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Amend- ment of rulo 23.

Amend-

ment of rule 28.

Addition

of new rule 30A,

Ainend- ment of rule 38.

5. Rule 23 of the principal rules is amended by-

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(a) the deletion of the words and commas if not already

in the service of the Government,

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in the ninth line;

(6) the deletion of the words "twenty-five" in the tenth and eleventh lines and the substitution therefor of the follow- ing-

"seventy-five";

(c) the deletion of the full stop at the end thereof and the substitution therefor of a colon and the addition thereafter of the following proviso-

"Provided that if the person appointed under this rule to take down evidence is a public servant, the Fees which become payable to him shall be paid forthwith by the person responsible for such fees to the Official Receiver for payment into the Treasury."

6. Paragraph (2) of rule 28 of the principal rules is amended by the deletion of the words "and bringing him before the court as mentioned in rule 27, or after delivering him to the Commis sioner of Prisons, report such apprehension or delivery to the court" in the third to the sixth lines and the substitution therefor of the following-

**report to the court the apprehension or delivery into custody, as the case may be,".

7.

The principal rules are amended by the addition, after rule 30, of the following new rule-

"Service of petition, etc.

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30A. When the debtor is not in the Colony, or cannot be found, the court may order service on him of the petition, the receiving order or any other order made against him, or of any summons issued for his attendance, to be effected within such time and in such manner as it thinks fit."'

Rule 38 of the principal rules is amended by-

(a) the deletion of the words "not already in the service of

the Government" in the second and third lines;

(b) the insertion of a comma after the word "Receiver" in

the sixth line.

9.

Paragraph (2) of rule 41 of the principal rules is amended Amend- by the addition of the letter "s" to the word "estate" in the fifth line.

ment of rule 41.

10. Rule 62 of the principal rules is amended by the deletion Amend- of the words "Official Receiver may" in the sixth line and the ment of substitution therefor of the following-

"court may, on the application of the Official Receiver,”.

rule 02.

11. The heading "Receiving order." immediately preceding Amend- rule 72 is amended by the deletion of the full stop and the ment of heading substitution therefor of a comma and the addition thereafter of preceding the abbreviation “efc.**.

rule 72,

12. Rule 74 of the principal rules is revoked and replaced by Revoca- the following-

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74. The Official Receiver shall cause a sealed copy of a receiving order and an adjudication order to be served on the debtor.".

tion and replace- ment of rule 74.

*Service of

receiving order, etc. Forma 25,

13. Rule 75 of the principal rules is revoked,

Revoca-

Lion of

rule 75.

14. Rule gr of the principal rules is amended by the deletion Amand- of the words and comma 'if any." in the sixth line.

ment of

rule 01.

15. Rule 94 of the principal rules is amended by the deletion Amend, of the words and semi-colon "be dated of the day on which it is ment of rule 94. made and shall take effect from the day on which the order is drawn up and signed;" and the substitution therefor of the following-

"bear the date of and take effect from the day on which it is made;"'.

16. Rule o of the principal rules is amended by-

Amend- ment of

(4) the insertion of a comma after the word "Court" in the rule 95.

third line:

(b) the substitution of the word "order" for the word "same*

also in the third line.