CO129-261 - Public Offices & Others - 1893 — Page 413

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and commission payable to the Official Receivers under S3 and Schedule.

would also arise the question whether an officer whose fidelity is already secured should on being appointed Official Receiver be required to give additional security.

54. As regards the question of the retention of the fees, I would draw your attention to the fact that it was laid down in Lord Derby's despatch No. 80 of the 28th January 1883 and in the previous correspondence on the re-organization of the staff of the Supreme Court that the practice of allowing officers of the Court to retain for their personal benefit fees paid to them for official acts should be abolished. The Bankruptcy Ordinance 1891 provides that the Official Receiver is to be remunerated by a Commission not exceeding 5 per cent of the estate whenever he is appointed trustee, and by a fee of from $5 to $50 whenever he is not appointed trustee.

And by the selection of an Officer of the Supreme Court to be Official Receiver the effect of the Ordinance has been to revive a system condemned by previous Secretaries of State.

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411 and commission payable to the Official Receivers under S3 and Schedule. would also arise the question whether an officer whose fidelity is already secured should on being appointed Official Receiver be required to give additional security. 54. As regards the question of the retention of the fees, I would draw your attention to the fact that it was laid down in Lord Derby's despatch No. 80 of the 28th January 1883 and in the previous correspondence on the re-organization of the staff of the Supreme Court that the practice of allowing officers of the Court to retain for their personal benefit fees paid to them for official acts should be abolished. The Bankruptcy Ordinance 1891 provides that the Official Receiver is to be remunerated by a Commission not exceeding 5 per cent of the estate whenever he is appointed trustee, and by a fee of from $5 to $50 whenever he is not appointed trustee. And by the selection of an Officer of the Supreme Court to be Official Receiver the effect of the Ordinance has been to revive a system condemned by previous Secretaries of State.

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and commission pagathe to the Official Reaccions under $3 and Schedule.

would also the question whether an officer whose fidelity is already secured should on being appointed Official Receiver be required to give additional security.

54. As regards the question of the patention of the fees, I would draw

your attention to the fact that it was laid down in Lord Derby's despatch No.

Bo of the Berkepty) 28 of 26th January 1883 and in the

+ I presume

1891

that a

Land Offices in se connected

Yes This loved office

previous correspondence on the re-

organization of the staff of the Supreme Court that the practice of allowing officers of the Court to retain for their personal benefit fees paid to them for official acts should be abolished. The Bankruptcy Ordinance 1891 provides that the Official Receiver is to be remunerated by a Commission not exceeding 5 per cent of

the estate whenever he is appointed trustee, and by a fee of from $5 to $50 wheneversequently

he is not appointed

Trusted

muted with And by the selection of an

Officer, the Supreme Court to be Official Receiver the effect of the Ordinaneghas, beer te revive a system condemned by previous Secretaries of

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