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Creditors'.

Probates.

1917,

248

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6. COMPANIES REGISTRATION, 1918,

Companies

transferred to

Companies

transferred

Shangbai from Shanghai

Register,

Companies

in the course of to Hongkong. liquidation.

Nil

Nil

18

1

(Companies Ordinances 1911-1915.)

Defunct Companies.

Companies registered during the year.

Amount of fees received.

Collected in Hongkong.

Collected in Shanghai.

Total.

26

8,956.20

45,094.06 54,050.26

Chap Cheung Sing Ki.

6A. CHINESE LIMITED Partnerships :—

A Tuck & Co.

Kwong Yuen,

6B.-UNREGISTERED CompANIES UNDER PART VII OF THE COMPANIES ORDINANCES, 1911 and 1915 :—

The Kam Luu Cheong firm.

7.-OFFICIAL TRESTS, 1918.

Year.

Number of Trust Estates at the end of the year,

Aggregate Amount of Trust Estates,

Commission received during the year.

Remarks.

23

65,251.49

264.32

Trust Estates were

wound up.

1918,

24

Number of Grants.

Letters of

Administra-|

tion. *

Affidavit

leading to

payment of

estate duty.

I account

for the Com-

112

126

53,044.16

433.73

1 Trust Estate was wound up.

2 New Trust Estates opened.

8. Probate AND ADMINISTRATION, 1918.

(Ordinance No. 2 of 1897.)

Amount

sworn

Probate Duty. †

Court Fees.

under.

Estates administered by the Official Administrator,

Number

of

Estates.

Amount

sworn

Official |Administra- tor's Com- mission.

Estates

Number of

wound up.

Aggregate of Estates wound up.

under.

$

8

75 137,261,48

6,365.15

16

13,591.18

missioner 8,306,900 | 513,469,31 | 14,253,23

was filed.

Including grants to Official Administrator,

† Excluding Interest and additional Probate Duty paid,

9. Return of BankrUPTCIES, 1918.

(Ordinance No. 7 of 1891.)

Number of

Petitions

filed.

Debtors'.

Number of Kerci ving

Orders muule.

On Creditors'

Petition.

On Debtors'

Petition.

Number of Pelitions.

Number of Administration Orders.

Dismissed.

20

15

14

13

3

2

Withdrawu.

Number of Public

Examinations.

Number of Adjudications.

Sebeme of Arrangement,

Number of Discharges.

Number of

I'mceedings Annulled.

Total Estimated

Assets.

Total Estimated Liabilities.

• In cases where a receiving order was made and was not rescinded. One receiving order rescinded,

Total Fees paidl in stumps $1,936.60 and Official Receivor's Commission paid to Treasury $7,858.07.

$

23

1

5

B

736,156,08

1,450,202.98