Provision for creditors residing at a distance, etc

(1) In the calculation and distribution of a dividend, the trustee shall make provision for debts provable in bankruptcy appearing from the bankrupt’s statements, or otherwise, to be due to persons resident in places so distant from the place where the trustee is acting that in the ordinary course of communication they have not had sufficient time to tender their proofs, or to establish them if disputed, and also for debts provable in bankruptcy, the subject of claims not yet determined. (2) The trustee shall also make provision for any disputed proofs or claims, and for the expenses necessary for the administration of the estate or otherwise. (3) Subject to this section, the trustee shall distribute as dividend all money in hand.