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empowered to determine the same on taxation, either with or without reference to the existing scale, having regard to the skill, labour, and responsibility involved, subject nevertheless to a review of such determina- tion on summary app ication to the Court in chambers; and the payment of the costs a lowed on such taxation or review may be enforced in the same manner as if the same had been fixed by any such general ru'e or order.

of Court as to

Costs.

4. The Court may, if in any case it deems fit, require any party to General Powere any suit or proceeding, either at the commencement or at any time during Security for the progress thereof, to give se urity for rots to the satisfaction of the Court by deposit or otherwise; and in the case of a plaintiff, may stay proceedings until such security be given.

to stay Pro-

Cross Action against absent Plaintiffs. XCV.-Whenever a suit shall be instituted by a p'aintiff residing out Power of Court of the jurisdiction, and it shall be made to appear on oath or affidav t to ceedings unt the satisfaction of the Court that the defendant has a bona fide c'aim entered. against such plaintiff which can be conveniently tried by the Supreme Cout, it shall be lawfu for the Court in its discretion to stay proceedings in the suit so instituted by the absent plaintiff until ne shal have entered an appearance to any cross-action instituted by the defendant against the absent plaintiff in respect of such claim, upon such te ms as justice requires.

Seal of Court.

Return of

XCVI.-Every writ, summons, warrant, decree, rule, order, notice Sealing and and other document issuing from the Court shall be sealed with the sea! Documents. of the Court, and be returned for the purpose of being filed in Cour'.

Publication of Notice.

Garette.

XCVII.—In all cases in which the publication of any notice is re- In Governmen quired, the same may be made by advertisement in the Gazette, unless otherwise provided in any particular case by this Code, or otherwise ordered by the Court.

Forms.

present FormNE,

XCVIII.-Until special forms shall be prescribed for use under this Application of Code, by any general rule or order of Court, and so far as the same may be incomplete, all forms at present in use in the Supreme Court, with such variations and additions as may be required to be made therein, may be used for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Code and shall, as regards the form thereof, be valid and sufficient.

Amendment of Code.

of Council,

XCIX. Any amendment in the provis ons of this Ordinance, whether By Resolution by way of repeal, variation, substitution, or addition, may, if deemed expedient, be made by a resolution of the Legislative Council, to be published in the Gazette; and every amendment so made and published shall ha e the same force and effect for al purposes as if the sam· had been made by Ordinance, and shall in like manner come into immediate operation, subject to disallowance by Hr Majesty.

Commencement of rdinance.

C.-This Ordinance shall commence and take effect on such day as Proclamation, shall hereafter be fixed by proclamation under the hand of the Governor,