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the Judge may deem proper for the purposes of the suit, he may file with the Clerk of the Peace an application for such order, and apply ex parte to the Judge, either in Court or out of Court, upon affidavits setting forth the facts rendering such order immediately necessary, and upon such application the Judge may either make an order absolute in the first instance, or make an order to be absolute at any time to be ordered by him, unless cause be shown to the contrary, either in or out of Court as the Judge shall direct, or may make such other order or give such direction in the matter as he may think fit and may order immediate execution of such order or direction.

2. The draft of all orders under the last preceding rule shall be prepared beforehand by the party applying, and be settled by the Clerk of the Peace or Registrar as the Judge shall direct;. and where the party makes such application he shall present the draft order to the Judge for his approval, and the Judge if he approves thereof shall sign the same.

3. The draft so signed shall be transmitted by the applicant to the Clerk of the Peace, who shall draw up the order in conformity therewith, and file the same, and issue a duly certified copy thereof to the party or his solicitor for service.

1. The Judge may sit in Chambers at any time and before, at, or after the ordinary sittings of his Court for the despatch of such part of the equitable jurisdiction of his Court as can, without detriment to the public advantage arising from the discussion of questions in open Court, be heard in Chambers, or for such matters as the Judge shall from time to time think may be more conveniently disposed of in Chambers than in open Court; and he may when sitting in open Court adjourn for consideration in Chambers any matter which in his opinion may be more conveniently disposed of in Chambers, or when sitting in Chambers direct any matter to be heard in open Court which he may think ought to be so heard, and the mode of proceeding at Chambers shall be by summons in the form in the schedule to these rules.

1. The Judge may sit at any time to hear any application as to the discharge of any person in custody committed for contempt of Court or for the non-payment into Court of money,