report of Registrar on petition for alimony, pending suit Report of Registrar not hereinbefore referred to
10.00
5.00
10.00
15.00
MAGISTRATES' COURTS,
Government Notification No. 678 of the 13th October, 1933
1. Subject as appears in regulation 2 of these regulations the fees to be taken at the Magistrates' Courts, in cases where no other fee or charge is specified in or prescribed by any other enactment, shall be those specified in the following scale:-
Scale of Fees.
For affixing the signature of a magistrate, with or without the magistrate's seal, to any statutory declaration or other document made or required for a purpose other than in or for a magisterial proceeding or matter exclusively within the duties of the office of a niagistrate
For copy of depositions, charges or documentary exhibits in summary
cases, if not exceeding five folios of seventy-two words each and for every additional folio, in excess of five folios
For a copy of a warrant
.$ 1.00
3.00
.30
3.00
For a certificate of trial for military or naval authorities (under Army Act) the equivalent in Hong Kong Currency at the date of payment of three shillings.
2. The fee for affixing the signature of a magistrate may be dispensed with by him in respect of income tax returns, pay and pension papers and documents deemed by him to be of a similar class.
Note: Fees have been prescribed by Ordinance in the following cases:—
1. For copy of depositions in an inquest in which a person has been committed for trial, a reasonable sum not exceeding five cents for every folio of 90 worda (under section 18 of Ordinance No. 5 of 1888).
2. For copy of depositions, charges or documentary exhibits in commit- tal cases, for each folio of 72 words (under section 81 of Ordinance No. 41 of 1932)
3. For every recognizance in a case appealed to the Supreme Court
(under section 108 (4) of Ordinance No. 41 of 1932)
.15
2.00
› Ordinance 41 of 1932, and Govt: Notification No. 713 of 1933.
4. For drawing and copying the case if not exceeding five folios of 72
words each (under section 108 (4) of Ordinance No. 41 of 1932)...... 3.00 5. For every additional folio, if the case exceeds the said five folios
(under section 108 (4) of Ordinance No. 41 of 1932)...
.30
6. For certificate for leave to appeal (under section 108 (4) of Ordinance
No. 41 of 1932).......
.50