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Practice of Other Courts.

Part IV.

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point of law or was of importance to some class or body of persons, increased costs may be allowed by the Eegistrar subject to review by Costs incident to procuring bail properly incurred the judge may, as stated above, be allowed on taxation on the scale applicable After a notice of admission of to proceedings of a like nature {a). liability no costs shall be allowed to any party served with notice thereof who further contests the question of liability {b).

Sect.

The Court of Admiralty of

2.

the

Sect.

1.

County Courts in Admiralty.

Cinque Ports.

315. The Court of Admiralty of the Cinque Ports can exercise Jurisdiction, within the boundaries of the Cinque Ports (c) the same inherent jurisdiction as the High Court of Admiralty possessed before The Court has Appellate the recent statutes enlarging its jurisdiction {d). also an additional statutory jurisdiction as to salvage disputes jurisdiction, within the same boundaries on appeal (e), concurrently with the Admiralty Division of the High Court of Justice, from the Salvage Commissioners of the Cinque Ports (/) and it may also in all cases which arise within the jurisdiction of the Cinque Ports (g) entertain appeals from county courts having Admiralty jurisdiction, concurrently with the Admiralty Division of the High Court of Justice.

316. The Court, in the absence of the consent of the parties. in St. James's Church, at Dover (h), and rules and orders for regulating its procedure and practice were made in 1891, and are now in force, and are in substance very similar in many respects to the Kules of the Supreme Court especially applicable to the Admiralty Division (i).

Procedure,

sits

From the Court of Admiralty of the Cinque Ports an appeal Appeal, the King in Council, and any such appeal would be referred to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (/c). 317.

lies to

Sect.

3.

The Cinque Ports Salvage Conwiissi oners,

The Cinque Ports Salvage Commissioners are appointed by Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (Q, or by the Deputy Warden the Cinque Ports and the Lieutenant of Dover Castle (m), and

318. the of

(w)

County Court Eules, 1903—1906, Ord.

39, r. 113



and

see

County Court

Scales of Costs.

Ord. 39, rr. 48a, 49 see p. 132, ante, Ord. 39, r. 94. (c) Cinque Ports Act, 1821 (1 & 2 Geo. 4, c. 76), s. 18. {d) County Courts Admiralty Jurisdiction Act, 1869 (32 & 33 Vict. c. 51), s. 1 Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 (57 & 58 Yict. c. 60), s. 571; The Lord Warden and Admiral of the Cinque Ports v. The King in his Ofice of Admiralty (1831), (a)



{h)

Hag. Adm. 438. (e) Cinque Ports Act, 1821 (1 & 2 Geo. 4, c. 76), s. 4. (/) See sect. 3, on this page. {g) County Courts Admiralty Jurisdiction Act, 1868 (31 & 32 Vict. c. 71), s. 33. (A) See Hasted, "History of Kent," Vol. IV., p. 118. (i) They are to be found printed, Statutory Eules and Orders, 1896, p. 609. (k) See, for an instance of such an appeal, Oann v. Brun, The Clarisse (1856), 12 Moo. P. C. C. 340.

2

(0

Cinque Ports Act, 1821

(m) 9 Geo. 4,

c.

37,

s.

1.

(1

&

2 Geo. 4,

c.

76).

Duties,