THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH DECEMBER, 1895.
(iii) The Court may also, if it thinks fit, on the ap- plication of any creditor, require, before sealing, that adequate security be given for the payment of debts due from the estate to creditors residing in the Colony.
(iv) For the purposes of this section, a duplicate of any probate or letters of administration sealed with the seal of the Court granting the same, or a copy thereof certified as correct by or under the authority of the Court granting the same, shall have the same effect as the original.
(v) All Ordinances, enactments and rules of Court for the time being in force in the Colony, in relation to probate duty or in relation to fees and costs in the probate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, shall apply to applica- tions for sealing under this section to the same extent and in the same manner as if the person who applies for such sealing were a person applying for probate or letters of administration.
6. This Ordinance shall apply to probates and letters of administration granted in a British possession to which this Ordinance is applied, either before or after the passing of this Ordinance.
7. This Ordinance shall extend to authorise the sealing in the Colony of any probate or letters of administration granted by a British Court in a foreign country in like manner as it authorises the sealing of a probate or letters of administration granted in a British possession to which the Ordinance applies, and the provisions of this Ordinance shall apply accordingly with the necessary modifications.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 5th day of December, 1895.
Application of Ordinance to probate, &#. already granted.
Application
of Ordinance to grants by British Courts in foreign countries.
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J. G. T. BUCKLE, Acting Clerk of Councils.
Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 11th day of December, 1895.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
No. 24 OF 1895.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, to further amend The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1891.
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WILLIAM ROBINSON,
Governor.
[11th December, 1895.] WHEREAS by Schedule. B. of The Bankruptcy
Ordinance, 1891, certain fees and commissions are provided for the remuneration of the Official Receiver in Bankruptcy on the appointment of a Trustee other than himself or for acting as Trustee; and whereas it is expedient that all fees, commissions and remuneration received by or payable to the Official Receiver shall henceforth be paid by him into the Colonial Treasury for the benefit of the general revenue, and that the said Ordinance should be otherwise amended. Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. All fees and commissions received by or payable to the Official Receiver in Bankruptcy under The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1891, on the appointment of a Trustee other than himself or for acting as Trustee, and any remuneration received by the Official Receiver as an Interim Receiver or otherwise, shall be paid by such officer forthwith into the Colonial Treasury for the benefit of the general revenue of the Colony.
Title.
Recital.
Certain fees and commis- sions to be paid into the Colonial Treasury by the Official Receiver.