CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.
No. 3 of 1901.
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with the seal of the court and be returned for the purpose of documents being filed in the Registry.
H.K. Code, s. 96.
Cause-Book.
690.—(1) The Registrar shall keep a book called the Cause-Book which shall contain a register of the proceedings in all actions brought in the court.
H.K. Code, s. 6, Schedule, Form No. 48.
(2) Every action or other proceeding, however instituted, under the provisions of this Code, shall be numbered in each year according to the order in which the same is commenced.
Certain general powers of the court.
691. The court may, if it thinks it expedient for the interests of justice, postpone or adjourn the trial or hearing of any cause, matter, proceeding or application for such time and on such terms, if any, as it may think just.
H.K. Code, s. 90. O. 36, r. 34.
Power to allow income of property, pendente lite.
692. Where any immovable or movable property forms the subject of any proceedings in the court and the court is satisfied that the same will be more than sufficient to answer all the claims thereon which ought to be provided for in such proceedings, the court may, at any time after the commencement of the proceedings, allow to the parties interested therein, or to any one or more of them, the whole or a part of the annual income of the immovable property, or a part of the movable property, or the whole or a part of the income thereof, up to such time as the court may direct.
O. 50, r. 9.
[s. 693, rep. No. 36 of 1911.]
Summary application in certain case.
694. All proceedings in cases within section 504 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, shall be by summary application to the court and by way of motion supported by affidavit; and the court shall, if it thinks fit, by rule or order, give such relief as by the said section any such competent court as is mentioned in the Act has power to give.
57 & 58 Vict. c. 60.
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