CO129-181 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [1-8] — Page 592

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One reason is that the Supreme Court and the branch Court, the Court

of Bankruptcy

are

two independent

Courts, distinct in jurisdiction, distinct in procedure, and in the law they

Administer

The Supreme Court has purisdiction

Ord.50f

in Bankrupter conferred by Ord. 50f 1864

The same buildings

are

occupied and the

Chief Justice is virtute Officic the chief Indge in Bankruptcy and the Regrition the Supreme Court is official assignee. There the Connection ends _ and parties may appear before the Endge of the Bankrupcy Court one week arpeal against his decision the next

and

week to the came person sitting as Chief

Justice

F

the Supreme Court in exercise

of the jurisdiction has in England.

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the Court of chancery

No rules that I am

have

ever

awarc

been drawn up under the

Bankruptcy Ordinance, but the Rules

and adas

F

the Bankruptcy Court in England wider the act 310 Happly.

No such statement as that

referred to by his speellency

His rxcellency is provided

for by those Rules.

?

The policy of the Bantrarley sw

upon

the Creditors

has been to throw the duty of looking after their own property, and ample provision is