form of entry in all such books, to be settled by the accountant in bankruptcy.

VIII. That the official assignee, forthwith after his appointment under any bankrupt's estate, shall sort and number the books, papers, and writings of the bankrupt, with the number of the estate, in the register estate book, and the number of each book, thus:

(54. The number of the estate in the register estate book.) (75. The number of the book, paper, or writing received by the official assignee.)

and the official assignee shall file a list thereof, with the proceedings, and shall also forthwith after his appointment deliver to the bankrupt a written notice or letter in the form specified in the schedule hereunto annexed (No. 1.)

IX. That the official assignee shall direct, in the form specified in the schedule hereunto annexed (No. 2), the payment of all monies due to any bankrupt's estate from any one person, or from two or more persons being partners, and carrying on business or residing in England, and exceeding in amount the sum of 5001., and all monies being in the hands or under the control of any assignee or assignees chosen by the creditors of any bankrupt's estate to which such official assignee shall have been appointed, into the Bank of England, to the credit of the accountant in bankruptcy, and for the particular estate to which such money shall belong.

X. That when any money shall be paid into the Bank of England, pursuant to the directions aforesaid, the party so paying such money shall receive a certificate in the form specified in the schedule hereunto annexed (No. 3), from one of the cashiers of such bank, of his paying the same, and of its being placed to the account of the accountant in bankruptcy for the proper estate, and a voucher for such payment to be sent by the bank on the same day to the said accountant.

XI. That as soon as conveniently may be after every such payment the accountant in bankruptcy shall certify in writing to the proper official assignee that such payment has been made, and the name of the bankrupt or bankrupts to the credit of whose estate the money has been placed in the books kept in the office of the accountant in bankruptcy.

XII. That the accountant in bankruptcy and the governor and company of the Bank of England are hereby authorized to make from time to time such further regulations, to be

settled by one or more of the commissioners of the Court of Bankruptcy acting in London, and subject to the approval of the Lord Chancellor, for facilitating the making of such payments, and certifying the same to the official assignee, as to them shall seem meet.

XIII. That no official assignee shall keep under his control upon any one estate more than 1007., or, in the aggregate of monies of bankrupts' estates, more than 1,000l., and any excess beyond such sum shall be paid by him forthwith into the Bank of England.

XIV. That the official assignee, at the time of paying any monies into the Bank of England, shall state in writing, delivered therewith to the cashier of the bank, in the form specified in the schedule hereunto annexed (No. 4), the date and amount of the payment, the name of the official assignee making it, the name and description of the bankrupt or bankrupts to whose estate the money belongs, and that it is to be placed to the credit of the accountant in bankruptcy; and the official assignee shall take a receipt for the same from the cashier of the bank, and on the same day carry or transmit it to the office of the accountant in bankruptcy, who will give a proper voucher for such receipt, and that the money is placed to the credit of the estate of the said bankrupt or bankrupts in the books kept in the office of the accountant in bankruptcy, such voucher to be produced when called for by the Court.

XV. That all monies without exception received by the official assignee, and not paid by him forthwith into the Bank of England to the credit of the accountant in bankruptcy, shall be paid by the official assignee, as soon as they shall amount to 100%., into the hands of a banker, with whom such official assignee shall keep an account as such official assignee, such account to be entitled as official assignee, and in which account no monies shall be entered except such as are received by the official assignee in his official capacity.

XVI. That all monies paid into the Bank of England to the credit of the accountant in bankruptcy for the estate of any person adjudged bankrupt, or in matters of bankruptcy, shall be subject to the order of a commissioner of the Court of Bankruptcy, in writing under his hand, and testified by a deputy registrar as to the application thereof; provided that every such order shall specify the amount of any payment to

be made by such order, the purpose to which it is to be applied, and the name of the official assignee to whom the same is to be made for such purpose, and in cases where the sum to be paid exceeds 500l., the name of the person beneficially entitled (to whom in such case the payment shall be made); and the accountant in bankruptcy shall and may, pursuant to such order, pay the sum of money specified therein out of such bankrupt's estate by a draught, subscribed to and on the same paper with the said order; such order and draught to be in the form specified in the schedule hereunto annexed (No. 5).

XVII. That all orders by the commissioner for payment of money, or for the transfer and sale (as hereinafter provided) of any stock or securities, being part of a bankrupt's estate, be signed in triplicate, and that one copy of any such order be filed with the proceedings in bankruptcy, and that one copy be left with the Bank of England, and that one copy be left with the accountant in bankruptcy.

XVIII. That the official assignee shall, before any audit, enter in the book called the debtor and property book the names of all the debtors to the bankrupt's estate, as returned in his balance-sheet, and shall state the reasons why debts are not paid on the opposite page; such book to be produced to the court at every audit.

XIX. That each official assignee shall deposit in the Bank of England, to the credit of the accountant in bankruptcy, all bills, notes, and other negotiable instruments, except unaccepted bills of exchange, as soon as he shall receive the same; and shall deposit in like manner all unaccepted bills of exchange as soon as the same shall have been accepted or refused acceptance; and shall at the time of such deposit leave a statement in writing with the cashier of the Bank of England specifying the date and contents of the instruments so deposited, the name of the official assignee making such deposit, the name and description of the bankrupt or bankrupts, and the particular estate to which the same respectively belong, and that such instruments respectively are to be deposited to the credit of the said accountant in bankruptcy; and shall also take a receipt for the same from the cashier of the Bank, and carry or transmit it to the office of the said accountant in bankruptcy, who will give a proper voucher, to be produced when called for by the Court.

That when and as soon as any bill, note, or other negotiable

instrument, deposited as aforesaid in the Bank of England in the name of the said accountant, shall become due, the governor and company of the Bank of England shall, without any direction from the said accountant, deliver such bill, note, or other negotiable instrument to one of the cashiers of the Bank, who is to present the same for payment, and receive the sum of money due thereon, and forthwith to pay the sum so received, if any, into the Bank of England, to be there placed to the credit of the said accountant.

That in case any such bill, note, or other negotiable instrument shall not be paid, the said governor and company of the Bank of England shall cause such bill, note, or other negotiable instrument, as is by law required to be noted and protested, to be delivered to a notary for that purpose, and to be noted and protested accordingly, and shall, after the same shall have been so noted and protested, as the case may be, again deposit the same in the Bank of England, to the credit of the said accountant.

And that the said governor and company of the Bank of England are forthwith, after every such receipt of money or deposit of any note, bill, or other negotiable instrument, to certify to the said accountant the sum of money received, if any, on each such bill, note, or negotiable instrument, and placed to the credit of the said accountant, or that such bill, note, or negotiable instrument has been dishonoured; and such dishonoured bill, note, or other negotiable instrument, shall be forthwith delivered by the Bank to the proper official assignee.

And that as often as any bill, note, or other negotiable instrument, that shall have come to the hands of any official assignee, shall have been or shall be dishonoured, such official assignee shall forthwith give such notice thereof as is by law required from the holder of such bill, note, or other negotiable instrument respectively.

XX. That any one of the commissioners of the Court of Bankruptcy, acting in the prosecution of any fiat in bankruptcy, may from time to time make order relative to the delivery out to an official assignee of any bill of exchange or promissory note which may stand in the Bank of England to the credit of the accountant in bankruptcy for the estate under such fiat; provided that the purpose of such delivery be stated in the order, and such order be testified by a deputy-registrar.

XXI. That any one of the commissioners of the Court of Bankruptcy, acting in the prosecution of any fiat in bankruptcy, may, as often as it shall appear to him expedient, by order under his hand in the forms specified in the schedule hereunto annexed (Nos. 6, 7, and 8), direct any money, which may have been paid into the Bank of England on account of the estate of the bankrupt named in such fiat, to be invested in the purchase of Exchequer bills, to be lodged in the Bank of England, and may in like manner direct the sale or exchange of such Exchequer bills, and also the exchange, sale, or transfer of any stock in the public funds or in any public company, or of any Exchequer bills, India Bonds, or other public securities which shall have been transferred, delivered, or paid into the Bank of England on account of such bankrupt's estate, and may direct the proceeds thereof to be laid out in the purchase of Exchequer bills, and that such Exchequer bills, when so purchased, be deposited in the Bank of England to the credit of the said accountant for such particular estate; and the said accountant shall and may, pursuant to such order, make such sale, purchase, or transfer, without any further order or direction; and the expenses thereof may be charged to the account of the estate, for the benefit of which the same shall have been respectively made.

Provided always, that the signature of the commissioner be attested by a deputy-registrar, and that the order of the accountant in bankruptcy be subscribed to the order of the commissioner, and on the same paper with the said order.

Provided further, that no stock or public fund be transferred upon any sale, and that no Exchequer bill, India Bond, or public security be delivered for the purpose of sale, except to a cashier of the Bank of England, until the price or value thereof be paid into the Bank of England to the credit of the accountant in bankruptcy for the particular estate to which it belongs; and that no sum be paid for the purchase of any Exchequer bill, India Bond, or other public security, until such Exchequer bill, India Bond, or public security be deposited in the Bank of England to the credit of the said accountant in bankruptcy, and for such particular

estate.

XXII. That the official assignee shall, within one week after the declaration of a dividend, give notice by advertisement in the London Gazette, and to each creditor by a printed cir