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FEES IN H.B.M. COURTS IN CHINA AND COREA

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On the assets realized or brought to credit by the Official Receiver whether acting as interim Receiver or Trustee, not being assets received and spent in carrying on the business of the debtor

six per cent. Travelling and other reasonable expenses of Official Receiver, at discretion of the Court. NOTE. All applications, orders, etc., in Bankruptcy other than as above specified, to be charged for as in ordinary suits.

Probate and Administration

On application for probate or administration On oath of every executor or administrator On administration bond

On probate or administration

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(The like sum as is payable in ' England for Stamp-duty.

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N.B.—If the whole personal estate, without making any deduction for debts or funeral expenses, is under $600, the total fees payable for obtaining probate or administration, including the preparation of the necessary forms, shall be... 5 00

Where the whole value of the estate, without deduction for debts or funeral expenses, is $600 or over, but does not exceed $1,800, there shall be payable in addition, in lieu of Stamp-duty, a fixed fee of...

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On Official Administration under the direction of the Chief Justice, in addition to the

usual probate fees, to the Official Administrator a commission of 21 per cent. For preparing copy of will or of exemplification of probate or administration, where

not prepared by the parties themselves, to copying clerk for every 100 words ... 0 25 For certifying copy of will or of exemplification of probate or administration, for

every 100 words

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For every search for or inspection of any original will or grant of probate or admin-

istration

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On every præcipe...

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On every warrant or citation

On every detainer

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Admiralty

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On retaining possession of a ship or of cargo, including cost of a keeper, per day On every release...

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On every commission, monition, decree, attachment, or other instrument, for which

a fee is not specially provided

On every bail bond

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On every reference to the Registrar (with or without the attendance of Merchants),

to the Registrar and to each Merchant, for the first day For every subsequent day after the first day, to the Registrar and to each Merchant 15 00 Oa filing Registrar's report

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On taxation of a bill of costs, for every $100 or fraction thereof allowed Poundage on moneys paid out of the Registry in any cause if the sum does not ex-

ceed $500

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Poundage on moneys paid out of the Registry in any cause if the sum exceed $500

but does not exceed $1,000

For every additional $500 or fraction thereof over $1,000

NOTE.-The same fees are to be charged on interlocutory proceedings, on petition, and on hearing, as are charged in ordinary suits.

Ordinary Buits

In every suit of any kind whatever other than such as are before specified: where the

sum of money or the value of the property claimed is,-

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$100 and under $250

$230

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$10,000 or upwards

Where judicial relief or assistance

is sought but the right to money

or property is not involved

On Summons or Petition.

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$1.00 $2.00

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$100.00

$10.00

On Hearing.

$1.00

$2.00

One and a half per cent, on amount,

$150.00

$10,00

On filing any document, except where a fee is specially provided by this scale On every summons, motion, application taken out or made On hearing every summons, motion, or application

On every decree or order

be paid by that party)

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On order for adjournment of hearing rendered necessary by default of either party (to

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