1893 — Page 22

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( A 20 )

SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied.

Letter before action,

FEES OF COURT,- Continued,

SCALE IV.

Actions exceeding $500.

Instructions for and preparing Summons attending and entering,..

Each copy for service, ..................................................................

Additional attendance fee after every completed 5 hours of hearing,

Instructions to defend,

Attending in Court if Counsel instructed,

Attending in Court if Counsel not instructed............

Brief and instructions to Counsel,

$ 2.00

5.00

0.50

3.00

10.00

5.00

.$15.00 to 25.00

20.00 to 30.00

Additional attendance fee after every completed 5 hours of hearing,. 10.00 to 20.00 Counsel (if certified for by Judge),

Refresher after every completed 5 hours of hearing,

Costs of the day on adjournment of hearing (if cortified for by Judge),—

Solicitor,

Counsel,

Attending to bear Judgment,-

25.00 to 75.00

25.00

7,50

10.00

4.00

Connsel,

10.00

Taxing (including all costs connected therewith),

5.00

Occusional Costs applicable to all the above Scales.

· Ordinance 12 of 1873.

Notice to produce, notice to admit, notice of application for a new trial or to

Solicitor,

set aside proceedings, notice of special defence including service,...$ 1.00 to $3.00 Receiving any of the above notices and advising thereon,.......

Pleadings signed by party,

Instructions to Counsel to prepare pleading,

Counsel's fee for any pleading,........

Attendanco in Court or Chambers,

Other necessary attendances,

Drawing affidavit including filing not exceeding 5 folios,

Ench additional folio,...................

Perusal of documents per folio,

Certified translations including obtaining Certificate per folio,

Drawing any document per folio,

Engrossing or copying per folio,

1.00 to

3.00

5.00

3.00

10.00

2.00

1.00

2.00

0.25

0.15

0.50

0.25

0.15

Couforence fee to Counsel in cases where no Solicitor is employed,...$10.00 to 25.00 Any other matter or proceeding.—Half the costs allowed for Solicitor's clinrgos

in rospect of a similar mattor or proccoding in Original Jurisdiction.

Export witnossos.-Half the allowance in Original Jurisdiction.

ORDINANCE No. 1 of 1883.

Scale of fees to be levied in Distraints for Rent.

Affidavits, Warrant

Sums sued for

to

Ordor to

Commission.

distrain, Noticos, &c.

sell.

1 and under 5 Dollars,

C.

0.25

5

10

1.00

??

10

20

2.00

"

"

20

30

3.00

*

#3

30

40

4.00

»

**

40

50

5.00

**

"

50

75

6.00

"

"

75

100

7.80

"

29

100

250

10.00

"

E

250

above

500 500

15.00

"

15.00

"

$ c.

0.25

Twenty-five cents,

0.50

1.00

1.50

Ordinances 1 of 1883 and

2.00

15 of 1892.

2.50

8.75

5.00

$1 for every $20

or part of $20

Tho nhovo scale is intended to includo all oxponses; oxcopt in suits where tho tenant disputes the landlord's claim, and witnesses have to be subpænæd, in which enso each subpoena must be paid for at 25 cents; where wntelimon aro kept in charge of property distrained, 50 cents per day must be paid por ninu; where property is removed and stored, the necessary expenses to lie fixed by the Registrar must be paid.'

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