WITNESSES' EXPENSES

Marlborough Express, Volume LIIII, Issue 83, 9 April 1920, Page 8

WITNESSES' EXPENSES

THE SCALE: INCREASED.

TPrBHS ASSOOTATTON,! WELLINGTON April 9. ' In the New Zealand Gazette published last night appear new regulations over the signature of the Hon. J. G. Coates: increasing the scale of paymeiits to witriessesi in criminal joases. The amount is increased from di to 10s per/day. Witnesses at coroners' inquests, are also" to be paid the sart-a sum. The fee for a coroner tor justice, other than, a stipendiary mfligistrate, holding an inquest is raised from one guinea to two guioe^s, iandi tho mileage from Is to 1^ 184, The fees were reduced many jgars. ago during' a. tim§!'-o: jf ji^rbnph-:-jnefeit; .and are novvi-ftsfcoiea to the fnaximum amount allowed by the Act. The Act, it is tniderstocd, does not permit of inoreasins fees to tnfidi*a,V witnesses without Jurthej' legislation. Tiie new soal&i. # payments -tnfees eff ; egt,iim tp-d#« : - .