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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH NOVEMBER, 1893.

17. The practice of employing a non-commissioned officer in selling by auction such of the effects of a deceased Öfficer or soldier as are not otherwise disposed of, will be adopted only in cases in which it appears to be most advantageous for the estate of the deceased. When much trouble and responsibility are thrown upon the non-com- missioned officer by his being so employed, a commission, payable out of the effects, at a rate varying from two to five per cent. on the amount of the produce of the sale, according to the greater or less degree of trouble and responsibility thereby caused, may be paid to him, and charged in the statement of the accounts of the deceased, the man's receipt for the amount being annexed thereto, together with the certificate of the Commanding Officer that his employment as auctioneer was most advantageous for the estate, and that the duties performed by him justify the remuneration charged.

(Section 6 of the Act, § (4).)

18. The Committee of Adjustment will discharge all debts that have accrued in the same station, colony, or command, which are proved to their satisfaction, except where the death occurs in India, and the deceased is not a soldier of Her Majesty's British Forces, in which case their discharge is provided for in Section 26 of the Act and paragraph 54 of these regulations.

(Section 6 of the Act, § (6).)

19. Where the deceased was an Officer, and the death occurs elsewhere than in India, the Committee of Adjustment will lodge the surplus in the hands of the District Paymaster for credit in his next account, taking a receipt for the amount. This receipt, together with the inventory and the account of debts and credits, will be transmitted by the Committee of Adjustment to the Secretary of State for War, through the Officer Commanding at the station.

20. Where the deceased was a non-commissioned officer or man serving in Her Majesty's British Forces, then, where the death occurs in India, the Committee of Adjustment will lodge the surplus in the hands of the Officer paying the corps, who will credit the amount in the next Casualty Return. Where the death occurs elsewhere than in India the surplus will be credited in the Pay List of the troop, squadron, battery, or company to which the deceased belonged.

21. Where the death occurs in India, the deceased not being a non-commissioned officer or man serving in Her Majesty's British Forces, the Committee of Adjustment will remit the surplus to the Military Secretary to the Government of the Presidency in which the deceased was quartered.

22. Whenever a Committee of Adjustment remit or lodge a surplus they will send or lodge therewith the original inventory and account, except as provided in paragraph 19. 23. In every case the Officer present at the sale of effects will furnish a certified statement of the particulars thereof, which will be attached to the original inventory and account, and he will cause the amount produced by such sale to be carried to the credit of the account.

24. In cases in which paragraph 20 applies, the Paymaster or other Officer paying the corps

will ascertain that all the articles reported in the inventory furnished to him as forthcoming are accounted for in the particulars of the sale, and will annex the inventory and account, and the particulars of the sale, to the current Account or Casualty Return rendered by him, and will state therein the balance, debtor or creditor. In cases in which paragraph 21 applies, the Military Secretary will have the inventory and account, and the statement of the particulars of the sale, compared and examined.

25. Where a regiment of Her Majesty's British Forces is stationed in India, monthly Casualty Returns, made up according to the printed form, will be transmitted to the Secretary of State for War through the Controller of Military Accounts in the Presidency, and sums therein mentioned will be stated in sterling money.

With respect to Her Majesty's Indian Forces, similar returns will be transmitted to the Secretary of State in Council of India.

26. Casualty Returns from India will specify in each case whether the deceased was known to be possessed of property of any description whatever besides that stated in the Casualty Return, but not actually realized when the return is made. If any such other property is known, a statement of the particulars thereof, made out in duplicate, will be forwarded with the Casualty Return, and a memorandum will be annexed thereto of the steps that have been taken for recovering or realizing the same under the Act. If no such other property is known, a memorandum to that effect will be made on the Casualty Return.