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The fees paid into the Treasury amounted to $6,255.23, including the Official Receiver's commission as Trustee where no Trustee has been appointed by the Creditors.

A tabulated statement of the work done is attached to this Report.

7.- PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION.

There were 174 Grants made by the Court, being:-

Probates, ....

Letters of Administration,

Table VIL

82

92

174

The aggregate value of the Estates was $12,675,740.00,

Probate duties amounted to $368,938.00. Court fees amounted to $11,820.90 and Official Administrator's commission paid into the Treasury to $1,468.13.

There were 42 Estates vested in, or administered by, the Official Administrator Tables VIII during the year, representing an aggregate value of $24,560.78.

22 Estates were wound up during the year, as against 39 in 1906, representing an aggregate value of $20,977.4.

8.-OFFICIAL TRUSTS.

The total number of Trust Estates in the hands of the Official Trustee at the end of 1907 was 27, and the aggregate amount of Trust funds $116,215.47 as against 24 Estates aggregating $111,707.58 in 1906, and certain house property.

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9.-REGISTRATION OF COMPANIES.

The total number of Companies registered from the commencement of the Companies Ordinance, 1865," was 530 with an aggregate capital of $245,155,803.

Of the 530 Companies on the Register 94 are defunct, 2 were not floated, 120 were wound up, and 52 were in the course of being wound up, leaving 262 on the Register at the end of 1907 representing an aggregate capital of $163,434,528.

There were 29 Companies registered in 1907, the revenue from which was :-

Registration Fees,

Filing and other Fees,

$4,227.50

1,969.90

$6,197.40

and VIII(a).

10.—FEES AND COMMISSIONS.

The total sums collected during the year by way of Fees and Commissions Tables IX paid into the Treasury amounted to $56,156.78, as against $52,904.11 in the and IX (a). previous year.

11. STAFF.

Mr. ARATHOON SETH, I.S.O., Registrar, &c., proceeded on 4 months vacation leave followed by 4 months leave of absence on half salary on the 16th March and re- turned to the Colony on the 6th November resuming his duties on the following day. During his absence his place was filled by Mr. KEMP, the Deputy Registrar and Appraiser, who continued to act also as Official Receiver in Bankruptcy.

Mr. CHARLES ALEXANDER DICK MELBOURNE, Magistrates' First Clerk, acted as Deputy Registrar and Appraiser from the 11th April to the 14th August when he was transferred to the Magistracy to act as 2nd Magistrate.