direction of the judge, may be given either personally or by proxy; but no creditor shall appoint a proxy who is not a creditor of the company whose debt or claim has been allowed, and no contributory shall appoint a proxy who is not a contributory of the company:

47. The direction of the judge for any meeting of creditors or contributories under the 91st or 149th section of the said act, and the appointment of a person to act as chairman of any such meeting, shall be testified by a memorandum signed by the chief clerk of the judge.

DIRECTION OR SANCTION OF THE JUDGE.

48. The sanction of the judge to the drawing, accepting, making and indorsing of any bill of exchange or promissory note by any official liquidator shall be testified by a memorandum on such bill of exchange or promissory note, sigued by the chief clerk of the judge.

49. Every application for the sanction of the judge to a compromise with any contributory or other person indebted to the company shall be supported by the affidavit of the official liquidator that he has investigated the affairs of such contributory or person, and stating his belief that the proposed compromise will be beneficial to the company, and his reasons for such belief; and the sanction of the judge thereto shall be testified by a memorandum, signed by the chief clerk of the judge, on the agreement of compromise, unless any party shall desire to appeal from the decision of the judge, in which case an order shall be drawn up for that purpose.

50. The direction or sanction of the judge for any other proceeding or act to be taken or done by the official liquidator shall be obtained upon summons, and an order shall be drawn up thereon, unless the judge shall otherwise direct.

APPLICATIONS TO THE COURT OR JUDGE UNDER

SECTS. 137, 138, 141, 167 AND 168 of the act. 51. Every application under the 137th, 138th or 141st (p) section of the said act shall be made by petition or motion, or, if the judge shall so direct, by summons at chambers; and every application under the 167th or 168th section of the said act shall be made by petition (q).

(p) Ante, pp. 174-176.
(q) Ante, p. 208.

ORDERS.

52. All orders made in chambers shall be drawn up in chambers, unless specially directed to be drawn up by the registrar, and shall be entered in the same manner, and in the same office, as other orders made in chambers (7).

(r) See Rule 74, post.

ADVERTISEMENTS.

53. When an advertisement is required for any purpose, except where otherwise directed by these rules, the advertisement shall be inserted once in the London Gazette, and in such other newspaper or newspapers, and for such number of times as may be directed. The judge may, in such cases as he shall think fit, dispense with any advertisement required by these rules (s).

(s) See Rules 73, 74, post.

ADMISSION OF DOCUMENTS.

54. Any party to any proceeding in court or chambers relating to the winding-up of a company may, by notice in writing in the form No. 6, in schedule (N.) (t) to the Consolidated General Orders, or to the like effect, call on any other party thereto competent to admit the same, to admit any document, saving all just exceptions; and in case of refusal or neglect so to admit, the costs of proving such document shall be paid by the party so re

fusing or neglecting, unless the judge shall be of opinion that the refusal to admit was reasonable; and no costs of proving any document shall be allowed unless such notice shall have been given, except in cases where the omission to give such notice has been, in the opinion of the taxing master, a saving of expense.

(t) See Morgan's Chancery Acts and Orders, pp. 631-633.

AFFIDAVITS (u).

55. Where an order shall have been made for the winding-up of any company, any person intending to use any affidavit in any proceeding under such order, shall file the same in the Record and Writ Clerks' Office, and give notice thereof to the official liquidator. The person, other than the official liquidator, filing the affidavit shall not be required to take an office copy thereof, but an office copy thereof shall be taken by the official liquidator, and he shall produce the same at the hearing of any application or proceeding upon which it is intended to be used, unless the judge shall otherwise direct. (u) See Rule 74, post.

CERTIFICATE OF CHIEF CLERK.

56. The 48th, 49th, 50th, 51st, 52nd and 55th rules of the 35th of the Consolidated General Orders (x), shall apply to all certificates of the chief clerk in the matter of the winding-up of any company; nevertheless, certificate on passing the official liquidator's accounts may be approved and signed by the judge without delay, and upon being so signed shall be filed and forthwith acted upon.

(x) See Morgan's Chancery Acts and Orders, pp. 540542, 3rd ed.

REGISTER AND FILE OF PROCEEDINGS.

57. A register shall be kept of all proceedings in the judge's chambers, in each matter, in the same manner as required by the 57th rule of the 35th of

the Consolidated General Orders, and no documents or proceedings are to be filed in the judge's chambers, unless the judge shall otherwise direct (y). (y) See Morgan's Chancery Acts and Orders, p. 542.

58. All orders, exhibits, admissions, memorandums and office copies of affidavits, examinations, depositions and certificates, and all other documents relating to the winding-up of any company, shall be filed by the official liquidator, as far as may be, in one continuous file, and such file shall be kept by him, or otherwise, as the judge may from time to time direct. Every contributory of the company, and every creditor thereof whose debt or claim has been allowed, shall be entitled, at all reasonable times, to inspect such file free of charge, and, at his own expense, to take copies or extracts from any of the documents comprised therein, or to be furnished with such copies or extracts at a rate not exceeding three-halfpence per folio of seventy-two words; and such file shall be produced in court, or before the judge, and otherwise, as occasion may require.

PROVISIONAL OFFICIAL LIQUIDATORS.

59. All the above rules relating to official liquidators shall, so far as the same are applicable, and subject to the directions of the judge in each case, apply to provisional official liquidators (2).

(x) See Rule 15, ante, p. 300.

ATTENDANCE AND APPEARANCE OF PARTIES (a). 60. Every person, for the time being, on the list of contributories of the company, left at the chambers of the judge by the official liquidator, and every person having a debt or claim against the company, allowed by the judge, shall be at liberty, at his own expense, to attend the proceedings before the judge, and shall be entitled, upon payment of the costs occasioned thereby, to have notice of all such proceedings as he shall by written request desire to have notice of; but if the judge shall be

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of opinion that the attendance of any such person upon any proceeding has occasioned any additional costs which ought not to be borne by the funds of the company, he may direct such costs, or a gross sum in lieu thereof, to be paid by such person; and such person shall not be entitled to attend any further proceedings until he has paid the same.

(a) See sects. 74, 159, 160, ante, pp. 76, 183.

61. The judge may from time to time appoint any one or more of the contributories or creditors, as he thinks fit, to represent before him, at the expense of the company, all or any class of the contributories or creditors, upon any question as to a compromise with any of the contributories or creditors, or in and about any other proceedings before him relating to the winding-up of the company, and may remove the person or persons so appointed. In case more than one person shall be so appointed, they shall unite in employing the same solicitor to represent them.

62. No contributory or creditor shall be entitled to attend any proceedings at the chambers of the judge, unless and until he has entered in a book to be kept there for that purpose his name and address, and the name and address of his solicitor (if any), and upon any change of his address or of his solicitor, his new address, and the name and address of his new solicitor (b).

(b) See form, No. 53, post.

SERVICES OF SUMMONSES, NOTICES, &c. (c). 63. Services upon contributories and creditors shall be effected (except when personal service is required) by sending the notice, or a copy of the summons or order or other proceeding, through the post in a pre-paid letter, addressed to the solicitor of the party to be served (if any) or otherwise to the party himself at the address entered or last entered pursuant to the preceding rule; or if no such entry has been made, then, if a contributory,