Scale of Fees for Licensed Interpreters.

Native Land Court.

	£	s.	d.
Interpreter's fee, per diem	2	2	0
Interpreter's feo, when engaged as agent, not less than £1 1s. or more than £3 3s. per diem.			page 40
Interpretation of deed or other instrument, each time	1	1	0
Translating any deed or other instrument, either into the Maori or English language, for first three folios of 90 words, each folio	0	7	6
Next three folios of 90 words, each folio	0	5	0
Each additional folio of 90 words	0	2	6
Writing fair copy of same, per folio of 90 words	0	2	0
Searching records in Native Land Court, exclusive of Court fees	0	10	6

Fees in any other Court.

Interpreter's fee, not less than 10s. 6d., or more than (if engaged in one case), per diem, £2 2s.
Translating any document required in proceedings either into the Maori or English language, the first 50 words	0	5	0
The next two folios of 90 words, each folio	0	7	6
The next three folios of 90 words, each folio	0	5	0
For every additional folio of 90 words, each folio	0	3	4
Writing fair copy of same, per folio of 90 words	0	1	0
Translating accounts required in proceedings, for each folio of 90 words (numerals not to count)	0	3	4
Composing and writing any document into Maori, per folio of 90 words	0	5	0
Attendance as a witness in any Court, per diem or fractional part of a day	1	1	0

Commission on paying rent to Natives, 7½ per cent., and not less than 21s. per any one block.

1. No Interpreter is to charge fees exceeding those published scale, excepting in agency cases, when fees may be regulated by agreement entered into in writing.

2. No Interpreter shall be allowed to receive fees from both parties to any transaction in which he may be employed.

3. Any breach of these rules will render the Interpreter liable to have his appointment cancelled, on complaint being made to the Native Minister.