serve the above-mentioned A. B. with a copy of the above-mentioned petition, duly sealed with the seal of the Court, by delivering the same personally to the said A. B. at [place] before the hour of

noon.

2. A sealed copy of the said petition is hereunto annexed.
Sworn at, &c.
L. M., Bailiff, creditor,

solicitor or his clerk.

in the

NOTE.-If the service is effected on one partner on behalf of his firm, the affidavit must, after the word "at," contain the words "being the principal place of business of the said

10. Substituted Service of Petition. Notice in Gazette.

In the [High Court of Justice].

In Bankruptcy.

In the matter of a bankruptcy petition filed the
To A. B. of

day of

Take notice, that a bankruptcy petition has been presented against you to this Court by C. D., of

and the Court has ordered that the publication of this notice in the London Gazette and in the newspapers, shall be deemed to be service of the petition upon you; and further take notice that the said petition will be heard at this Court on the

day of

at

o'clock in the

noon,

on which day you are required to appear, and if you do not appear the Court may make a receiving order against you in your absence.

The petition can be inspected by you on application at this Court.
Dated this

day of

19

Registrar.

11. Notice by Debtor of Intention to Oppose Petition.

In the matter of a bankruptcy petition presented against me on the

I, the above A. B., do hereby give you notice that I intend to oppose the making of a receiving order as prayed, and that I intend to dispute the petitioning creditor's debt [or the act of bankruptcy, or as the case may be].

do, on the grounds set forth in the annexed affidavit, apply to the Court to appoint the official receiver of this Court as interim receiver of the property of the said A. B., and [here insert any special directions to the receiver that may be desired].

Order thereon.

Upon reading this application and the affidavit therein referred to, and hearing , it is ordered that upon a deposit of £ being lodged by the applicant, the official receiver of this Court be thereupon constituted interim receiver of the property of the said A. B., and [here insert directions, if any].

Dated this

day of

13. Adjournment of Petition.

(Title.)

Upon the hearing of the petition this day, it is ordered that the further hearing of this petition be adjourned until the

day

(a) Insert name, ad

dress, and description of debtor. (b) Insert the other address or addresses at which

unsatisfied debts or liabilities may have been incurred.

I (a)

at (b)

resided at

14. Debtor's Petition.

(Title.)

lately residing at

[and carrying on business

], having for the greater part of the past six months [and carried on business at

] within the district of the Court [or, as the case may be, following the terms of s. 95] and being unable to pay my debts, hereby petition the Court that a receiving order be made in respect of my estate [and that I may be adjudged bankrupt].

Dated the

day of

19

(Signature.)

NOTE.-Where the debtor resides at a place other than his place of business, both addresses should be inserted.

of 19), of J. S., of
filed the [insert date], and on reading
and it appearing to the Court that the following act or acts of
bankruptcy has or have been committed, viz. :-[Set out the nature
and date or dates of the act or acts of bankruptcy on which the order is
made.]

A receiving order is hereby made against A. B. [insert name,

addresses and descriptions of debtor as set out in petition], and the official receiver [or, Mr. C. D., an official receiver] of this Court is hereby constituted receiver of the estate of the said debtor.

(a) Insert the place at which the

debtor is to attend on the official receiver.

Registrar.

NOTE.-The above-named debtor is required, immediately after the service of this order upon him, to attend the official receiver of the Court at his offices at (a).

The official receiver's offices are open every week-day from ten A.M. to four P.M., except

days, when they close at

Indorsement on Order.

P.M.

The name and address of the solicitor to the petitioning creditor are [insert name and address].

16. Receiving Order on Debtor's Petition.
(Title.)

On the petition of the debtor himself, filed the

19 and numbered

day

of
of 19 a receiving
order is hereby made against A. B. [insert name, addresses, and
descriptions of debtor as set out in petition], and the official receiver
[or, Mr. C. D., an official receiver] of this Court is hereby constituted
receiver of the estate of the said debtor.

NOTE.-The above-named debtor is required, immediately after the service of this order upon him, to attend the official receiver of the Court at his offices at (a).

The official receiver's offices are open (except on holidays) every week-day from ten A.M. to four P.M., except

they close at

P.M.

Indorsement on Order.

days, when

The name and address of the solicitor (if any) to the debtor are [insert name and address].

NOTE.-All debts due to the estate should be paid to me.

Official Receiver.

Dated

19

Address.

To the Debtor.-You are required to fill up, carefully and accurately, this sheet, and the several sheets, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, and K, showing the state of your affairs on the day on which the receiving order was made against you, viz., the 19 . Such sheets, when filled up, will constitute your statement of affairs, and must be verified by oath or declaration.

day of

and say that the above statement and the several lists hereunto annexed, marked A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, and K, are to the best of my knowledge and belief a full, true, and complete statement of my affairs on the date of the above-mentioned receiving order made against me.

The names to be arranged in alphabetical order and numbered consecutively, creditors for £10 and upwards being placed first.

NOTES.-1. Where there is a contra account against the creditor, less than the amount of his claim against the estate, the amount of the creditor's claim and the amount of the contra account should be shown in the third column, and the balance only be inserted under the heading " Amount of Debt," thus:

-

2. The particulars of any bills of exchange and promissory notes held by a creditor should be inserted immediately below the name and address of such creditor.