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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied.

FEES OF COUrt or Office, &c.,—Continued,

BANKRUPTCY JURISDICTION :—

5. For each notice by an Official Receiver to a creditor of a first or any

other meeting, or sitting of the Court:-

Where the estimated value of the assets exceeds $1,000 each notice, $0.50 Where the estimated value of the assets does not exceed $1,000 :—

On the first twenty notices—each notice,

0,50

For each notice above twenty,

0.25

Each notice by an Official Receiver to a creditor of an adjourned

meeting or an adjourned sitting of the court,

0,25

6. For the Official Receiver supervising a special manager or the carrying

on of a debtor's business, where the estimated assets exceed $1,000, fee according to the following scale :—-

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If the gross assets are estimated by the Official Receiver not to

oxceed $5,000, .

If to exceed $3,000 but not to exceed $50,000,

If to exceed $50,000 but not to exceed $100,000,

If to exceed $100,000 but not to exceed $200,000, If to exceed $200,000,

Per week.

$15.00

30.00

45.00

60.00

75,00

7. Travelling, keeping possession, and other reasonable expenses of Official

Receiver or trustee-the amount disbursed.

8. For official stationery, printing, books, forms, and postages, each estate :—

For every ten applications to debtors to an estate, or fraction of ten, $1.50 Where the estimated assets exceed $1,000 :—

For every teu creditors or fraction of ten,

7.50

7.50 3.75

Where the estimated assets do not exceed $1,000 :—

For every ten creditors or fraction of ten up to twenty,

For every ten creditors or fraction of ten above twenty,

9. A fee according to the following scale on the gross amount of the assets realised

and brought to credit shall be paid :—

(i) in respect of estates in which the Official Receiver sets as trustee, when be accounts to the court under section 78(3) of the Bankruptcy Ordinance,

1931.

(ii) in respect of estates in which the Official Receiver is not arting as trustee, when the trustee sen is his accounts to the Official Receiver under section 93(1) of the Bankruptey Ordinance, 1931.

SCALE

$15 on every $1,000 or fraction of $1,000 up to $50,000, $7.50 on every $1,000 or fraction of $1,000 beyond $50,000.

Provided that where a fee has been taken on an application to approve u composition or scheme of arrangement seven-eights of the amount thereof shall be deducted from the fee.

10. On every payment of mouey out of the Bankruptcy Estates Account 20 cents

on each $10 or fruction of $10 to be charged as follows:-

When the money consists of unclaimed dividends, on each dividend paid

out.

When the money consists of undistributed funds or balances, on the amount

paid out.

TABLE C.

Scale of Allowances to Auctioneers, Accountants

and Special Managers.

R. 182,

All the following charges shall be subject to reduction by agreement with the Official

Receiver or the trustee.

Pure Personal Property.

1.-Auctioneers.

For inventory, only, and oue copy (not exceeding 5 folios)........ For every additional folio beyond 5 up to 20 and one copy

For each folio above 20, and oue copy..

For inventory and valuatiou :-

On the first $1,000

On the next 84,000..

Above $5,000 up to $100,000 Above $100,000

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15.00 1.00 .75

per cent.

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Section 115 of the Bank. ruptcy Ordinance, 1931, Ordinance No. 10 of 1931, on the 15th day of October, 1932, and approved by the Legis- lative Council on the 10th day of November, 1932.

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