CO129-518-11 Request for information regarding the levying of poundage on all monies paid into Supreme Court... 29-8-1929 - 14-12-1929 — Page 18

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONGKONG,

29th August, 1929.

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My Lord,

I have the honour to report that a suggestion

has been made by the Auditor that poundage should be levied

on all monies paid into the Supreme Court of this Colony or

at any rate on all monies paid in under order of the Court.

The majority of the cases in which orders of this nature

are made are money-lenders' actions and it seems only

reasonable that some special remuneration, proportionate to

the amount collected, should be secured for the accounting

and other work involved in these troublesome collections.

2.

It is understood that a system of poundage

exists in some of the English Courts and possibly in other Colonial Courts and I shall be glad, therefore, if I might

be furnished with copies of the rules under which such

Courts make this levy and any other information bearing on

the subject which may be available. It is particularly

desired to know whether such levies extend to sums paid

voluntarily into Court by litigants.

I have the honour to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's most obedient,

humble servant,

Copy L.C.Dept.

Aust

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LORD PASSFIELD,

&c.,

&c..

&c.

Governor, &c.