THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 18, 1932.
No. 728.
Scale of fees and percentages prescribed by the Chief Justice under section 115 of the Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1931. Ordinance No. 10 of 1931, on the 15th day of October, 1932, and approved by the Legislative Council on the 10th day of November, 1932.
SCALE OF FEES AND PERCENTAGES.
IN BANKRUPTCY.
TABLE A.
1
Declaration by a debtor of inability to pay his
debts, filing of
2.00
2. Bankruptcy notice,
5.00
3. Bankruptcy petition,
50.00
4. Bond with sureties, including filing.
6.00
5. Affidavit other than proof of debts, including
filing,
2.00
6. Subpoena, or sunmons under section 29,
.50
7. Marking exhibit, including filing,
.50
8.
Proof of debt above $20, including filing,
9. Petition under section 113,
1.00
50.00
10. (a) Application for an order of discharge in- cluding expenses of gazetting,.
25.00
(b) And for each creditor to be notified,
.50
11. Application for search other than by petitioner, trustee, bankrupt, or any officer of the court, 12. Application to the court, except by the Official Receiver when acting either as Official Receiver or trustee, and except where other- wise specifically provided for,
1.00
4.00
13. Order of the court, including filing,.
5.00
14. Office copy, each folio of 72 words,
.50
15. Allocatur by the Registrar for any costs,
charges, or disbursements:-
Where the amount allowed does not
exceed $100,
4.00
Where the amount exceeds $100:-
For the first $100,
4.00
For every additional $100 or fraction
thereof,
1.00
16. Application to the Registrar for payment of money out of the Bankruptcy Estates Account,
2.00
17. On every application to the court to approve а com- position a fee computed at the following rates on the gross amount of the composition, i.e., $15 on every $1,000 or fraction of $1,000 up to $50,000, and $7.50 on every $1,000 or fraction of $1,000 beyond $50,000.
18. On every application to the court to approve a scheme of arrangement, a fee computed at the following rates on the gross amount of the estimated assets (but not exceeding the gross amount of the unsecured liabilities), i.e., $15 on every $1,000 or fraction of $1,000 up to $50,000 and $7.50 on every $1,000 or fraction of $1,000 beyond $50,000:-
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