This was a motion made on behalf of the company 'That the period for compliance with the provisions of Section 8 (2) of the 'China Companies' Order in Counci, 1915, be extended to the date of the motion."
Mr. R. N. Macleod with whom was Mr. A. E. Seddon, appeared support of the motion, and Mr. TH. P. Wilkinson, Crown Advocate, appeared for the Registrar of Con panies.
Speaking in support of the motion, Mr. Macleod remarked that it sounded a little bald, perhaps, but it seemed to him the simplest form with which he could bring the matter before the Court. Counsel quoted the sub-division in question and said it was clear from the affidavit that there never was a majority of British directors in the company and though the section provided for the application being tninde at the end of the allotted 30 days, there was, counsel submitted, nothing to show that the Court could not allow further time in the circumstances and it seemed to him that he was within the spirit of the provision in putting his motion in the present form The other point which arose was that of not including the name of the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha in the list of directors filed with the Registrar of Companies which was a Separate matter that had been brought to the attention of the Registrar of Companies. That was a matter upon which he did not make any application for it would be coming to the Court and asking it to condone an offence.
Counsel' then read the following affidavit I, Geitaro Kuroda of Shanghai in the' Republic of China do solemnly
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