Summary Procedure for Administration of Property of Deceased Persons.

Bankruptcy and Liquidation by Arrangement or Composition.

10. On declaration by a debtor of inability to pay his debts..

05 0 0 5 0

5 0 0

100 100

1 0 0

25. On oath for every executor, and administrator, and surety 26. On every security

27. On probate or administration

100

0 10 0

1 0 0

The like sum as was payable

in England for stamp duty under section 27 of the Act 44 Vict., cap. 12, in like cases.

NOTE. Where any of Her Majesty's Courts, established under "The
Persia Order in Council, 1889," or any Judge or duly authorized
officer thereof, shall be satisfied that estate duty under "The
Finance Act, 1894" (57 & 58 Vict., cap. 30), or under "The
Finance Act, 1896,"* or any Acts amending the same, has been paid

* 59 & 60 Vict., cap. 28.

in the United Kingdom in respect of property situate at any place within the jurisdiction of such Court, passing on the death of the deceased person, representation of whose estate and effects shall have been granted out of such Court, it shall be lawful for such Court to repay to the legal personal representative or representatives the amount paid by him or them to such Court in respect of that property on obtaining probate or administration under section 27 of this Table.

33. On every summons, motion, application, or demand, taken out, made, or filed (not particularly charged)

34. On every rule..

£ 8. d.

050 0 10 0

35. On every decree or order (not particularly charged)

36. On motion for new trial after trial with a jury

100

37. On order for adjournment of hearing rendered necessary by

50. On record of appeal (including expense of transmission). Such sum as the

Miscellaneous.

Court directs.

£ s. d.

050

51. On taxation of any bill of costs, for every ten folios, from each party to the taxation 52. On every deposition taken before trial 53. On balances of estates of deceased persons paid into Court (24 per cent. on otherwise than in a suit

54. On deposit or registration of bill of sale, will, deed of partner

0 10 0

amount.

£ s. d.

59. For copy of such notation

If exceeding that number, for every subsequent 100 words or

At request of parties interested or of local authorities, if
absent less than two hours

At request of parties interested, for each additional hour or
fraction thereof 10s., with a maximum per day of ..

000

5

5

050

68. For preparing contracts between travellers and persons in their

For every further 100 words

70. For an official certified translation of any document

£ s. d.

026

010

0 10 0

026 010

For every further 100 words

71. For communication between two Consular Courts

72. For communication in writing to a foreign Consulate, or to local

73. For attendance of Consular officer at local office or Tribunal

74. For attendance of interpreter at Consular Court,

if required by a party in a suit.

Criminal Matters.

75. On every summons or warrant, unless specially directed by the

£ s. d.

RULE establishing an amended Table of Fees for Her Britanni: Majesty's Consular Court at Bangkok.—April 18, 1899.

WHEREAS, under the provisions of Article 81 (1) and (4) of "The Siam Order in Council, 1889,"* Her Majesty's Consul-General at Bangkok may, with the approval of the Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements, make rules for the purpose of fixing and enforcing

* Vol. LXXXI, page 431.

the fees to be taken in respect of any proceedings under the said Order:

Now, therefore, in pursuance of the said provisions, I, George Greville, Her Majesty's Minister Resident and Consul-General at Bangkok, hereby direct, with the approval of the Chief Justice, aud of Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and with the sanction of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, that the Table of Fees annexed hereto shall be substituted, as regards all proceedings commenced in Her Majesty's Courts in Siam after the date of the publication of this Rule, for the Table of Fees annexed to the Rule of Her Majesty's Court at Bangkok, dated the 6th November, 1895,* and the fees specified in the Table hereby substituted shall henceforth be leviable accordingly.

April 18, 1899.

Approved:

GEORGE GREVILLE.

LIONEL COX, Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements.

Approved:

SALISBURY.

Table of Fees.

Service.

1. For service of summons, petition, answer, motion-paper, notice, warrant, decree, order, or other document on a party, witness, juror, assessor, or other person under any branch whatever of

£ s. d.

Summary Procedure for Administration of Property of
Deceased Persons.