Form No. 2d.
LETTER FORWARDING REQUEST FOR
SERVICE ABROAD,
versus
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hongkong presents his compliments to the Colonial Secretary aud begs to enclose a notice of a writ of summons issued in an action of pursuant to order ont of the Supreme Court of Hongkong in order that necessary steps may be taken to ensure its transmission to the
in [name of country] with the request that the same may be served personally upon [name of defendant to he served] against whom proceedings have been taken in the said Supreme Court, and with the further request that such evidence of the service of the came upon the said defendant may be oth- cially certified to the said Supreme Court, or declared upou oath, or otherwise, in such manner as is consistent with the usage or practice of the Courts of the [name of country] in proving service of legal process.
The Chief Justice begs further to request that in the event of efforts to personal service of the said notice of weit proving ineffectual the Government or Court of the said country be requested to certify the same to the said Supreme Court.
FORM No. 2.
REQUEST FOR SERVICE OF NOTICE ABRÐAÐ. ¿ Tule, &c.)
I (or we) hereby request that a notice of writ of sinu- mous in this action be transmitted through the proper channel to [name of country] for service on the defendant [naming him] at [address of defewlant] or elsewhere in [name of country"},
And I (or we) hereby personally undertake to be respon- sible for all expenses incurred by the Colonial Secretary in respect of the service hereby requested, and on receiving due notification of the amount of such expenses 1 (or we) undertake to pay the same to the Chief Clerk at the Colonial Secretary's Office, and to produce the receipt for such payment to the proper officer of the Supreme Court.
Dated, &e.
(Signature of Solicitor.)
FORM No. 27.
LETTER FORWARDING REQUEST FOR
SUBSTITUTED SERVICE,
Title, &e.)
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presents his compliments to the Colonial Secretary and begs to enclose
a notice of a writ of summons in the case of
rersus
in which the plaintiff has obtained an order of the Supreme Court (which is also enclosed) giving leave to bespeak a request that the said notice of writ may be served by substituted service on the defendant
in the [name of country].
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The Chief Justice requests that the said notice of writ and order may be forwarded to the proper authority in [name of country] with the request that the same may be fransmitted by post addressed to the defendant at
(the last known place of abode or the place of business) of the said defendant, or there delivered in such manner as may be consistent with the usage or practice of the Courts of [nome of country] for service of legal process where personal service cannot be effected; and with the further request that the same may be officially certified to the Supreme Court of Hongkong or declared upon oath, or otherwise, in such manner as is consistent with the practice of the Courts of the [name of country] in proving service of legal process.