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language, it must be certified, on the authority of a licensed interpreter, that he has translated the contents of the authority to the Maori, and that the latter understood them. 17. One month's pay at an annual salary shall be calculated at one twelfth of such salary. Pay for a period less than a month shall be computed by multiplying the month's pay by the number of days in such period and dividing it by the number of days in the month. 18. Where wages or allowances are fixed by the day, the total number of days within the period shall be taken, unless it is stated that the working days only are to be allowed. 19. The officer or agent authorised to pay a claim on the Advances to Settlers Office must be satisfied before paying it that the applicant for payment is entitled to receive the amount, and that any necessary document has been produced. 20. No claim on the Advances to Settlers Office shall be paid until it has been, to the satisfaction of the Superintendent or his paying agent, proved and certified to be correct, as may be required by the Superintendent, and receipted by the claimant or by the claimant's duly-authorised agent, and until the signature of the payee has been attested when such attestation is required by the Superintendent. 21. The officers and agents of the Superintendent will be held responsible for all errors in calculation of the accounts or claims which they certify to be correct, and for any loss due to their neglect of these regulations, or of the instructions given by the Superintendent. 22. All securities for the investment of moneys out of the Advances to Settlers Account shall be kept under two keys, in the custody respectively of the Superintendent and of the Chief Clerk of the Public Trust Office. 23. No application for an advance under the said Act shall be proceeded with until the fee for the valuation of the security has been duly paid by the applicant; and the following scale of valuation-fees shall be substituted for the scale in the said Act, that is to say : — Scale of Valuation-fees to be paid by Applicant in any Event, and to accompany the Application. £ s. a. . On an application for a loan not exceeding £100 ... ... ... 0 10 6 Exceeding £100, but not exceeding £250 ... ... ... ...110 Exceeding £250, but not exceeding £500 ... ... ... ... 1 11 6 Exceeding £500, but not exceeding £2,500 ... ... ... 2 2 0 24. The following scale of costs and fees payable for the preparation of mortgages for advances under the said Act shall be substituted for the scale in the said Act, that is to say : — Scale of Costs and Fees for Mortgages. Mortgages under " The Land Transfer Act, 1885." Law costs of preparing, or perusing, and of registering mortgage (to be deducted from the advance), — £ s. d. If advance be not exceeding £500 ... ... ... ... 0 10 6 Exceeding £500, but not exceeding £1,000 ... ... ... 110 Exceeding £1,000, but not exceeding £2,500 ... ... ... 1 11 6 With cash disbursements, which are the same in every case, namely,— Mortgage form ... 2s. Search fee ... 25.) with aQ additional 2s. for every certificate of title after the first. Eegistration ... 10s.) J Costs and fees for discharge of mortgage, —■ Law costs ... ... ... 55. , ) Eegistration fee (if mortgage is dis- I With an additional 2s. for every certificate charged by the Aid to Settlers f of title after the first. Office) ... ... ... ... ss. j Mortgages under " The Deeds Eegistration Act, 1868." Costs of preparing, or perusing, and of registering mortgage, including disbursements (to be deducted from the advance), — £ s. d. If advances be not exceeding £500 ... ... ... ... 2 10 0 For every additional £500 ... ... .. ... ... 015 0 Costs of discharge, including registration-fees ... ... ... 110 25. The Superintendent, with the sanction of the Board, may decline to proceed with an application for an advance which the Board has resolved to grant if the title to the security for such advance is not delivered to the Superintendent or to his agent or solicitor within one month after the applicant for the advance has received notice of such resolution. 23. The Superintendent may decline to proceed with any application for an advance where the applicant does not furnish the particulars which the Superintendent may require relating to the security. 27. The Superintendent and every member of the staff whose fidelity is not guaranteed under " The Civil Service Officers' Guarantee Act, 1893," shall severally give security for the faithful discharge of their duties by the bond of a Fidelity Guarantee Company or Society to an amount according to the following scale : —