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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 29, 1934.

No. 493.

Order made by the Chief Justice under section 115 of the Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1931, Ordinance No. 10 of 1931, on the first day of June, 1934, and approved by the Legislative Council on the 28th day of June, 1934.

Table B of the Scale of Fees and Percentages prescribed by the Chief Justice with the approval of the Legislative Council and published by Government Notification No. 728 in the Gazette of the 18th November, 1932, is amended by the deletion of paragraph 9 thereof and by the substitution of the following paragraph therefor :--

9. A fee according to the following scale on the gross amount of the assets realised and brought to credit shall be paid-

(i) in respect of estates in which the Official Receiver acts as trustee, when he accounts to the court under section 78 (3) of the Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1931,

(ii) in respect of estates in which the Official Receiver is not acting as trustee, when the trustee sends his accounts to the Official Receiver under section 93 (1) of the Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1931.

Scale.

$15 on every $1,000 or fraction of $1,000 up to

$50,000.

$7.50 on every $1,000 or fraction of $1,000 beyond

$50,000.

Provided that where a fee has been taken on an applica- tion to approve a composition or scheme of arrangement seven-eighths of the amount thereof shall be deducted from the fee.

1934.

Courts of Justice, Hong Kong, this 1st day of June,

A. D. A. MACGREGOR,

Chief Justice.

Approved by the Legislative Council on the 28th day of June, 1934.

R. A. C. NORTH,

Deputy Clerk of Councils.