For sales by auction of chattel property, including all expenses except advertisements, which must in each case be authorised by the official receiver or the trustee, not exceeding

No higher allowance to be sanctioned without leave of the Board of Trade.

Costs of Surveys, Dilapidations, and Specifications. From 21. to 57. in discretion of taxing officer.

Accountant's Charges.

For preparing balance-sheet, investigating accounts, &c., principal's time exclusively so employed, per day of seven hours, including necessary affidavit, or such other sum as the Court may under special circumstances order

£ s. d.

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THE BANKRUPTCY ACT, 1883.

I, the Right Honourable Roundell, Earl of Selborne, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, Do hereby, by virtue of the power vested in me by the Bankruptcy Act, 1883, Order that the High Court shall, from and after the first day of January 1884, have and use in respect of bankruptcy proceedings therein a seal describing such Court as "The Supreme Court of Judicature, Bankruptcy"; and that every County Court shall, from and after the time aforesaid, have and use the same seal as heretofore.

SELBORNE, C.

FEES AND PER-CENTAGES.

THE BANKRUPTCY ACT, 1883.

[s. 128.]

I, the Right Honourable Roundell, Earl of Selborne, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, Do, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Bankruptcy Act, 1883, prescribe that the fees and per-centages in the scales hereto annexed shall, from and after the first day of January 1884, be the fees and per-centages to be charged for or in respect of proceedings under the said Act, and shall be taken in any Court having jurisdiction in Bankruptcy and in any office connected with any such Court, and in the Board of Trade and any office connected therewith, and by any officer paid wholly or partly out of public moneys attached to any such Court or to the Board of Trade.

SELBORNE, C.

SCALE OF FEES AND PER-CENTAGES.

TABLE A.

Amount.

Every declaration by a debtor of inability to pay his debts

Every bankruptcy notice
Every bankruptcy petition
Every bond with sureties

Every affidavit filed, other than proof of debts
Every subpoena not exceeding three persons
For taking an affidavit or an affirmation, or
attestation, upon honour in lieu of an
affidavit or a declaration, except for
proof of debts, for each person making
the same

And in addition thereto for each exhibit therein referred to and required to

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TABLE A-continued.

Amount

£ s. i

be marked

On every proof of debt .

For every witness sworn and examined by an
officer of the Court or Board of Trade in
his office, unless otherwise provided, in-
cluding oath, for each hour or part of an
hour
For an examination of witnesses by any such
officer away from the office (in addition
to reasonable travelling and other ex-
penses) per day

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Every petition under section 125 of the Act
Every special proxy or voting paper
Every receiving order under section 103 of
the Act

300

500

006

500

200

010

Every application for an order of discharge

And for each creditor to be notified
Every application to the Court under sections

18 and 23 to approve a scheme, a fee computed at the rate of 1. upon the first 100%. or fraction of 100l. and 5s. upon each 25%. or fraction thereof above 100/. on the gross amount of the estimated assets. Every application to the Court under sections

18 and 23 to approve a composition, a fee computed at the rate of 17. upon the first 100%. or fraction of 100l. and 55. upon each 25% or fraction thereof above 100%. on the gross amount of the composition. Every application for search other than by petitioner, trustee, banker, or officer of the Court.

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TABLE A.-continued.

Every application to a Court, except by the

official receiver

Every office copy, each folio of 72 words
On every record of trial

or such less sum as the Court may specially
order.

Every allocatur by an officer of the Court
for any costs, charges, or disbursements,
where the amount allowed shall not ex-
ceed 4/..
Where the amount exceeds 4/., for every 27.
allowed or a fraction thereof

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TABLE B.

Every application to an official received (receiver)
to appoint a special manager
Every application by a committee of inspection
to the Board of Trade for a local banking
account.

Every order of the Board of Trade for a local
banking account

£ s. d.

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On one copy of the cash book, showing assets realised, forwarded for audit by the official receiver or trustce, to the Board of Trade, a fee at the rate of 17. upon the first 100/. or fraction thereof, and 5s. upon each 25% or fraction thereof beyond 100l. on the gross amount of the assets realised and brought to credit. This fee is not to be charged where a fee has been taken on an application under sections 18 or 23.

Every application' under section 162 to the Board of Trade for payment of money out of the bankruptcy estates account 2s. 6d.