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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,

ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION :—

Bills of Sale.-Continued,

1. For a duplicate copy or certificate, if not more than three folios

$ 0.25

1. For every additional folio

0.12

1. For a continuation search if made within 14 days of date of official certificate

(the result to be endorsed on the certificate).

0.25

1. Affidavit verifying satisfaction......................

1.00

1. Summons

4.00

1. Entering memorandum of satisfaction

1.00

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

Ordinance 7 of 1886, (Second Schedule ),

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

6.00

Minute of Registrar (on filing bond, commission, deposition, report of

medical inspection or any other document)

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..

Government Notification No. 678 of the 13th October, 1933.

2.50

10.00

5.00

10.00

15.00

Petition not hereinbefore referred to

Order of reference to Registrar, including application for appointment.. Report of Registrar on petition for alimony, pending suit

Report of Registrar not herein before referred to

MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

1. Subject as appears in regulation 2 of these regulations the fees to be taken 1 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 magistrate

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.

1. The fee for affixing the signature of a magistrate may be dispensed with by Ordinance 41 of 1982, and 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 words (under section 18 of Ordinance No. 5 of 1888).

1. 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)

Govt. Notification No. 713 of 1933,

.15

1. For every recognizance in a case appealed to the Supreme Court

(under section 108 (4) of Ordinance No. 41 of 1932)

2.00

1. 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).... 5. For every additional folio, if the case exceedle the said five folios

(under section 108 (4) of Ordinance No. 41 of 1932).....

3.00

1. For certificate for leave to appeal (under section 108 (4) of Ordinance

No. 41 of 1932)

.30

.50

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