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COMPANIES . [ 30 of 1886. ] 881

than the original certificates, and of certified copies of and of certified
extracts froin any documents filed and registered under The copies.
10 & 41 V. c.
Companies Ordinances 1865 to 1886 : any 26 , s . 6. ]
certificate of the incorporation of any company given by the
registrar of companies shall be received in evidence as if it were
the original certificate; and any copy of or extract from any of the
documents or part of the documents kept and registered at the
office for the registration of joint stock companies within the
Colony, if duly certified to be a true copy under the band of the
registrar of companies and whom it shall not be necessary to
prove to be such registrar , shall, in all legal proceedings, civil or
criminal, and in all cases whatsoever, be received in evidence as
of equal validity with the original document.
17. The rules contained in the schedule hereto shall be the Rules.
rules under and for the purposes of The Companies Ordinances
1865 to 1886, provided that such rules may be altered, added
to or annulled in manner directed by the said ordinances.

SCHEDULE ABOVE REFERRED TO .


Petition to wind up company.
1. In the construction of these rules: Construction .

The word the Judge shall mean any Judge of the Supreme Court to
whom application is made under The Companies Ordinances, 1865
to 1886 or these rules or any rules added or altered under the
provisions of the said ordinances or these rules, and
The word the Registrar shall mean the Registrar of the Supreme
Court.

2. Every petition for the winding -up of any company by the Court, or Title of petition.
subject to the supervision of the Court and all notices, atfidavits and other (England
General )orders
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proceedings under such petition shall be entitled in the matter of the Companies 1802,rule 1.)
Ordinances 1865 to 1886 and of the company to which such petition shall
relate, describing the company by its most usual style or firm name.
3. Every such petition shall be advertised seven clear days before the Advertisement
of
hearing once in the Gazette, and once at least in one of the Hong kong daily if biletition.
newspapers .
The advertisement shall state the day on which the petition was presented,
and the name and address of the petitioner or petitioners and of bis or their
solicitor.
4. Every such petition shall, unless presented by the company, be served Service of
at the registered office (if any) of the company, and if there be no registered (1bid.
petitionr. .3.)
office, then at the principal, or last known principal place of business of the
company in the Colony, if any such can be found, upon any member, officer,
or servant of the company there, or in case no such member, officer, or servant
can be found there, then by being left at such registered office or principal
place of business, or by being served on such member or members of the
company as the Court may direct ; and every petition for the winding -up of
a company subject to the supervision of the Court shall also be served upon
the liquidator
company
(if any) appointed for the purpose of winding -up the affairs of
the .