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(c.) Power to appoint a liquidator of the estate of

any deceased alien enemy.

(d) Power to appoint a liquidator of the estate of any deceased person of whose estate an alien enemy is executor or administrator.

(e.) Power to appoint a liquidator of the trade or personal affairs of any person who is or at any time since the outbreak of war has been a partner or a joint owner or an owner in common with any alien enemy.

(f.) Power to appoint a liquidator of the affairs of any association of persons or organisation which is or at any time since the outbreak of war has been composed in whole or part of alieu ene- mies or which at any time since the ontbreak of war has been in whole or part represented in the Colony by an alien enemy.

(g.) Power to appoint a liquidator of the affairs of any person if the Governor think it advisable on account of the enemy nationality or as- sociation of such person.

(2.) Every such liquidator shall have as full rights and powers as any other liquidator appointed under the prin- cipal Ordinance,

(3.) The Governor shall be deemed to have and at all times to have had power to give directions for the sale or disposal of any property which at any time since the out- break of the present war has been in the possession, custody or control of any alien enemy and which is not claimed by any person who is not an alien enemy.

6.-(1.) Every liquidator appointed under the principal Transfer of Ordinance to wind up the affairs or estate of any person shall property. for all purposes whatsoever be deemed to have power, and at all times to have had power, while acting as such liquidator, to transfer all the property of whatever description within the Colony of such person, or vested in such person, or belonging to such estate, in all respects as fully as if the transfer had been duly made or executed by or on behalf of such person, or by or on behalf of his legal personal representative, as the case may be, whether such liquidator can or cannot produce any title deeds or other documents of title relating to such property, and any such transfer by such liquidator shall be deemed to pass all the legal estate in such property which may be or was vested in such person, or in his legal personal representative, at the date of such transfer.

(2.) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting in any way whatsoever any powers which any liquidator appointed under the principal Ordinance would have possessed if this section had not been enacted.

7. The rights and powers of a liquidator under the

Rights and Alien Enemies (Winding up) Ordinances, 1914 to 1917, powers to shall pass, and shall be deemed always to have passed, pass from from liquidator to liquidator, so as to be exercisable by the liquidator to liquidator for the time being during his continuance in liquidator.

office.

on the

8.-(1.) In every winding up under the Alien Enemies Distribution (Winding up) Ordinances, 1914 to 1917, it shall be lawful for the liquidator to distribute the assets in the first in- footing that stance on the footing that no interest has accrued or shall interest does accrue ou any debt after the first appointment of a liquida- tor of the trade or personal affairs of the person whose assets are about to be or are being distributed: Provided ment of the that nothing in this section shall affect the rights of any winding up. secured creditor in respect of any security held by him.

(2.) Any surplus assets remaining after such distribu- tion may be applied rateably in the payment of claims for interest.

not accrue after the

commence-

9. In every winding up under the Alien Enemies Priority over (Winding up) Ordinances, 1914 to 1917, the assets shall, debts due to so far as they are available for discharging unsecured debts, enemies. be applied in discharging such debts due to creditors who