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If the surviving partner apply therefor, as provided in section 272 of this title, he is entitled to the administration of the partnership estate if he has the qualifications and competency required for a general administrator. He is denominated an administrator of the partnership, and his powers and duties extend to the settlement of the partnership business generally and the payment or transfer of the interest of the deceased in the partnership property remaining after the payment or satisfaction of the debts and liabilities of the partnership to the executor or general administrator within six months from the date of his appointment, or such further time, if necessary, as the court may allow. In the exercise of his powers and the performance of his duties the administrator of the partnership is subject to the same limitations and liabilities and control and jurisdiction of the court as a general administrator.