COST OF LITIGATION.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5082, 31 January 1927, Page 2

COST OF LITIGATION.

COURT FEES RAISED. , —. 1 TO TAKE EFFECT TO-MORROW. i An increase in the Court costs Vo I be paid by persons convicted of | fence will take effect Pefe. ruary 1, in accordance wi*' h a giagtt e notice. u The fe*e for an i r . .. „ ... .... affirmation «r complaint will be r , . c _ , . .aised from 5.8, to 7s_ and 'ffir a he' . . . ■ ■’s to 3s aring or rehearing; from normalj’-' CourS c °sts yvill therefore the r ybe 10s inste ad of 7s, as in past. In addition the fee for a - arrant will be increased from 3s. to ss, and for the service of a summons from 2s to 3s. In consequence o’f frequent complaints as to the cost of service of criminal summonses on persons, living in the country statutory provision has also been made for the service of registered letters of summonses upon informations for matters determinable summarily. The fee where service is effected by registered letter has been fixed at 2s. If the person to be served resides at such a distance ‘tfiat the mileage if service were effected by a constable would exceed 2s, service will in future be effected by registered letter.