FEES RECEIVED IN PUBLIC OFFICES
Ordinance No. 6 of 1845, sect. 21, and Rule of Court, 11th November 1844, sect, 9.
Ordinance No. 3 of 1846, sect, 9.
Authority of Chief Justice.
practice in English courts.
- the verbal instruction of the Chief Justice and the usual practice of courts elsewhere.
--the Attorney-general in England, on sick leave.
-- as no account has been kept of these fees, this sum may not be exactly the sum collected.
Enclosure 4, in No. 3.
ACCOUNT of all FEES received on their own Account by Officers attached to the Supreme Court of Hong Kong, and a Statement of the Authority under which said Fees were received, for the Years 1844, 1845, and to 24th November 1846.
6 84
1 8 0
201
66
140 77
586 09
197 15 11
AMOUNT RECEIVED.
Officers of Supreme Court.
Description of Fees received on their own Account
Authority under which
REMARKS.
1844,
1840.
Fees received.
1846.
TOTAL.
none.
$.
C
£. $. d.
111 84
23 3 11
30 12
The Chief Justice
The Attorney-general
not known
The Registrar, Robert Dundas Cuy.
Ditto
Ditto
The Deputy Registrar, F. Smith
The Chinese Interpreter
The Judge's Clerk
The Clerk of the Court
Hindoostani and Malay Inter-
preter.
The Usher
·
The Bailiff, R. Wright The Under ditto, J. Balfour SHERIFF'S Department. Sheriff, Major Caine; latterly Mr. C. B. Hillier.
-5 per cent, on all sums recovered by him as Official Administrator of Intestate Estates.
-- 5
per cent on all sums recovered by him when appointed Provisional Assignee on Insolvent Es-
tales.
- - ཏྭཾ per cent. on all sums received by him, when appointed Receiver,
-- 1 dollar for opening office for the transaction of business after hours, on holidays, or during the Jong vacations, viz., months of July, August, Sep. tember and October.
none.
none.
none.
none..
- none.
-- 2 dollars a day when put in possession of pro- perty under a writ of court,
- - universal practice in all
courts.
- - Schedules 7 & 8 refer- red to in the General Rules of Supreme Court, 1844 and 1845.
order of Sheriff
universal practice in all
(signed)
-- no account whatever has heen kept of the amount of these fees.
subsequently to the month of May 1845, the Sheriff made over the whole of the fees to his deputy,
-- these have been deducted from the gross amount of Sheriff's fees.
-- no account has been kept of the amount of these fees.
Robert Dundas Cay, Registrar.
April and May 1845
283
58 19
2
ሮ.
Deputy Sheriff, Mr. G. C. Hold-
-- from October 1814 to 1st November) 1846 -
952
198
6 8
-
forth
Sheriff's Bailiff, John Ryan
Ditto
- wages from Deputy Sheriff for above) period
petty expenses connected with duties) of office
100
20 16
F
-
162
33 15
expenses
in execution of duty
2 dollars a day when in possession of property
*
91
10 19
2
under writ of execution.
courts.
(True copy.)
(signed)
W. Caine, Colonial Secretary.
f
Hangbong
630
Return of Fees collected during the years 1844 and 1845.
A
1844.
On Leases and Deed Registry.
From Supreme Court.
Police Court
Sexperintendent's Office, on Taiting letters and passes
11845.
On Leases and Deed Registry.
On Burials.
For transferring Licenses.
7534
| 905|4|114
164 29 1087|11|04|
#
98
Total in 1864 Lite 1099 0 84
Colonial Secretary.
From Supreme Court.
For signatures 40, from t
Police Court. (Chief Magistrate).
Registry of Boats, Je, from Registrar General.
Dr.
For Sailing letter and passes.
(Marine Dr.
ノ
|446|10|23||
75844
434
358 4
1 | 177 | 801.
11 19 51⁄2
1741
599|0|04
32|1|10|1329|8 |92
Total in 1845. £sta.
in 1844 and 1845. Estq 24289 53
and pertains theirs.
"Sheriff and such other Officers
this account does not include the fees received by the
as a re
permitted to a. ceive
(Signed) W. I. Mercer
Frue Copy
ActingColonial Treasurer.
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