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of the telegraph organisation or the Postmaster General, or the officers acting under them, to the Official Receiver, or the trustee, or otherwise as the court directs, and the same shall be done accordingly.

to debtor's

dealings, and

29. (1) The court may, on the application of Enquiry as the Official Receiver or trustee, at any time after a conduct, receiving order has been made against a debtor, sum- mon before it the debtor or his wife, or any person property. known or suspected to have in his possession any 4 & 5 Geo. 5, of the estate or effects belonging to the debtor, cr c. 59,

s. 25 (1). supposed to be indebted to the debtor, or any person whom the court may deem capable of giving infor- mation respecting the debtor, his dealings or property, and the court may require any such person to produce any documents in his custody or power relating to the debtor, his dealings or property.

(2) If any person so summoned, after having been 4 & 5 Geo. 5, tendered a reasonable sum, refuses to come before the c. 59, court at the time appointed, or refuses to produce s. 25 (2). any such document, having no lawful impediment made known to the court at the time of its sitting and allowed by it, the court may, by warrant, cause him to be apprehended and brought up for examina- tion.

(3) The court may, by itself or by a commissioner 4 & 5 Geo. 5, appointed for the purpose, examine on oath, either by c. 59,

s. 25 (3). word of mouth or by written interrogatories, any per- son so brought before it concerning the debtor, his dealings, or property.

(4) If any person on examination before the court 4 & 5 Geo. 5,. admits that he is indebted to the debtor, the court c. 59,

s. 25 (4). may, on the application of the Official Receiver or trustee, order him to pay to the Official Receiver or trustee, at such time and in such manner as to the court seems expedient, the amount admitted, or any part thereof, either in full discharge of the whole amount in question or not, as the court thinks fit, with or without costs of the examination.

(5) If any person on examination before the court 4 & 5 Geo. 5, admits that he has in his possession any property c. 59,

s. 25 (5). belonging to the debtor, the court may, on the applica- tion of the Official Receiver or trustee, order him to deliver to the official receiver or trustee such pro- perty, or any part thereof, at such time, and in such manner, and on such terms, as to the court may seem just.

(6) The court may, if it thinks fit, order that any 4 & 5 Geo. 5, person who if in the Colony would be liable to be c. 59, brought before it under this section shall be examined s. 25 (6). in any place out of the Colony by a commissioner appointed for the purpose.

(7) In the case of the death of the debtor or his Ord. No. 7 wife or of any other witness whose evidence has been of 1891, duly taken under this Ordinance, the deposition of s. 26 (7), the person so deceased purporting to be sealed with the seal of the court, or a copy thereof purporting to be so sealed, shall in all legal proceedings be admitted as evidence of the matters therein deposed to, saving all just exceptions.

30.—(1) A bankrupt may, at any time after being Discharge adjudged bankrupt, apply to the court for an order of bank- of discharge, and the court shall appoint a day for rupt.

4 & 5 Geo. 5, hearing the application, but the application shall not

c. 59, be heard until the public examination of the bankrupt s. 26 (1). is concluded. The application shall, except when the court in accordance with rules under this Ordinance otherwise directs, be heard in open court.

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