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shall respectively be rates, dues, fees, charges, moneys,
liquidated or unliquidated claims payable to or recoverable
by or on behalf of the Port Trust.
(a)all suits, 'actions and proceedings pending immediately before
the appointed day at the suit of or on behalf of the Crown,
the Financial Secretary or the Harbour Master, under or by
virtue of any of the said Ordinances, or any rules,
regulations or by-laws made under any such Ordinance, shall
respectively be suits, actions and proceedings pending at the
suit of or on behalf of the Port Trust.
(e)all contracts, agreements, and undertakings entered into with
and all securities lawfully given to or by the Crown, the
Financial Secretary the Harbour Master, or any person on
behalf of the Crown, the Financial Secretary, or the Harbour
Master, under or by virtue of any of the said Ordinances or
any rules, regulations or by-laws made under any such Ordinance
and in force immediately before the appointed day shall be
deemed to be contracts, agreements and undertakings entered
into with and securities given to or by the Port Trust or such
person on behalf of the Port Trust.
(f) the Port Trust may pursue the same romedies for the recovery
of any such rates, dues, fees, charges, moneys and claims, and
for the prosecution of any such suits, actions and proceedings
as the Crown, the Financial Secretary, the Harbour Master or
any person on behalf of the Crown, the Financial Secretary or
Harbour Master might have done if this Ordinance had not been
enacted.
(g) the Port Trust may enforce and realise any security or charge
existing immediately before the appointed day in favour of the
Crown, the Financial Secretary or the Harbour Master, or any
person on behalf of the Crown, the Financial Secretary or such
Harbour Master, in respect of any such rates, dues, fees, tim
charges, moneys and claims as if such security or charge were
existing in favour of the Port Trust.
(h)all debts due and all moneys payable by, and all claims
liquidated or unliquidated, recoverable against the Crown,
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