813 THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 18, 1932.
Public officer or agent of company, &c.
R277.
Attestation of firm signature.
R278.
Debtor's
petition by firm.
R281.
Creditor's petition by firm.
Creditors petition against
firin.
Petition by limited
R283.
of the lessor, sub-lessee, or mortgagee shall not be allowed out of the estate of the bankrupt except in cases in which the court is satisfied that such application was necessary in order to do justice between the parties.
(5) A disclaimer made without leave of the court under this rule shall not be void or otherwise affected on the ground only that the notice required by this rule has not been given to some person who claims to be interested in the demised property.
(6) Where any person claims to be interested in any part of the property of the bankrupt burdened with onerous covenants, he shall, at the request of the Official Receiver or trustee, furnish a statement of the interest so claimed by him.
Proceedings by Company or Co-partnership.
131. A bankruptcy petition against, or bankruptcy notice to, any debtor to any company or co-partner- ship duly authorised to sue and be sued in the name of a public officer or agent of such company or co- artnership, may be presented by or sued out by such public flicer or agent as the nominal petitioner or and on behalf of such company or co-partnershin, on such public officer or agent filing an affidavit stating that he is such public officer or agent, and that he is authorised to present or sue out such petition or bankruptcy notice.
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Proceedings by or against Firm.
172. Where any notice, declaration, petition, or other document requiring attestation is signed by a firm of creditors or debtors in the firm name, the partner signing for the firmn shall add also his own signature, e.g., "Brown & Co. by James Green, a partner in the said firm."
138. Where a firm of debtors file a declaration of inability to pay their debts or bankruptcy petition the same shall contain the names in full of the individual partners, and if such declaration or petition is signed in the firm name the declaration or petition shall be accompanied by an affidavit made by the partner who signs the declaration or petition, showing that all the partners concur in the filing of the same, provided that the court may dispense with proof of the concurrence of any partner if it has been impract- icable to obtain his concurrence in time.
154. A creditor's petition in the firm name may be presented by any partner thereof, or, in the absence of all the partners from the Colony, by any person having the control or management of the
business of the firm.
135. Where a petition is filed against a firm the petitioning creditor or if the petitioning creditor is a firm, then one of the partners therein, shall state on affidavit the names and addresses of all the partners in the debtor firm to the best of his information and belief.
136. A limited partnership registered under the Limited Partnerships Ordinance, 1912, may present a partnership. petition in bankruptcy as creditors in the name of the firm. The petition shall be signed by a partner or, in the absence of all the partners from the Colony, by any person having the control or management of the firm.
Statement
of affairs.
R287.
137. In cases of partnership the debtors shall sub- mit a statement of their partnership affairs, and each debtor shall submit a statement of his separate affairs.