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Vower to
arrest
absconding
contributory.

Powers of
Court
cumulative.

Ch. 31. No. 1.] Compantes.

such period, not exceeding five years, from the date of the
report as may be specified in the order,

(2) The Offieial Receiver shall, where he intends to
make an application under the hist foregoing subsection
give not less than ten days’ nolice of his intention to the
person charged with the fraud, and on the hearing of the
application that) person may appear and himself give
evidence or call witne.

(3) Ht shall be the duty of the Official Receiver to
appear on the hearing of an application by him for an
order under this seclion and on an apphtcavion for leave
under this section and to call the attention of the Court
to any matters which appear to him to be relevant, and on
any such application the Official Receiver may himself
give evidence or call witnesses,

(4) If any person acts in contravention of an order
made under this section, he shall, in respect of each offence,
be able on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for
two years, or on summary conviclion to imprisonment for
six months or to a fine of two thousand five hundred dollars,
or to both such imprisonment and fine.

(5) The provisions of this section shall have effect
notwithstanding that the person concerned may be crimin-
ally liable in respect of the matters on the ground of which
the order is to be made.

207. The Court, at any time either before or after making
a winding up order, on proof of probable cause for believing
that a contributory is about to quit the Colony, or other-
wise to abscond, or to remove or conceal any of his property
for the purpose of evading payment of calls, or of avoiding
‘xaMination respecting the affairs of the company, may
cause the contributory to be arrested, and his books and
papers and moveable personal property to be seized, and
him and them to be safely kept until such time as the
Court may order.

208. Any powers by this Ordinance conferred on the
Court shall be in addition to and not in restriction of any
existing powers of instituting proceedings against any
contributory or debtor of the company, or the estate of any