1897 — Page 23

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(A 20)

SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied.

FEES OF COURT,—Continued.

SCALE IV.

Actions exceeding $500.

Letter before action,

Instructions for and preparing Summons attending and entering,

Each copy for service,

Instructions to defond,

Attending in Court if Counsel instructed,

Attending in Court if Counsel not instructed,

Additional attendance fee after every completed 5 hours of hearing, 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),

Refreshier after every completed 5 hours of hearing,

Costs of the day on adjournment of hearing (if certified for by Judge),-

Solicitor,

Counsel,

Attending to bear Judgment,-

Solicitor,

25.00 to 75.00

25.00

7.50

10.00

4.00

Counsel,

10.00

Taxing (including all costs connected therewith),

5.00

Occasional Costs applicable to all the above Scules.

Ordinance 12 of 1873.

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

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

1.00 to

3.00

Pleadings signed by party,

5.00

Instructions to Counsel to prepare pleading,

3.00

Drawing any document per folio,

Counsel's fee for any pleading,.

Attendance in Court er Chambers,

Other necessary attendances,

Drawing affidavit including filing not exceeding 5 folios,

Each additional folio.......

Pernsal of documents per folio,

Certified translations including obtaining Certificate per folio,

Engrossing or copying per folio,

Conference fee to Counsel in cases where un Solicitor is employed,.....$10.00 to 25,00

Any other matter or proceeding.—Half the costs allowed for Solicitor's charges

in respect of a similar matter or proceeding in Original Jurisdiction,

Expert witnesses.-Half the allowance in Original Jurisdiction.

ORDINANCE No. 1 or 1883.

Scale of Fees to be levied in Distraints for Rent.

10.00

2.00

1.00

2.00

0.25

0.15

0.50

0.25

0.16

Affidavits, Warrant

Ordder

Sums sued for

to

to

Commission.

Distrain, Notices, &c.]

sell.

1 and under 5 Dollars,

$ c.

0.25

5 10

10

1.00

>>

"J

20

2.00

29

22

20

30.

40

50

30

3.00

37

40

4.00

29

22

50

5.00

""

75

6.00

22

75

100

7.50

21

"

100 250 abovo

250

10.00

A

17

"

500

15.00

"

500

15.00

"

Twenty-five cents.

e.

0.25

0.50

1.00

1.50

Ordinances I of 1883 and

2.00

15 of 1892.

2.50

3.75

5.00

$1 for every $20

or part of $20

The above scale is intended to include all expenses; except in suits where the tenant disputes the Inndlord's claim, and witnesses have to be subpœnæed, in which case each subpoena must be paid for at 25 cents; where watchmen are kept in charge of property distrained, 50 cents per day must be paid per man; where proporty is removed and stored, the necessary expenses to be fixed by tho Registrar must be paid.

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