THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 6, 1935.
together with the amount of any bill of exchange drawn by or on account of such principal and accepted by such factor or agent.
(2)—(a) Any factor or agent entrusted as aforesaid and in possession of any document of title to goods shall be deemed to have been entrusted with the possession of the goods repre- sented by such document of title.
(b) Every contract pledging or giving a lien upon such document of title as aforesaid shall be deemed to be a pledge of and lien upon the goods to which the same relates.
(c) Any such factor or agent as aforesaid shall be deemed to be in possession of such goods or documents whether the same are in his actual custody or are held by any other person subject to his control, or for him or on his behalf.
(d) Where any loan or advance is made in good faith to any factor or agent entrusted with and in possession of any such goods or document of title on the faith of any contract or agreement in writing to consign, deposit, transfer, or deliver such goods or documents of title and such goods or documents of title are actually received by the person making such loan or advance, without notice that such factor or agent was not authorised to make such pledge or security, every such loan or advance shall be deemed to be a loan or advance on the security of such goods or documents of title and within the meaning of this section, though such goods or documents of title are not actually received by the person making such loan or advance till the period subsequent thereto.
(e) Any payment made whether by money or bill of ex- change or other negotiable security shall be deemed to be an advance within the meaning of this section.
(f) Any contract or agreement whether made direct with such factor or agent as aforesaid or with any person on his behalf shall be deemed to be a contract or agreement with such factor or agent.
(g) Any factor or agent entrusted as aforesaid and in possession of any goods or document of title to goods shall be deemed, for the purposes of this section, to have been entrusted therewith by the owner thereof, unless the contrary be shown in evidence.
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35. Every person who, being a director, public officer, Keeping by or manager of any body corporate or public company, as such director, receives or possesses himself of any of the property of such fraudulent body corporate or public company otherwise than in payment accounts. of a just debt or demand, and, with intent to defraud, omits to 24 & 25 make or to cause or direct to be made a full and true entry 2. thereof in the books and accounts of such body corporate or public company, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on con- viction thereof liable to imprisonment for any term not ex- ceeding seven years.
destruction by director
36. Every person who, being a director, manager, public Fraudulent officer, or member of any body corporate or public company, with intent to defraud, destroys, alters, mutilates, or falsifies etc., of any book, paper, writing, or valuable security belonging to the books, etc. body corporate or public company, or makes or concurs in the 24 & 25 making of any false entry, or omits or concurs in omitting any s. 83. material particular, in any book of account or other document, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding seven years.
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