CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.

No. 3 of 1901.

1295

FORM No. 8b;

Letter forwarding request for service abroad.

[s. 42 (8).] R.S.C., 1883.

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hongkong presents his compliments to the Colonial Secretary and begs to enclose a notice of a writ of summons issued in an action of

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pursuant to order out of the Supreme Court of Hongkong in order that necessary steps may be taken to ensure its transmission to the proper authorities in [name of country] with the request that the same may be served personally upon [name of defendant to be 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 same upon the said defendant may be officially certified to the said Supreme Court, or declared upon 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 effect personal service of the said notice of writ proving ineffectual the Government or court of the said country be requested to certify the same to the said Supreme Court.

App. A, Part I,

No. 10A.

FORM No. 8c.

Request for service of notice abroad. (Title, &c.)

[s. 42 (8).] R.S.C., 1883.

App. A, Part I,

I (or we) hereby request that a notice of writ of summons in this action be transmitted through the proper channel to [name of country] for service [or substituted service] on the defendant [naming him] at [address of defendant] or elsewhere in [name of country].

And I (or we) hereby personally undertake to be responsible 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 I (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, &c.

No. 10B.

(Signature of solicitor.)

FORM No. 8d.

[s. 42 (8).] R.S.C., 1883,

App. A,

Part I,

Letter forwarding request for substituted service.

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(Title, &c.)

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

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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No. 100.

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