THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH APRIL, 1864.
Bankrupt, or concerning any act or acts of bankruptcy by any Bankrupt committed: and to reduce into writing the answers of every such person, and such answers so reduced into writing, such person examined is hereby required to sign and subscribe.
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to be dismissed by rea- son only of concert.
CXCVIII. No petition for adjudication shall be dismissed nor any adjudication No adjudication, &c., reversed or annulled by reason only, that the petition or adjudication, or act of bankruptcy has been concerted or agreed upon between the Bankrupt his Solicitor or Agent, or any of them and any creditor or other
person.
CXCIX. If any accredited Agent of any body corporate or public company shall have had notice of any act of bankruptcy, such bedy corporate or company shall be deemed to have had such notice.
Agent receiving notice of act of bank- ruptcy.
debtor to be sold by Sheriff.
CC. Whenever the goods and chattels of a Debtor are sold under an execution, Goods, &c., of a upon any judgment, recovered in any action brought for the recovery of a debt, or money demand, or damages against any Debtor exceeding Three hundred Dollars, such goods and chattels shall in all cases, unless the Court shall otherwise direct, be sold by the Sheriff by public auction, and not by bill of sale, or private contract, and such sale shall be publicly advertised by the Sheriff on and during three days next preceding the sale: and no Sheriff shall incur any liability by reason of anything done by him under this Ordinance.
CCI. If any Bankrupt shall die after adjudication, the Court may proceed in the bankruptcy as if any such Bankrupt were living.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 16th Day of April, 1864.
L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,
Clerk of Councils.
Court may proceed notwithstanding death of Bankrupt.
No. 79.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Gentlemen have been nominated by His Excellency the GOVERNOR, Cathedral Trustees on behalf of Government for the Year 1864-65, under the provisions of Ordinances No. 2 of 1847 and No. 3 of 1850.
The Honorable J. SMALE, Esquire, W. H. ALEXANDER, Esquire,
HENRY KINGSMILL, Esquire, and WILBERFORCE WILSON, Esquire.
And J. C. POWER, Esquire, is appointed on the same behalf, Auditor of Cathedral Accounts for the said year.
It has also been notified to this Government, that the Honorable C. W. MURRAY, Esquire, and EDWARD PARRY, Esquire, were elected Trustees for the Year 1864-65 by the Seatholders of the Cathedral, in accordance with the terms of the Ordinances above referred to.
And that T. G. LINSTEAD, Esquire, was nominated, on the same behalf, Auditor of Cathedral Accounts for the said Year.
By Order,
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 29th April, 1864.
No. 80.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The Honorable CHARLES ST. GEORGE CLEVERLY, Esquire, Surveyor General, having obtained one year's leave of absence, His Excellency the GOVERNOR has been pleased to appoint WILBERFORCE WILSON, Esquire, to be Acting Surveyor General, and SHEARMAN G. BIRD, Esquire, to be Acting Assistant Surveyor General until further notice.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 29th April, 1864.
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.