163.—(1) An order made by the court on a contributory Order on shall (subiect to any right of appeal) be conclusive evidence contributory that the inoney, if any, thereby appearing to be due or conclusive ordered to be paid is due.
evidence.
S Edw. 7 c.
(2) All other pertinent matters stated in the order shall 69 s. 1. 68 be taken to be truly stated as against all persons, and in all proceedings, except proceedings against the real estate of a deceased contributory, in which case the order shall be only prima facie evidence for the purpose of charging his real estate, dess his heirs or devisees were on the list of contributories at the time of the order being made.
164. The court may fix a time or times within which Power to Preditors are to prove their debts or claints, or to be exclude excluded from the benefit of any distribution made before creditors not those debts are proved.
proving in time. Ib. s. 169.
165. The court shall adjust the rights of the contri- Adjustment butories among themselves, and distribute any surplus of rights of among the persons entitled thereto.
contribu- tories. 76. s 170.
166. The court may, in the event of the assets being Power to insufficient to satisfy the liabilities, make an order as to order costs. payment out of the assets of the costs, charges, and 1. s. 171. expenses incurred in the winding up in such order of priority as the court thinks just.
167 (1) When the affairs of a company have been Dissolution completely wound up, the court shall make an order that of company. the company he dissolved from the date of the order, and the company shall be dissolved accordingly.
(2) The order shall be reported by the liquidator to the registrar of companies who shall make in his books a minute of the dissolution of the company,
(3) If the liquidator makes default in complying with the requirements of this section he shall be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars for every day during which he
is in default.
Jh. s. 172.
powers of
168. General rules may be made for enabling or requir- Delegation ing all or any of the powers and duties conferred and to liquidator imposed on the court by this Ordinance, in respect of the of certain matters following, to be exercised or performed by the court, liquidator as an officer of the court, and subject to the 7, s. 173. control of the court; that is to say, the powers and duties of the court in respect of ---
(4) holding and conducting meetings to ascertain the wishes of creditors and contributories ;
(b) settling lists of contributories and rectifying the register of members where required, and collert- ing and applying the assets ;
(c) requiring delivery of property or documents to
the liquidator;
(d) making calls;
(e) fixing a time within which debts and claims
must be proved :
Provided that the liquidator shall not, without the special leave of the court, rectify the register of members, and shall not make any call without either the special leave of the court or the sanction of the committee of inspection.
Extraordinary Powers of Court.
summon per-
169.--(1) The court may, after it has made a winding- Power to up order, summon before it any officer of the company or sons sus- person known or suspected to have in his possession any pected of property of the company or supposed to be indebted to the having pro- company, or any person whom the court deems capable of perty of com- giving information concerning the trade, dealings, affairs, any. or property of the company.
(2) The court may examine him on oath concerning the same, either by word of mouth or on written interrogatories, and may reduce his answers to writing and require him to sign them.
Jb. s. 174.