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any creditor is at liberty to examine the statement and compare the receipt and payment, the creditors then determine whether and what dividend, if any, is payable.

If therefore the accounts of the Official Assignee are liable to be examined by the creditors at this meeting, by the Court at any time, and the two assignees are bound to check each other's accounts.

6. Surely if the Chief Justice has found by experience that these provisions are insufficient to ensure a proper audit, it is his duty to have framed a rule to remedy the defect.

The practice has been, for the Official Administrator, to make up an account of the Estate, frame a scheme of distribution of the Assets; he is then ordered by the Court to swear to his accounts before one of the officers of the Court. This officer examines the account with the Vouchers and makes the Official Administrator swear to its correctness, and thereafter the Judge passes the accounts.

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177 and any creditor is at liberty to examine the statement and compare the receipt and payment, the creditors then determine whether and what dividend, if any, is payable. If therefore the accounts of the Official Assignee are liable to be examined by the creditors at this meeting, by the Court at any time, and the two assignees are bound to check each other's accounts. 6. Surely if the Chief Justice has found by experience that these provisions are insufficient to ensure a proper audit, it is his duty to have framed a rule to remedy the defect. The practice has been, for the Official Administrator, to make up an account of the Estate, frame a scheme of distribution of the Assets; he is then ordered by the Court to swear to his accounts before one of the officers of the Court. This officer examines the account with the Vouchers and makes the Official Administrator swear to its correctness, and thereafter the Judge passes the accounts. Page 180 Page 181
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177 and any creditor is at liberty to reaming the statement and compare the recipit and payennati, the creditos then detamine whether is any, pay alelo. If and what dividend, Demo therefore that the accounts of the Official Assignce are liable to be examined by o the creditors at this meeting. by the Can't at when there the two assignees a and any time, and crediton afsiguce, are bound to ched each other's accounts. 6. Surely if the Chief Justice has found by experience that these provisions are insufficiant- to ensure a proper audit, it- his duty to have framed a rule to remedy the defect. The practice has been, for the official Admuntrater, to make up a debtors and creditors and to account of the Estate, -frame a scheme of distribution of the Apet; he is then ordered the Can't to swear to his accuits before one of the officen the Court. This officer of the examine. the account with the Voucher and fwear The Official Adumisiss trator to its correctness, and thereafter the Judge paper the acconto. Page 180Page 181
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177

and

any

creditor is at liberty

to reaming the statement and

compare the recipit and payennati,

the creditos then detamine

whether

is

any,

pay alelo.

If

and what dividend,

Demo

therefore that

the accounts of the Official Assignce

are

liable to be examined by

o the creditors at this meeting.

by the Can't at

when there

the two assignees

a

and

any time, and

crediton afsiguce,

are bound to

ched each other's accounts.

6.

Surely if the Chief Justice

has found by experience that these provisions are

insufficiant-

to ensure a proper audit, it- his duty to have framed a rule to remedy the defect.

The practice has been, for

the official Admuntrater, to

make up

a

debtors and creditors

and to

account of the Estate, -frame a scheme of distribution

of the Apet;

he is then ordered

the Can't to swear to his

accuits before one of the officen

the Court. This officer

of the

examine.

the account with the Voucher

and

fwear

The

Official Adumisiss trator to its correctness, and

thereafter the Judge paper the

acconto.

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