STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS, 1909. No. 751
THE CHINA AND COREA (CONSULAR FEES) ORDER IN COUNCIL, 1909
AT THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE, THE 28TH DAY OF June, 1909
PRESENT:
The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
Whereas by "The Consular Salaries and Fees Act, 1891," His Majesty the King is authorized by Order in Council to fix the fees to be taken in respect of any matter or thing done by a Consular officer in the execution of his office, and to vary such fees by way of increase or decrease, and to abolish fees and to create new fees;
And whereas it is expedient that the Table of Fees fixed by the China and Corea (Consular and Marriage Fees) Order in Council, 1906, should, in certain respects, be added to, and that fees should be created in respect of the attendance of Consular officers in the Mixed Court at Shanghai, and in respect of the assistance rendered by Consular officers to British litigants in such Court:
Now, therefore, in pursuance of the before-mentioned Act, His Majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:
1. This Order may be cited as "The China and Corea (Consular Fees) Order in Council, 1909."
2. The several fees set forth in the Table annexed to this Order are hereby established, and the said Table shall be construed as part of this Order.
3. This Order shall come into operation on such date as His Majesty's Consul- General at Shanghai shall appoint.
4. This Order shall extend to all places in China and Corea. And the Right Honourable Sir Edward Grey, Baronet, one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, is to give the necessary directions herein.
A. W. FITZROY.
SCHEDULE
TABLE OF CONSULAR FEES TO BE TAKEN IN RESPECT OF ASSISTANCE RENDERED BY THE ASSESSOR IN THE MIXED COURT AT SHANGHAI.
1. On application to the Assessor for his request for the assistance of the Chinese authorities, including filing Petition:-
Where the amount involved is-
Under 107. ...
107. and under 501.
501. and under 1007.
...
...
S.
d.
2 6
5 0
...
7 6
...
10 0
1007. or upwards
...
For each complete 1007. not exceeding a total fee of 57. 2. On each subsequent communication in writing to the China
authorities
...
...
...
...
3. Hearing fee on each attendance of the Assessor at a sitting
of the Court
...
2 6
10 0
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