on the possibility of the appointment of a Special Manager to keep the business going in the hope of earning enough to be able to declare a reasonable dividend. In the event, the Official Receiver had to report to the Court that mainly because it had proved impossible to arrange adequate security of tenure of the Hotel premises he could not rec- ommend the appointment of a Special Manager. On 12th March 1966 therefore a Winding-up Order was made by the Supreme Court and once more the Official Receiver found himself for a time running a hotel with 80% occupancy, negotiating insurance, hire-purchase and public utilities agreements, collecting accounts due and paying staff salaries and wages. The effect was to deplete further the resources of the Official Receiver's Office, and many other cases on hand had to be put aside until the position eased.
Pre-war Bankruptcy Cases
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117. There were eight pre-war cases on hand, in seven of which a final dividend had already been paid and only formal closure pro- ceedings were required.
Dividends Paid
118. Eleven dividends were declared and distributed, six in bank- ruptcies and five in winding-up.
Absconding Debtors
119. Five debtors absconded and in each case warrants for arrest were obtained from Court. Through the efforts of the staff of the Official Receiver's Office and the Commercial Crime Office of the Police Department, one debtor who absconded five years ago was arrested during the year and successfully prosecuted.
Public Examinations and Court Work
120. Ten Public Examinations and one Private Examination were held. Altogether, Legal Officers of the Department appeared in Court and in Chambers on 167 occasions in connexion with bankruptcies and liquidations.
Prosecutions
121.
There were five prosecutions for bankruptcy offences. Details were as follows:
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