9.
—(1) The Registrar shall retain all exhibits in his custody duly marked or labelled so that in the event of an appeal to the High Court or the Court of Appeal, he may be able to produce the exhibits so marked or labelled at the hearing of the appeal.
(2) After the expiration of the time for appealing and if no appeal has been brought, or after the final disposal of the appeal, as the case may be, the exhibits shall be returned on request of the respective parties who put them in:
Provided that where the claim or counterclaim is for money due under a negotiable instrument which is received in evidence, the negotiable instrument must be retained in the Registry and must not be delivered out of the custody of the Registry except upon an order of the Registrar.