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The following persons and firms respectively have proved their debts or claims, namely:—

Upon consideration of the matters aforesaid, at this the final hearing of the said petition, the Court doth further declare that the said Debtor is entitled to full relief according to the provisions of the said Act, upon his execution of the Deed hereinafter mentioned.

And this Court doth further order and direct the said Debtor to cede and deliver convey and assign all his estate and effects at the time of the making and filing of the said petition to Edward Allen Hargreaves of Lyttelton, in the said District, merchant, and Frederick Jenkins of the City of Christchurch, in the said District, builder; such persons appearing to the Court to have been chosen by the Creditors at a meeting convened for that purpose, pursuant to the order of this Court before named, as the persons to act as Trustees; such conveyance and assignment to be pursuant to the said Act, and to contain all requisite powers for enabling the said Edward Allen Hargreaves and Frederick Jenkins to recover and receive all debts, monies, goods, chattels, estate, and effects in any way belonging to or due and payable to the said Debtor; upon the trusts with the powers and subject to the conditions requisite for the purpose of selling, disposing of, getting in, and receiving, or otherwise realizing such estate, monies, goods, chattels, and effects, and thereout in the first place of payment of a sum of one shilling in the pound to be computed on the gross amount of all monies recovered and received from such estate and effects, such money to be paid into Court to the credit of the Insolvent Estate Fund pursuant to the said Act; and in the next place of satisfying all costs, charges, and expenses incurred by order of the Court or incidental to the execution of such trusts, and all fees of Court and such other sums of money, if any, as shall be ordered by the Court, and subject thereto for the purpose of a just distribution and administration of such estate and effects between and amongst and for the benefit of all the Creditors of the said Debtor, who have so proved, as aforesaid; and subject thereto of all such Creditors of the said Debtor.

Those debts or claims have proved to the satisfaction of the Court, or a Judge thereof, by way of pro rata distribution (without priority). And this Court doth further order that in the meantime, and until further order, the said Debtor and his estate shall be deemed to be protected from arrest, execution, or other legal process in respect of all debts of and claims against the said Debtor.

And it is hereby declared that upon compliance by the said Debtor with the terms of this order, he shall be released and discharged from all the debts, liabilities, and engagements specified herein.

This Court expressly reserving to the Petitioner, the receiver, and the said Trustees, and the said Creditors, liberty to apply to the Court as they may see fit or be advised.

By the Court,
Christopher Alderson Calvert,
Registrar.
(L.S.)

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, Feb. 25, 1864.

His Honor the Superintendent directs the publication of the following Returns of Births and Deaths for the month ending the 31st December, 1863, for general information.

COMPARATIVE TABLE OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS.

| | Total | | Total | Males | Females | Males | Females |
| | 170 | 87 | 73 | 93 | 77 | 42 | 31 |

W. Rolleston,
Provincial Secretary.