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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 18, 1932.

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make such appointment; and every person so appoint- ed, if not already in the service of the Government, shall be paid a sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars a day, and also a sum not exceeding twenty-five cents per folio of seventy-two words for transcript of the evidence that may be required, and such sums shall be paid by the party at whose instance the appointment was made, or out of the estate, as may be directed by the court. The shorthand writer (if any) attached to the Official Receiver's office shall be deemed to be duly appointed under this rule, and it shall not be necessary to make any application to make such appointment, and a general declaration by such shorthand writer adapted from Form 56 shall be deemed to apply to all cases in which notes are taken by him as aforesaid. A transcript of any such notes, purporting to be such transcript, and purporting to be signed by a shorthand writer duly appointed under this Rule or by the shorthand writer attached to the Official Receiver's office, shall until the contrary is proved be sufficient evidence that the questions and answers set forth therein were so put and answered respectively.

Discovery and Examination under Section 29.

24. Any party to any proceending in court may. Discovery with the leave of the court, administer interrogatories R73. to, or obtain discovery of documents from, any other party to such proceeding. Proceedings under this Rule shall be regulated as nearly as may be by the provisions in the Code of Civil Procedure for the time being in force in relation to discovery and inspection. An application for leave under this Kule may be made ex parte.

25. Every application to the court under section Examination 29 of the Ordinance shall be in writing and shall state under

section 29. shortly the grounds upon which the application is made. When the application is made by or on behalf R74. of the trustee or the Official Receiver it need not be Forms 112, verified by affidavit.

113, 114.

Warrants, Arrests, and Commitments.

26. A warrant of seizure, or a search warrant, or To whom any other warrant issued under the provisions of the warrants

addressed. Ordinance, shall be addressed to such officer of the

R80. court or to such public officer as the Registrar may Forms 109,

direct.

108, 105, 110, 115.

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27. When a debtor is arrested under a warrant Custody and issued under section 27 of the Ordinance, he shall be production

of debtor. given into the custody of the Superintendent of Prisons, who shall produce such debtor before the court as it may from time to time direct, and shail Form 110. safely keep him until such time as the court shall otherwise order; and any books, papers, moneys, goods, and chattels in the possession of the debtor, which may be seized, shall forthwith be lodged with the Official Receiver or trustee, as the case may be.

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28.-(1) When a person is apprehended under Execution

warrant issued under section 29 (2) of the of warrant. Ordinance, the officer apprehending him shall forth- R82. with bring him before the court to the end Form 115. that he may be examined, and if he cannot im- mediately be brought up for examination or examined, the officer shall deliver him into the custody of the Superintendent of Prisons, and the said Superintend- ent shall receive him into custody and shall produce him before the court as it may from time to time direct or order, and subject to such direction or order shall safely keep him.

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