CO129-464 - Public Offices - 1920 — Page 75

arrange a fitting subsistence allowance for the debtor with the concurrence of the Official Receiver, and if the full amount of the pension is not paid to the debtor by way of such allowance to hold the unpaid balance to await the issue of the bankruptcy proceed-

ings.

The first question therefore to be decided is the amount of the subsistence allowance which we should suggest to the Official Receiver de fitting in this case. Having regard to Sir F.Piggott's social position etc. and the present cost of living and also to the fact that he has probably long since run through any private means over which he may ever have had power of disposition, I think the allowance should be

a liberal one.

We might of course avoid any conflict with Sir F.Piggott by suggesting to the Official Receiver and getting him to agree that in all the circumstances the full amount of the pensions should be paid to

Sir F.Piggott by way of subsistence allowance.

We should write to the Official Receiver

stating the provisions of the Hong Kong and Mauritius

laws which will apply to Sir F.Piggott's pensions if

a

A

he is adjudicated an-official bankrupt and suggest

that subject to any information the Official Receiver

may have as to Sir F.Piggott's means apart from his

two Colonial pensions it would be reasonable to pay

a subsistence allowance at the rate of £

a year

in respect of the pensions pending adjudication

Coffe of thule 22

Fule 23 of HK what sheh k

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allowed

I tunc it

propose that

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be

Teasonabli

Sin 7. Pigin the

Hat

be

which of his pensions

-

and

it

wel

to receive

1

allowance

entarily conduce

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our peace

& quilt

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(I think he will shortly receive

V

Ithe pension but

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much

đ

thi

encilan

dulla

it will not be

the fist has stipulated that

of pensions above £

I

frind them in

00 far as

thate cam

Привет

not bring total sursion

coos ha.

aa.)

AFC

23/2/20

The insual practice

be said to be a practice D...

3.02.20

atcur

Sie to. Desport called. I explained

that before we could pay him

wanted the O. R.'.

in praying him a

subsistenão

uve

alloweendalent in amount-

if

to his peusit

: Sü F.P. muntster

the full amount of the pensions is not paid, the

balance to be retained until the issue of the

bankruptcy proceedings is ascertained.

We should ask for a prompt reply so that

we may be able to give the Crown Agents instructions

before the end of this month as to payment of the

March pensions.

JA. 22/3/20

the O. R. up to answer our letter

of Its april : Si F.P. left to do

At his regunt & write down

briefs what we wanted

Paff

Path row. Sh

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