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32 EXCHEQUER COURT REPORTS. [VOL. VIL 1900 THE QUEEN ON THE INFORMATION Dec1 0. OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR ( PLAINTIFF;: THE DOMINION OF CANADA ... J AND N. K. CONNOLLY, MICHAEL CONNOLLY AND JOHN CONNOR 0 DEFENDANTS. Garnishee process, Crown seeking sameโ€”English Order 45, nle 1โ€”Practice. Order 45 of the English Rules respecting garnishee process is not applicable to a proceeding by Information by the Crown. The Crown's remedy is by Writ of Extent. THIS was an application, in Chambers, by the Crown,. for a summons to show cause why a garnishee order should not be made against the Hobbs Hardware Company of London, Ontario, alleged to be indebted to the defendant John Connor, a judgment-debtor of the Crown, in the sum of $1,000 and upwards. December, 10th, 1900. Glyn Osler, in support of the application, cited. The Exchequer Court Act sec. 21. This invokes the provisions of English Order 45. Tinder the practice established by that Order, garnishee process may be issued to attach a debt due to the Crown. The Crown is a ' person' within the meaning of the English order referred to. It cannot be said that Rule 46 of the Exchequer Court Rules cuts out the operation of the English rules-invoked by Rule 2 of November 13th, 1891 (1) ; for Rule 46 only provides for a writ of immediate extent against the Crown's debtor. It leaves, untouched the-remedy sought here. (1) Audette's Exch. Prac., p. 222..
VOL. VII.] EXCHEQUER COURT REPORTS. 33 THE JUDGE OF THE EXCHEQUER COURT :โ€”The pro- 1900 ceedings in this suit were begun by. , information, and Ti รข so far as no special provision as to the practice is made `"` by the rules of this court, it is governed by the prac- Coxrv o " i ' L " Y . tice on the Revenue side of the Queen's Bench Division ReaRon ,for of the High Court of Justice in England. By English Order 68, subject to certain exceptions not affecting this application, it is provided that nothing in the rules, of which that Order is one, shall apply to proceedings on the Revenue side of the Queen's Bench Division. By clause 2 of' Order 68 certain specified Orders are made "applicable to proceedings on the Revenue side of the Queen's Bench Division, but Order 45 which provides for garnishee process . is not enumerated amongst them. Even if Order 45 of the English Rules were applicable, a further difficulty would arise as to. whether the Crown was included in the . expression `person' used in the Order. The Crown is not without an appropriate remedy by Writ of Extent. The application will be refused. Application refused. 3
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