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OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE IN BANKRUPTCY. [ 9 OF 1882. 621
VOLUNTEERS . [ 18 OF 1882.
The Official Assignee in bankruptcy under Ordinance 5 of Official As
1864 shall be deemed to be the Official Assignee in all bank- Ordinance
siglice under5
ruptcies pending at the time of the passing of this ordinance, Official
of 1864toAs
be
notwithstanding any special appointments of assignees that sigueein all
may have previously been made in relation to any of such bankruptcies.
bankruptcies under Ordinance 15 of 1867 , and shall in respect
of the collection and distribution of assets remaining uncollected
or undistributed have all the powers and duties of an Official
Assignee in bankruptcy, under Ordinance 5 of 1864 , in relation
to all such bankruptcies, as fully to all intents and purposes,
as if no special appointments had previously been made under
Ordinance 15 of 1867, and all property and effects and rights
and interests which at the time of thepassing of this ordinance
were vested in any persons specially appointed to be assignees
in any of such bankruptcies, under Ordinance 15 of 1867, shall
on the passing of this ordinance be divested out of such persons
and vest absolutely , by virtue thereof, in the said Official
Assignee, as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes
as if such persons had been appointed assignees under Ordi
nance 5 of 1864 and had died resigned or been removed from
such office.



No. 18 OF 1882.
An Ordinance entitled, “ The Volunteer Ordinance,
1882. "
[ 13th December, 1882. ]
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2. Such of the inhabitants of Hongkong as volunteer and . Formation of
offer themselves, and as the Governor approves of, may form corps.
themselves into a corps for the protection of the Colony of
Hongkong, to be called the “ Hongkong Volunteers," and shall
continue so formed during the pleasure of the Governor. Such
volunteers shall be instructed in the use of the rifle and in the
management of artillery, and be subject to drill accordingly.
3. The Governor may from time to time appoint and com- and Appointment
removal
mission fit persons to be officers of such corps,, and may from of officers.
time to time remove any person so appointed.
4. The commanding officer of the corps shall appoint the ofappointment
non
necessary non -commissioned officers. commissioned
officers .
5. The commanding officer of the corps shall, as soon as he Commanding
conveniently can do so, frame rules for regulating the period of fiflick
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