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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH ARPIL, 1871.

Chief Justice may make Rules, and vary Scales of Costs.

Chief Justice

4. The Chief Justice may, if he shall think fit, direct that a Jury be empanelled for the Trial of any Issues of Fact arising in the Action, and all the Provisions of the Law in Force for the Time being in relation to Juries shall be deemed to apply to the Trial of such Actions. 5. The Fees of Counsel and Attorney in every such Action shall be liable to Taxation by the Registrar of the Sn- preme Court, and shall as between Party and Party be calculated according to the Scale provided in the Fourth Schedule to this Ordinance.

6. It shall be lawful for the Chief Justice in Addition to the Powers contained in Section XI of the Principal Ordinance to divide or apportion the Costs between the Parties or to order the same to be paid by such Party in such Manner and at such Times as he shall in his Discretion think fit. 7. The Chief Justice shall in Addition to the Powers and Authorities vested in the Judge by this Ordinance and the Principal Ordinance, have and exercise in relation to every such Action, all the Powers and Authorities which he might exercise if such Action had been commenced in the Supreme Court.

PROVIDED ALWAYS that it shall be lawful for the Chief Justice from Time to Time by any Order to be approved by the Legisla- tive Council to frame Rules for the Trial of all such Actions and to alter and amend the same and to vary the Scale of Costs contained in the Fourth Schedule to this Ordinance.

Section XXXIV of the Principal Ordinance shall not

must preside. apply to the Trial of any such Action.

FOURTH SCHEDULE.

COSTS BETWEEN PARTY AND PARTY OF SUMMARY TRIALS BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE UNDER SECTIONS

[

] AND [

Summons in Chambers.

1.

Counsel,

Attorney,

Counsel,

Costs of Hearing.

$15. $10.

$25 to $100.

Attorney, $25, nd $2.50 for every $100 or part of $100 of the Sum in Dispute

above $500

COSTS OF APPEAL TO THE SUPREME COURT UNder section XXIX OF THE PRINCIPAL ORDINANCE.

$50 to $100. Counsel,.. Attorney, $25 and $5 for every $100 or part of $100 of the Sum in Dispute

above $200.

N.B.-The Costs specified in this Schedule shall cover all Costs whatever,

except Fees of Court and other necessary Disbursements.

The Delivery of a Brief to a Counsel shall operate as a Retainer.

No. 57.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Return of Revenue and Expenditure for 1870, including Receipts and Disburse- ments on account of the Colony by the Crown Agents in England, is published for general information, with the Comparative Statement for the years 1869 and 1870.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th April, 1871.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary,