Consular Table of Fees referred to by the foregoing Order. PART I. Fees to be taken in respect of Matters in which the Consul's interposition is required by Law. Matter in respect of which the Fee is to be taken. For every declaration made before the consul, in forms B, C, F, G, H, FEE. £ s. d. 050 For indorsing a memorandum of change of master upon the certificate 020 For granting a provisional certificate of registry (this fee to be exclusive 0 10 0 For recording a mortgage of a ship, or shares in a ship, made under a 0 10 0 For recording the transfer of a mortgage of a ship, or shares in a ship, 070 For recording the discharge of a mortgage of a ship, or shares in a 076 For every sale of a ship, or shares in a ship, made before the consul For inspection of the register book of transactions in ships For every seaman engaged before the consul For every alteration in agreements with seamen made before the consul ..... For examination of provisions or water, to be paid by the party who For every salvage bond made in pursuance of 17 & 18 Vict. c. 104, ... On disbursements in respect of distressed seamen, a commission of { PART II. 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 020 0 2 0 0 20 020 0 10 0 200 24 per cent. Fees to be taken in respect of Matters in which the Consul's interposition is to be given only when required by the Parties interested. Matter in respect of which the Fee is to be taken. For noting a protest, with certified copy, if required.. Certificate of due landing of goods exported from the United Kingdom 0 9 0 Visé of passport Opening of will of a British subject, not being a seaman Management of property of a British subject, not being a seaman, dying intestate, a commission of Registration of documents, or other matters And, if exceeding 100 words, for every additional 100 words For every certified copy of a document not before mentioned And, if it exceeds 100 words, for every additional 100 words For attesting a signature. For annexing the seal of office and signature to any document not mentioned in, or otherwise provided for by, this table ......... 21/ 0 0 6 020 020 050 Note 1.-No fee is to be taken for the custody of, or indorsement on, ship's articles and papers deposited with the consul in pursuance of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, s. 279. Note 2.-Where any fee is fixed by the foregoing tables for any particular act or transaction, no additional fee is to be demanded for signature, attestation, or annexing seal of office. Note 3.-The above fees, if not paid in English money, are to be calculated at the current rate of exchange. At the Court at Windsor, the 19th day of June, 1868: Present, The Queen's most excellent Majesty. Lord President. Lord Steward. WHEREAS by the 4th section of the act of the sixth year of the reign of King George IV. c. 87, intituled "An Act," &c., it is amongst other things enacted-[Here follows a recital of the 4th section of 6 Geo. IV. c. 87, as in the Order of the 1st of May, 1855, supra, p. 15.] And whereas, by an Order in Council, made on the 1st of May, 1855, it was ordered that certain fees mentioned in the table thereunto annexed should be taken; and whereas it is expedient to abolish those fees so far as regards fees to be levied by her Majesty's consular officers in China and Japan, and to establish and authorize the payment of other fees in lieu thereof: Now, therefore, in pursuance of the said act, and in execution of the powers in her Majesty in Council in that behalf vested by the said act, it is hereby ordered by her Majesty, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, that the several fees mentioned in the table annexed to the Order in Council of the 1st of May, 1855, shall be abolished as regards fees to be levied by her Majesty's consular officers in China and Japan; and that the several fees mentioned in the table hereunto annexed, for the several matters mentioned therein, shall be substituted for the fees so abolished, and shall and may be taken by her Majesty's consular officers in China and Japan: And the right honorable Lord Stanley, one of her Majesty's principal secretaries of state, is to give the necessary directions herein accordingly. (a) See the Order of July 27, 1863, infra, p. 19, providing that this fee shall be abolished in the Ottoman Dominions, and other fees taken in lieu thereof. [Fees to be taken Consular Fees ---China and Japan. PART I. Fees to be taken in respect of Matters in which the Consul's interposition is required by Law. Matter in respect of which the Fee is to be taken (a). For every declaration made before the consul in Forms B, C, F, G, H, For indorsing a memorandum of change of master upon the certificate Fee. DOLS. CENTS. 1 0 0 50 For granting a provisional certificate of registry. (This fee to be 2 50 For recording a mortgage of a ship or shares in a ship made under a 250 For recording the transfer of a mortgage of a ship or shares in a ship 1 50 For recording the discharge of a mortgage of a ship or shares in a ship 2 0 For every sale of a ship or shares in a ship made before the consul 250 For inspection of the register book of transactions in ships 0 25 050 For every alteration in agreements with seamen made before the 050 For every seaman discharged or left behind with the consul's sanction For every desertion certified by the consul.. For attesting a seaman's will.. For examination of provisions or water, to be paid by the party For every salvage bond made in pursuance of 17 & 18 Vict. c. 104, PART II. Fees to be taken in respect of Matters in which the Consul's interposition is to be given only when required by the Parties interested. Matter in respect of which the Fee is to be taken. For noting a protest, with certified copy if required (a) So much of this table as is printed in italics has been revoked by an Order in Council of the 21st of July, 1876. For the fees substituted in lieu thereof, see "The China and Japan Maritime Order, 1874," set out at length, post, Registration of Ships.' Matters in respect of which the Fee is to be taken. Fee. For attending valuation of goods, if under 2007. in value Bill of health Visé of passport.. Opening of will of a British subject, not being a seaman Management of property of a British subject, not being a seaman, dying intestate, a commission of 2 per cent. Registration of documents or other matters And if exceeding 100 words, for every additional 100 words of a document not before mentioned And if it exceeds 100 words, for every additional 100 words DOLS. CENTS. 2 50 5 0 5 10 0 2 0 2.50 0 50 5 0 21 per cent. 0 50 0 10 050 0 10 signature, if required 0 50 For attesting a signature 0 50 For annexing the seal of office and signature to any document not mentioned in, or otherwise provided for by, this table.. 1 0 Note 1.-No fee is to be taken for the custody of or endorsement on ship's articles and papers deposited with the consul in pursuance of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, s. 279. Note 2.-Where any fee is fixed by the foregoing tables for any particular act or transaction, no additional fee is to be demanded for signature, attestation, or annexing seal of office. Consular Fees -China and At the Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, the 27th day of July, 1863: Present, The Queen's most excellent Majesty in Council. -Ottoman WHEREAS by the 4th section of the act of the sixth year of the reign of Consular Fees King George IV. c. 87, intituled "An Act," &c., it is, amongst other things, enacted, that [Here follows a recital of such of the provisions of the 4th section of 6 Geo. IV. c. 87, as are recited in the Order of the 1st of May, 1855, relating to consular fees, supra, p. 15.] And whereas by an Order in Council, made on the 1st of May, 1855, it was ordered that certain fees mentioned in the table thereunto annexed should be taken, and whereas one of the fees mentioned in the said table was 10s. for a bill of health: And whereas it is expedient in certain cases to abolish the said fee so ordered to be taken, and to establish and authorize the payment of other fees in lieu thereof: Now, therefore, in pursuance of the said act, and in execution of the powers in her Majesty in Council in that behalf vested by the said act, it is hereby ordered by her Majesty, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, that in so far as regards British ships in the dominions of the Sublime Ottoman Porte the said fee of 10s. for a bill of health shall be abolished: and in lieu thereof the fees hereinafter mentioned shall and may be taken in respect of every such ship on each occasion of her entering or clearing at any port in the said dominions; namely, on her entry Consular Fees inwards, 58.; and on her clearance outwards (including a bill of health, if -Ottoman required), 58.: Dominions. And the right honorable Earl Russell, one of her Majesty's principal secretaries of state, is to give the necessary directions herein accordingly. Contagious Contagious The Order in Council of the 6th of December, 1878, known as the "Foreign Animals Order" (a), and regulating the importation, &c. of foreign animals into Great Britain, it is not considered advisable to set out. The Order in Council of the 19th of December, 1878, known as the "Transit of Animals Order" (b), it is not considered advisable to set out. Diseases At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 13th of February, 1879: Contagious THE lords and others of her Majesty's most Honorable Privy Council, by virtue and in exercise of the powers in them vested under the "Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act, 1878" (in this Order referred to as the act of 1878), and of every other power enabling them in this behalf, do order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows: (Animals) The Ships' Cows and Goats Order. 1. This Order may be cited as "The Ships' Cows and Goats Order." 2. This Order shall take effect from and immediately after the making thereof; and words in this Order have the same meaning as in "The Foreign Animals Order." 3. This Order extends to Great Britain only. 4. Unless and until the Privy Council otherwise order, a cow or a goat taken on board a vessel in Great Britain for the purpose of supplying the passengers or crew with milk on a voyage, shall not on being landed in Great Britain at the end of the voyage, be deemed to be a foreign animal for the purposes of "The Foreign Animals Order," provided that the commissioners of customs are, before the same is landed, satisfied that it has been taken from Great Britain, and has not been landed in a foreign country, and has not been in contact with any foreign animal. ORDERS IN COUNCIL relating to County Courts having Admiralty At the Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, the 14th of January, 1869: And whereas her Majesty was pleased, by an Order in Council of the 9th day of December, 1868, to order that certain county courts should have admiralty jurisdiction: (a) Gazetted, December 10th, 1878. (b) Gazetted, December 20th, 1878. |