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Bankruptcy or, if any other officer be appointed

for the purpose of winding up by the Governor in

the notification of the order, then in such officer.

(b.) The Official Receiver in Bankruptcy or such other

officer shall proceed to wind up the affairs of the

Society, and, after satisfying and providing for all

the debts and liabilities of the Society and the

costs of the winding-up, shall divide the surplus

assets (if any) of the Society amongst the members

of the Society according to the rules of such

Society (if any), or, if there are no such rules.

applicable to such case, then equally, but, if by

reason of the great number of members, or the

difficulty of ascertaining the persons entitled to

such assets, or if from any other cause such a

division as aforesaid is in the opinion of the

Official Receiver or such other officer as aforesaid

impracticable, he shall prepare and submit to a

Judge of the Supreme Court for his approval a scheme

for the application of such surplus assets to

purposes for the benefit of that portion of the

public to which the members of the Society more

particularly belonged, or of the public generally.

(c.) Such scheme when submitted for approval may be

amended by the Judge in such a way as he shall think

proper under the circumstances of the case.

(d.) The approval of the Judge to such scheme or amended

scheme shall be denoted by the endorsement thereon

of a memorandum of such approval signed by the Judge,

and by the same being sealed with the seal of the

Court, and upon this being done the surplus assets

the subject of such scheme shall be held and applied

by the Official Receiver or such other officer as