CO129-271 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [1-4] — Page 97

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(2) The high few in the Schedule to the Vice sodmiralty Rules to be taken by the Judge, Registrar of the Vice Admiralty Court being conger applied for the remuneration. those officers should be abolished. There can be no reason for fixing fees in the Admiralty Jurisdiction at a specising high rate. I submit that except as to matters in which special work in the Registry same fees should. as in the ordinary jurisdiction: In view of the transfer of Admiralty feer from the court officers to the Government

is involved the

be taken

generally

the alteration anggested would probably

slight loss of revenue,

uisolve a

but

if such a result be undesirable it would be better to raise Court fees all

round than to continue a

special

burthen on Admiralty proceedings when the reason for it has ceased to

exist.

(3) Solicitors' and Barriskré

costs should I think be allowed on

the same scale as in original puris. diction. A revised scale of these costs is under consideration; its operation should extend to Admiralty proceeding. (4) It is an obvrione inconvenima to have fees and costs fixed in English currency.

Except

but re

regards the office of Marshal and the subject of fees and costs, I would not

would not recommend

any

eubotar tal departure from the present practice in Admiralty. Such ordinary matters as Evidence, Discovery: Inspection and Admission of Documnat,

forms of outs and declarations I think be more co

mayy

conveniently dealt with under the Civil Procedure Code,

but, generally speaking, there is an advantage in retaining the present rules and especially the forms apponded

to show.

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