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Grey River Argus, Volume XV, Issue 1902, 21 September 1874, Page 2

The Act passed during the last session of the Assembly to amend the Bankruptcy Act, 1867, by making other provision for the appointment of Provisional Trustees, and authorising Clerks of District Courts to preside at meetings of creditors, is very short but very concise. It repeals the 22nd clause of the Act of 1867, and provides that the Registrar or DeputyRegistrar of the Supreme Court shall be Provisional Trustee of estates brought under the Act at that office, and the Clerk of the District Court of those brought under it at that office, unless the Governor shall deem it fit to appoint some other person as Provisional Trustee. Clause 3 enacts that the (Jlerk of the District Court is to have the same powers with respect to calling meetings of creditors as are given to the Registrar of the Supreme Court by the principal Ac';. No Registrar or Clerk of the District Court is to hear the last examintion of, or to suspend or grant an order to any bankrupt.