CO129-508-5 Supreme Court of Hong Kong- slackness of registry accounting methods 28-10-1927 - 23-4-1928 — Page 78

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D. The present system of accounting for money s received

in the Registry has been in force since 1912 and probably

since 1900.

It appears to have been regarded as adequate, having

regard to the provisions of the Suitors' Fund Ordinance, Ordinance No.5 of 1896, and the Rules thereunder.

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The interpretations to be placed on Section 2(1) of

the Ordinance and Rules 6(1) and (3) is of vital importance

to the proper consideration of the question of the adequacy

of the present system.

S. 2(1) reads:

*Subject to rules to be made under this Ordinance, all

moneys paid into the Supreme Court shall, unless required

by any enactment to be dealt with in any particular way, or

unless directed by any order of Court to be invested, be

placed by the Registrar on deposit with the Treasurer."

Rule 6 (1) reads:

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"The person desirous of lodging funds in Court shall

obtain from the Registrar the necessary direction for such lodgment. He shall present the direction at the office of

Treasurer from whom he shall receive a receipt for the same.

Rules 6 (3) reads:-

"The Treasurer shall, on giving any receipt for funds

lodged, forthwith forward a duplicate of such receipt to the

Registrar to be filed with the papers in the cause or matter. Such receipt shall be in Form No.4 in the Schedule to the se

rules so far as appropriate."

The section appears to contemplate all payments being

made to the Registrar and deposited by him with the Treasurer.

The Rules appear to contemplated all payments being made

by the person desirous of lodging funds, direct to the Treasurer on the direction of the Registrar the Registrar

not receiving the money.