CO129-251 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [9-11] — Page 536

since 1864 the law has been contained

5 of 1864, which

in Ordinance no 5- is almost identical with the

Ach 1849 and it has

Bankruptey long been

felt

that-, an amendment ordinance has much needed.

The Ordinance itself which

is based on & almost identical with

the Imperial Act of

it's sections.

the able hand

8th ochijn. With to spare [copies.)

1883 as amended

by the Act of 1890 in the majority of

first found shape under-

of Stis stonour Mr Justice Fielding blarke and wat read a second time as long agoas December 1890.

from

The Chief difference in the Ordring the Imperial Act has been caused by adaptation to local

circumstances and the endeavour to shorten somme

of the more lengthy provisions of the Imperial Act.

Thi

The bill in its course

532

through the Legislative brucil was considered and reported, on with amendments by the Law Committée- and I attach

a

printed copy of the Commetties report which I think shows

the amendments

and the reasons.

they

3:1ade

why the chief

or matérial amendments

were introduced.

The clate for the coming

into operation of the ordinance

is

fixed for the 184 January

1892.

(Sd) Andrew J.

Leach

Acting Attorney General