AD. 1901.]

CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.

[No. 3.

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after the day appointed for adjudication, and shall then be subject to such directions as the Court may give.

664. Where, on the day appointed for adjudication, any of the claims remain undisposed of, an adjournment day for hearing such claims shall be fixed, and, where further evidence is to be adduced, a time may be named within which the evidence on both sides is to be closed, and directions may be given as to the mode in which such evidence is to be adduced.

Verifying claims. O. 55 r. 53. Adjournment of hearing of claims. Ib. r. 54. Proceedings on claims.

665. At the time appointed for adjudication, or at any adjournment thereof, the Court may, in its discretion, allow any of the claims, or any part thereof respectively, without proof by the creditors, and direct such investigation of all or any of the claims not allowed, and require such further particulars, information, or evidence relating thereto as it may think fit, and may, if it thinks fit, require any creditor to attend and prove his claim or any part thereof; and the adjudication on such claims as are not then allowed shall be adjourned to a time to be then fixed.

Notice to creditor of claim allowed or not allowed.

666.-(1.) Notice shall be given by the executor or administrator, or such other party as the Court may direct, to every creditor whose claim, or any part thereof, has been allowed without proof by the creditor, of such allowance, and to every such creditor as the Court may direct to attend and prove his claim or such part thereof as is not allowed by a time to be named in such notice, not being less than seven days after such notice, and to attend at a time to be therein named, being the time to which the adjudication thereon has been adjourned.

(2.) In case any creditor does not comply with such notice, his claim, or such part thereof as aforesaid, shall be disallowed.

667. After the time fixed by the advertisement no claims shall be received (except as herein before provided in case of an adjournment), unless the Court thinks fit to give special leave, on application made by summons, and then on such terms and conditions as to costs and otherwise as the Court may think fit.

Costs of creditor establishing debt.

668. A creditor who has come in and established his debt in Chambers under any judgment or order shall be entitled to the costs of so establishing his debt, and the sum to be allowed for such costs shall be fixed by the Court, unless it thinks fit to direct the taxation thereof; and the amount of such costs, or the sum allowed in respect thereof, shall be added to the debt so established.

Ib. r. 58.

List of claims allowed.

669. A list of all claims allowed shall, when required by the Court, be made out and left in the Registry by the person who examines the claims.

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Ib. r. 59.

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