NEW ZEALAND K.C.S,

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13450, 29 May 1907, Page 7

NEW ZEALAND K.C.S,

There does, not appear to be any undue haste on the part of members of the New Zealand Bar to take advantage, of the opportunity which is now open to them, to become TC.C's. "So far, not a: single appointment has been announced. This diffidence is probably hot altogether unconnected with the regulations attaching to the taking of silk, for it is obvious that they would, in the majority of cases, ; tend to restrict practice. ■ They are'as follows: 1 '".: :' : "" " ' '.:"■"■'

" ] ": i. The appointment of ; His Majesty's Counsel shall be made only by the Governor- in-Council, but with the concurrence in each case of His Honor the Chief Justice.

2. On every appointment a fee of five guineas shall be paid; for the patent. 3. For every license to appear against the Crown ;in ;ases in which the services of His Majesty's Counsel l; are dispensed with a fee of one guinea shall be paid. 4. The foregoing fees shall sbo paid to the Treasury, and shall form part of the Consolidated .Fund. •',.'.. ~/i :

,: 5. Except when acting for the Crown, His Majesty's Counsel shall not appear in the Supreme Court or Court of Appeal unless' a junior from outside his own office appears with him, nor in any inferior Court unless upon special retainer, and a fee of at least ten guineas. . '• .-.