PART III.-Fees to be taken for certain attendances, in addition to any other fee chargeable under the present Table, and to travelling and other expenses (see Notes 3 and 4). Attendance in respect of which the Fee is to be taken. 87. At a shipwreck, or for the purpose of assisting a ship in distress, per day... 88. At a shipwreck, at request of parties interested, to assist or advise as to salvage, per day... 89. At request of parties interested, or of local authorities, at the affixing or removing of seals on property of deceased persons, if absent less than two hours 90. Ditto, ditto, for each additional hour, or fraction thereof, 15s., with a maximum per day of ... 91. At request of parties interested, or of local authorities, at a valuation, if absent less than two hours 92. Ditto, ditto, for each additional hour, or fraction thereof, 158., with a maximum per day of 93. At request of parties interested, or of local authorities, at a sale, if absent less than two hours 94. Ditto, ditto, for each additional hour, or fraction thereof, 158., with a maximum per day of... 95. At request of parties interested, or of local authorities, for the transaction, elsewhere than at the Consular office, of any duty for which a fee is leviable under this Order, in addition to such fee, for each hour, or fraction thereof, 158., with a maximum per day of 95A. At request of parties interested, or of local authorities, at a measurement of land, for each hour, or fraction thereof, 158., with a minimum of 96. At the request of parties interested for the transaction of any duty for which a fee is leviable under this Order, whether at the Consular office or at the Consular officer's residence, in addition to such fee, for each half-hour, or fraction thereof, if in the day-time--that is to say, between the hours of 6 A.M. and 9 P.M.-but not during the customary business hours of the place N.B. This fee is leviable for any attendance on Sundays. PART IV.-Fees to be taken in respect of certain other services which may be rendered by a Consular officer, at his discretion, ut the request of parties interested. Service in respect of which the Fee may be taken. 97. For the transaction of any duty for which a fee is leviable under this Order, whether at the Consular office or at the Consular officer's residence, in addition to such fee, for each half-hour, or fraction thereof, if in the night-timethat is to say, between the hours of 9 P.M. and 6 A.M. ... 98. For preparing average, bottomry, or arbitration bond (see No. 32) 99. For drawing a declaration or other document, or the body of a protest, or for taking down in writing verbal declarations or depositions of persons made before a Consular officer, or for reducing into writing agreements made before him by contracting parties, exclusive of fees for attestation, &c. (see Part II.), if not exceeding 50 words 0 500 50 50 100. If exceeding that number, for each subsequent 50 words, or fraction 104A. For making or verifying a translation £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. of a document in Japanese, for first 100 characters ... 1 10 0 108. For drawing a power of attorney, if 109. If exceeding that number, for every 0 15 0 0 760 760 76 0 300 300 30 111. Attendance elsewhere than at Consular Consular officers, except in China, Japan and Siam, are not at present permitted to perform the services for which this fee is provided. † Consular officers are not at present permitted to perform the services for which this fee is provided, except in Morocco. 1. If a Consular officer should be named Commissioner to examine witnesses under a Commission issued by a British Court of Justice he is allowed to act as such, charging and retaining the customary fees for so doing. A Consular officer should, however, before undertaking the office, come to an arrangement with the parties at whose instance the Commission is being issued as to the exact scale of fees to be charged. 2. No fee is to be charged for drafting or receiving depositions, &c., taken ex officio under the Merchant Shipping Act, except in cases specially provided for. 3. In cases of attendances (Parts III and IV), the fee per day is to cover a period not exceeding twelve hours. 4. In cases of attendances away from the Consular office or the Consular officer's residence (Parts III and IV), if the Consular officer finds it necessary to be accompanied by a clerk the fee will be increased by one-half. (General Service.) 5. The above fees, if not paid in British gold, are to be paid in money which is a legal tender or current in the locality where payment is made. Change cannot be demanded. The fees are to be calculated at a rate not lower than the absolute par of exchange, or, in the absence of an effective par, at a rate of exchange not lower than a standard rate to be sanctioned by His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, with the concurrence of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury. The rate thus calculated to be sufficient to |