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Table of Correspondence

BETWEEN

THE BILL, ORDINANCE No. 7 of 1891, AND THE BANKRUPTCY Acr, 1914,-Continued.

SUBJECT MATTER. BILL.

ORDINANCE

No. 7 of

1891.

BANK-

RUPICY

Аст, 1914.

Inquiry as to debtor's

29

26

conduct dealings and property.

Discharge of bank- 30

rupt.

Fraudulent settle- 31

ments,

Effect of order of 32

discharge.

Power for court to 33

27

26

REMARKS.

25 The provision for use of depositions

case of death

is taken from the present section.

The clause gives the court (1) power to require a bankrupt to come up for his discharge, and (2) a power of sum- mary imprison- ment in certain

cases.

These powers are taken from the present Ordinance.

See

also 16 & 17 Geo.

5, c. 7, s. 1, and Ordinance No. 2 of 1929, s. 2. Sub- clause (4) (b) con- tains a new provi- sion relating Chinese firms,

to

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25

28

28

29

29

anuul adjudica-

tion in

certain

cases.

Description of debts

34

31

30

provable in bank-

ruptcy.

Mutual credit and

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82

31

set-off.

Rules as to proof of

debts.

36

30

32

Priority of costs and

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33

charges.

Specific provision as to insufficiency of

assets.

See

also the Bankruptcy Rules (England), Rule No. 117.

Priority of debts.

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34

33

Sub-clause (1) (W)

includes commis-

sion.

Preferential claim in

69 34(1)(d)

31

case of apprentice-

See also 16 & 17 Geo, 5, c. 7, s. 2.

ship.

Landlord's power of {

distress.

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35

35