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RULES OF VICE-ADMIRALTY COURTS IN H.B.M. POSSESSIONS ABROAD 391

REGISTRY

187. The registry shall be open to suitors during fixed hours to be appointed by the judge.

188. The registrar shall obey all the lawful directions of the judge. He shall attend all sittings whether in Court or in Chambers, and shall take minutes of all the proceedings. He shall have the custody of all records of the Court. He shall collect for the judge's use the fees payable to him. He shall not act as counsel or solicitor in the Court.

MARSHAL

189. The marshal shall execute by himself or his officer all instruments issued from the Court which are addressed to him, and shall make returus thereof.

190. Whenever, by reason of distance or other sufficient cause, the marshal cannot conveniently execute any instrument in person, he shall employ some com- petent person as his officer to execute the same.

HOLIDAYS

191. The registry and the marshal's office shall be closed on Sundays, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Easter Tuesday, and Christmas Day, and on such days as are appointed by law or by the Governor of the Possession to be kept as holidays or fast days.

RECORDS OF THE COURT

192. There shall be kept in the registry a book, to be called the minute book, in which the registrar shall enter in order of date, under the head of each action, and on a page numbered with the number of the action, a record of the commencement of the action, of all appearances entered, all documents issued or filed, all acts done, and all orders and decrees of the Court, whether made by the judge, or by the registrar, or by consent of the parties in the action.

193. There shall be kept in the registry a caveat warrant book, a caveat release book and a caveat payment book, in which all such caveats respectively and the withdrawal thereof shall be entered by the registrar.

194. Any solicitor may, free of charge, inspect the minute and caveat books. 195. The parties to an action may, while the action is pending, and for one year after its termination, inspect, free of charge, all the records in the action.

196. Except as provided by the two last preceding rules, no person shall be entitled to inspect the records in a pending action without the permission of the registrar.

197. In an action which is terminated, any person may, on payment of a search fee, inspect the records in the action.

COPIES

198. Any person entitled to inspect any document in an action shall, on payment of the proper charges for the same, be entitled to an office copy thereof under seal of the Court.

FORMS

199. The forms to these rules shall be followed with such variations as the circumstances may require, and any party using any other forms shall be liable for any costs occasioned thereby.

FEES

200. Subject to the following rules the prescribed fees shall be allowed on taxation,

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