CO129-190 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [10-12] — Page 397

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that these houses were brothels. The Chief Justice then again said that he could not accept the Official Assignee's statement.

advised him to bring the matter before him on affidavit. The Official Assignee then in a manner which I thought very disrespectful to the Court insisted that his statement as an Officer of the Court ought to be accepted and that no affidavit was necessary.

And having continued to urge this for some time the Chief Justice at length said that he could not hear him further on the matter and turned to me who was taking notes as Registrar and dictated his order prohibiting the sales which is now on the file.

Mr Wotton then applied for an order under Sec: 75 of the Bankruptcy Ordinance for calling a meeting for election of new Creditors. The Official Assignee made the order and directed notices of each meeting to be sent.

Dec.

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384 that these houses were brothels. The Chief Justice then again said that he could not accept the Official Assignee's statement. advised him to bring the matter before him on affidavit. The Official Assignee then in a manner which I thought very disrespectful to the Court insisted that his statement as an Officer of the Court ought to be accepted and that no affidavit was necessary. And having continued to urge this for some time the Chief Justice at length said that he could not hear him further on the matter and turned to me who was taking notes as Registrar and dictated his order prohibiting the sales which is now on the file. Mr Wotton then applied for an order under Sec: 75 of the Bankruptcy Ordinance for calling a meeting for election of new Creditors. The Official Assignee made the order and directed notices of each meeting to be sent. Dec.
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that these houses

were tr

brothels. The Chief pratice

then again

said that he could

not accept the Official Assignees

statement.

ised

advis

to this, but

him to bring the matter

affidavit-

before him

The Official Assignee thin

in a

manner which I

thought very disrespectful

to the Court insisted that his

statement

AV

ar

Officer of

the Court ought to be accepted and that

Ante

ceessary

affidavit.

and having

continued to wrzes

this

for

*

394

some time the Chief grative

at length said that he could not hear him further

on the

matter and turned to me who

taking noter

**

Registra

and dictated li

order

the

prohibiting the sales which

the file -

is now on

Mr Wotton then applied

an order ap=

under Sea: 75 of the Bantirupling Ordinance for pointing a meeting for election of

the

new Creditors.

Assignee which order the Chief prative made and directed notices of each meeting to

the

Dec.

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