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his public examination, he shall, unless there is a shorthand writer officially attached to the Court, or in the High Court nominated by the Judge of the High Court for that purpose, nominate a person for the purpose, and the person so nominated shall be appointed, unless the Court shall otherwise order.

Re-taxation of costs when assets realive less than certified amounts. [112A.]

8. Where the assets of a debtor have been certified under paragraphs (6) or (c) of No. 1 of the Scale of Solicitors' Costs as likely or not likely to realise the sums therein mentioned, and the gross proceeds of the assets are, after taxation and payment of the costs, ascertained to be less than the amount at which they have been certified, the bill of costs shall, on the application of the trustee, be re-taxed, and the amount disallowed on such re-taxation shall, if paid, be refunded to the trustee. No fee shall be chargeable on such re-taxation.

Sheriff's costs.[119A]

9. Rules 118 and 119 of the Bankruptcy Rules, 1886, shall be read as though there were substituted therein for the words "Section 46 (1) of the Act," and "Section 46 (2) of the Act," the words "Section 11 (1) of the Bankruptcy Act, 1890," and "Section 11 (2) of the Bankruptcy Act, 1890," respectively, and the term "goods" in the said Rule 118 shall be deemed to include money.

Costs of short hand notes. [125A.] 10. Where at the instance of the Official Receiver a shorthand writer is appointed to take notes of the examination of the debtor at his public examination, the costs of such notes shall be deemed to be an expense incurred or authorised by the Official Receiver, and shall be payable out of the estate of the bankrupt in the order of priority in which such expenses are payable under the provisions of Rule 125 of the Bankruptcy Rules, 1886.

Appeals from County Courts.

Interlocutory motions on appeal. [134A.]

11. When there is an appeal to the High Court from an order of a County Court in a bankruptcy matter, any order or direction incidental thereto, not involving the decision of the appeal, may be given by the Judge of the High Court for the time being exercising bankruptcy jurisdiction, but any such order or direction may be discharged or varied by the High Court.

Service of Petition.

Death of debtor before service of petition. [156A.]

12. If a debtor against whom a bankruptcy petition has been filed dies before service thereof, the Court may order service to be effected on the personal representatives of the debtor, or on such other persons as the Court may think fit.