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TABLES OF CONSULAR FEES

PART III.

Fees to be taken for certain Attendances in addition to any other Fee chargeable under the present Table, and to travelling and other Expenses (See Notes 3 and 4)

Attendance in respect of which the Fee is to be taken.

84. At a shipwreck, or for the purpose of assist-£. s. d. ing a ship in distress, per day

20 0 85.-At a shipwreck, at request of parties in- terested, to assist or advise as to salvage, per day.. 3 0 0

86.—At request of parties interested, or of local authorities, at the affixing or removing of seals on property of deceased persons, if absent less than two hours

.1 0 0 87.-Ditto, ditto, for cach additional hour, or fraction thereof, 10s. with a maximum per day of.. 4 0 0

88.-At request of parties interested, or of local anthorities, at a valuation, if absent less than two hours...

.1 0 0 89.-Ditto, ditto, for each additional hour, or fraction thereof, 10s. with a maximum per day of...4 0 0

90.-At request of parties interested, or of local authorities, at a sale, if absent less than two hours2

0

.4 0 0

91.-Ditto, ditto, or each additional hour, or£.s.d. fraction thereof, 10s. with a maximum per day of...4 0 0

92. At request of parties interested, or of local authorities, for the transaction elsewhere than at the Consular Office of any of the duties for which a fee is provided in the Table of Consular Fees, for each hour, or fraction thereof, 10s. with a maximum per day of

92A.-At request of parties interested, or of local authorities, at a measurement of land, for each hour, or fraction thereof, 10s., with a minimum of...I 0 0

93. At the request of parties interested, for the transaction of any duty for which a fee is leviable under this order, whether at the Consular office or at the Consular officer's residence, in addition to such fee, for each half-hour, or fraction thereof, if in the daytime, that is to say, between the hours of 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. but not during the customary business hours of the place

.....0 50

N.B.—This fee is leviable for any attendance on Sundays,

PART IV.

Fees to be taken in respect of certain other Services which may be rendered by a Consular officer at his discretion at the

request of Parties interested

Service in respect of which the Fee is to be taken.

94. For the transaction of any duty for which£, s. d. a fee is leviable under this Order, whether at the Consular office or at the Consular officer's re- sidence, in addition to such fee, for each half- hour, or fraction thereof, if in the night time, that is to say, between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. ...0 10 0

95. For preparing average, bottomry or ar- bitration bond (see No. 32)

..........1 0 0 90.-For drawing a declaration or other docu- ment, or the body of a protest, or for taking down in writing verbal declarations or depositions of per- sons made before a Consular officer or for reduc. ing into writing agreements made before him by contracting parties, exclusive of fees for attesta- tion, &c. (see Part II.), if not exceeding 100 words0 50

97. If exceeding that number, for each subse- quent 100 words, or fraction thereof

.0 2 6

98. For assisting in drawing up petitions, ap- plications, or other documents not specified, ench ̊ 0 5 0

99.-For making a copy of a document, if not exceeding 100 words, exclusive of fee for certificate (see No. 72).

.0 1 6 100.-If exceeding that number for every subse- quent 100 words, or fraction thereof

.0 1 0 N.B. If the copy is in any foreign language double the above fees (99 and 100) are to be charged.

161. For making or verifying a translation of a document, in any European language, for every 100 words, or fraction thereof, exclusive of fee for certificate (see No. 47)

101A. For making or verifying a translation of a document in the Chinese, Corean or other Oriental language, for first 100 characters

1018. For making or verifying a translation of a document in the Chinese, Corean or other Oriental language, for every subsequent 100 characters, or fraction thereof

.0 5 0

.2 10 0

0 15 0 102.-For drawing a will, if not exceeding 200 words (see Nos. 15 and 58)

1 0 0

103.-If exceeding that number, for every subse- quent 100 words, or fraction thereof

0 5 0

104.-For drawing a power of attoruey, if not exceeding 200 words (see No. 57

.0 10 0

195.-If exceeding that number, for every sub-£ s.d sequent 100 words, or fraction thereof

..0 5 0

106.-In cases where one or more attesting wit- nesses, besides a Consular officer are required, for each witness supplied by him at the request of the parties interested

.....0 26 107. Attendance elsewhere than at Consular office, at the request, and on behalf, of private persons, for the transaction of business which a Consular officer is permitted, but is not bound, to undertake under the Consular Regulations, for each hour, or fraction thereof, 10s. with a maximum per day of (see Notes 3 and 4 and Form A)

108.-In cases where a Consular officer acts as arbitrator, provided the parties interested declare in writing in the reference to arbitration that they are aware of the nature and rate of the fee charge- able for such service, and agree to pay the same, a commission on the value of the property or amount in dispute of 21 per cent., with a minimum of

.4 00

..2 00 N.B.-The value of the property or amount in dispute must be ascertained and agreed by the parties to the arbitratioù, and stated in the reference to arbitration.

NOTES.-1.-If the Consular officer shall be named Commis. sioner to examine witnesses under a Commission issued by a British Court of Justice he is allowed to act as such, charging and retaining the customary fees for so doing. A Consular officer should, however, before undertaking the office, come to an arrangement with the parties at whose instance the Commission is being issued as to the exact scale of fees to be charged.

2.-No fee is to be charged for drafting or receiving depositions, &c., taken er officio under the Merchant Shipping Acts, except in cases specially provided for.

3.-In cases of attendances (Parts III, and IV.) the fee per day is to cover a period not exceeding twelve hours.

4.—In cases of attendances away from the Consular office or the Consular officer's residence (Parts III. and IV.), if the Consular officer finds it necessary to be accompanied by a clerk, the fee will be increased by one-half, or if a clerk only is sent, half the fees are to be charged.

5.-The above fees, if not paid in British gold, are to be paid in China it Mexican dollars at the rate of exchange fixed periodically by the Treasury; in Corea, in Japanese currency at the rate of 10 yen to the sterling.