THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH OCTOBER, 1899.
1565
SCALE III.
Actions exceeding $260.
Letter before action,....
2.00
Instructions to sue or defend,
4.00
Preparing Writ of Summons and attending issuing,
6.00
Drawing brief for Counsel per folio,
0.50
Attending Counsel therewith,.
2.00
Fee to Counsel (if certified by Judge),
25.00 to $75.00
10.00 to $20.00
25.00
day (5 hours).
Solicitor,
Counsel,..
20.00 to $40.00
4.00
Conference fee to Counsel,
Attending Court on trial with Counsel per day (5 hours),
Attending Court and conducting case where no Counsel employed per
Attending to hear Judgment-
Taxing Costs (including all costs connected therewith),.
or where the bill exceeds 8 folios 50 cents per folio extra.
Occasional Costs applicable to all the above scales.
Application for substituted service or service out of Jurisdiction, Affidavit of service,
Attending to file same,..
Notice of special defence,.
Attending taking minutes of evidence of each witness,.
If more than 6 folios every additional folio,
Conference with Counsel,.....
10.00 6.00
.$ 2.50
2.50
1.50
4.00
3.00
0.50
5.00
2.00
Serving any notice or other document,
Notice to produce, notice to admit, notice of application for a new trial or to set aside proceedings including copies service and attending the Registrar therewith,
Receiving any of the above notices and advising thereon........
All attendances in Court on applications or motions or on summons in
Chambers, or per hour,
4.00
2.00 to $ 4.00
4.00
All necessary affidavits not exceeding 5 folios including filing, For every additional folio,
2.50
0.50
Any necessary attendances at the Registry or upon the opposite party.
or on client,
2.00
All necessary letters,
2.00
Pleadings sigued by party,
10.00
or per folio,
0.50
Counsel's fee for any pleading,
15.00
Perusal of document per folio,..
0.25
Certified translations including obtaining certificate per folio,
0.50
Drawing accounts and other documents not included in the foregoing
costs but allowed upon taxation of costs to be necessary, per folio, 0.40
Engrossing or copying per folio,............................
0.20
Judge's Summons or ex parte application,
2.00
or per folio,.
0.50
Any other matter or proceeding.
Half the costs allowed for Solicitor's charges in respect of a similar matter or
proceeding in Original Jurisdiction.
Expert witnesses-Half the Allowance in Original Jurisdiction.
Supreme Court House, Victoria, Hongkong, 13th September, 1899.
W. MEIGH GOODMAN,
Acting Chief Justice,
Revised and approved by the Legislative Council, this 4th day of October, 1899.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
HONGKONG.
R. F. JOHNSTON, Acting Clerk of Councils.
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