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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH NOVEMBER, 1891.

(h.) If after the presentation of a bankruptcy petition

by or against him he prevents or is party to preventing the production of any book document paper or writing affecting or relating to his property or affairs unless the jury is satisfied that he had no intent to conceal the state of his affairs or to defeat the law. (i) If after the presentation of a bankruptcy petition by or against him or within four months next before such presentation he conceals destroys mutilates or falsifies or is privy to the conceal- ment destruction mutilation or falsification of any book or document affecting or relating to his property or affairs unless the jury is satis- fied that he had no intent to conceal the state of his affairs or to defeat the law. (.) If after the presentation of a bankruptcy petition by or against him or within four months next before such presentation he makes or is privy to the making of any false entry in any book or document affecting or relating to his property or affairs unless the jury is satisfied that he had no intent to conceal the state of his affairs or to defeat the law. (k.) If after the presentation of a bankruptcy petition by or against him or within four months next before such presentation he fraudulently parts with alters or makes any omission or is party to the fraudulently parting with altering or making any omission in any document affecting or relating to his property or affairs. (1) If after the presentation of a bankruptcy petition by or against him or at any meeting of his creditors within six months next before such presentation he attempts to account for any part of his property by fictitious losses or expenses. (m.) If while undischarged he obtains credit to the extent of one hundred dollars or upwards frora any person without informing such person that he is an undischarged bankrupt.

(n.) If within four months next before the presentation of a bankruptcy petition by or against him he by any false representation or other fraud has obtained any property on credit and has not paid for the same.

(9.) If within four months next before the presentation of a bankruptcy petition by or against him he obtains under the false pretence of carrying on business and dealing in the ordinary way of his trade any property on credit and has not paid for the same unless the jury is satisfied that he had no intent to defraud.

(p.) If within four months of the presentation of a bankruptcy petition by or against him he pa WIS pledges or disposes of otherwise than in the ordinary way of his trade any property which he has obtained on credit and has not paid for unless the jury is satisfied that he had no intent to defraud.

(q.) If he is guilty of any false representation or other fraud for the purpose of obtaining the consent of his creditors or any of them to any agreement with reference to his affairs or his bankruptey. (2.) A person who has sent out of the Colony any property which he had obtained on credit and not paid for shall until the contrary be proved be deemed to have disposed of the same otherwise than in the ordinary way of his trade if such property not having been paid or accounted for at the date of the receiving order by the person to whom the same was sent such last mentioned person can- not be found or does not pay or account for the same within a reasonable time after being called upon so to do by the Trustee.

(3.) If any person against whom a receiving order. is made after the presentation of a bankruptcy petition by or against him or the service of a debtor's summons or bank- ruptcy notice upon him or within four months before such presentation or service quits the Colony and takes with him or attempts or makes preparations for quitting the Colony and for taking with him any part of his property to the amount of one hundred dollars or upwards which ought by law to be divided amongst his creditors he shall (unless

Sending

property

out of the Colony.

Quitting the Colony.

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