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894 ( 30 OF 1886. ] COMPANIES .

Power of Judge.
General power of
Judge.
96. The Court and a Judge sitting in Chambers, shall have power to
[ Ibid , r. 73.] enlarge, or abridge the time in these rules prescribed for doing any act, or
taking any proceeding to adjourn , or review any proceeding and to give any
[ new ] direction as to the course of proceeding, and in particular such power shall be
had and exercised when any creditor contributory or other person upon or to
wbom any petition summous notice or other docunent is required to be served ,
sent, delivered or given or by whom any act is required to be done, is not
resident or bas no known representative or attorney within the Colony.
General.
General practice 97. The general practice of the Court including the course of proceeding
to apply :
(Ibid. r. 74. ) and practice of the Judges' Chambers, shall, in cases not provided for by
“ The Companies Ordinances 1865 to 1886 ” or these rules, and so far as the
same are applicable, and not inconsistent with the said ordinances or these
rules, apply to all proceedings for winding -up a company.
Time for appeal.
98. Notwithstanding any thing in the Hongkong Code of Civil Procedure
SE15. ) ;S, sland to the contrary the time for appealing to the Full Court as thereby defined
Ord, 58 r . r . ,
from any order or decision of any Judge sitting alone either in Court or
Chambers in the matter of the winding-up of a company under the provisions
of “ The Companies Ordinances 1865 to 1886 ” or any ordinance amending the
same and of these rules shall except liy special leave of the Court or Judge
be limited to twenty -one days. Such period shall be calculated in the case
of an appeal from an order in Chambers from the time when such order or
decision was pronounced or when the appellant first bad notice thereof, and 1
in all other cases from the time at which the judgment or order is signed
entered or otherwise perfected or in the case of the refusal of an application
from the date of such refusal.

THE FIRST SCHEDULE .
Fees and charges to be allowed solicitors.
For preparing and drawing up every order made at Chambers and at
the Registrar's office to get the same entered ,... $ 3.00
For engrossing every order in addition to the above per folio, .10
For other duties performed according to any scale of tees and charges
or the practice of the Supreme Court for the time being in
force ,
1
THE SECOND SCHEDULE .
( 'ourt fees in Judges Chambers.
For every summons ,. .75
For every order drawn up by the Judge's clerk , 1.50
For every advertisement, 5.00
For every certificate, 1.50
For every oath , affirmation , declaration, or attestation upon honor, .. .50
By the Registrar.
For every order made in Court, 5.00
Do. , Do. , in Chambers, 1.50
For every office copy of an order, 1.50
Upon the presentation of every petition, 5.00
By the Registrur as taxing master .
For every summons but not more than one summons is to be issued
on one bill or set of bills unless the Registrar shall think it neces
sary to issue a fresh summons, .75
On signing every report and certificate, 2.50
Upon thetaxation of every bill of costs as taxed where the amount
shall not exceed $ 100,... 250
Upon every aduitional $ 100 or fractional part thereof a further fee of,.. 2.50
For every oath , affirmation declaration or attestation upon honour,.. .50

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