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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND MAY, 1897.

contentious

business.

Conduct of 78. All non-contentious business pending in the Court at pending non- the commencement of this Ordinance shall be deemed to have been commenced under this Ordinance; and all acts executed under the authority of the Court with refereuce to such business which would have been valid if the enact- ments hereby repealed were still in operation shall be valid: and all oaths sworn and bonds exccuted in maner required by the Court in reference to such business prior to the commencement of this Ordinance shall continue to have and be deemed to have had the same force and effect in law as they would have had if sworn and executed in pursuance of the provisions of this Ordinance.

Validation of 79. All commissions heretofore collected by the Official past commis- Administrator on any moneys received or taken possession sions charge-l. of, or realized or otherwise dealt with, by the Official Admi- nistrator and paid over to the Colonial Treasurer for the public use of the Colony are hereby declared to bave been lawfully collected and paid over.

Application

80. The provisions of section 25 shall apply, with such of provisions modifications as the Judge may direct, in the case of any of s. 25 to

sum of money of the kind mentioned in the said section moneys now in hands of

which is, at the commencement of this Ordinance, in the Official Admi- hands of the Official Administrator.

nistrator. Repeal of enactments. Third

Schedule.

81. The Ordinances mentioned in the Third Schedule to this Ordinance are hereby repealed: Provided that such repeal shall not affect~

(1.) Any Order-in-Council or rules or orders made, or any tables of fees, costs, and charges fixed, under any of the said Ordinances, but any such Order-in-Conucil, rules or orders, and tables shall remain in foree until revoked, altered, varied, rescinded, or abrogated under this Ordinance, and any Order-in-Council, rules, orders, or tables referring to or made under any of the said Ordinances shall have effect in the same manner as if it or they referred to the corresponding enactments contained in this Ordinance: or

(2.) Any probate or administration granted, or other act

or thing done, under any of the said Ordinances.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 3rd day of May, 1897.

Section 28.

J. G. T. BUCKLE, Clerk of Councils,

Assented to by His Exelleney the Governor, the 15th day of May, 1897.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Sveretary.

SCHEDULES.

THE FIRST SCHEDULE,

FORM OF RETURN OF ESTATES OF INTESTATES.

Return of Estates of Intestates for the Half-Year ending

1

Name of Intestate.

Amount re- ceived on account of Estate.

Deductions for Disburse-

ments,

Balance on closing Acconut,

Disposal of Balance.

(Signed)

Dated this

day of

1

A.B.,

Official Administrator.