daily sessions of Courts of First Instance shall be from nine to twelve in the forenoon, and from three to five in the afternoon, except on Saturdays, when a forenoon session only shall be  required; but the judge may extend the hours of sessions whenever in his judgment it is proper to do so. The judge holding any court may also, in his discretion, order that but one session per day shall be held, instead of two, at such hours as he may deem  expedient for the convenience both of the court and the public; but the number of hours that the court shall be in session per day shall be not less than five. Clerks of court shall be in attendance during the hours of session; and when not so in attendance upon the court they shall keep the same office-hours as are prescribed for other Government employees. HAISEa [136-54; 602-1; Comp. 2203.] SECTION  190 . Division of Business Among Branches of Court of Ninth District . — In the Court of First Instance of the Ninth District all cases relative to the registration of real estate in the city of Manila and all matters involving the exercise of the po wers conferred upon the fourth branch of said court or the judge thereof in reference to the registration of land shall be within the exclusive jurisdiction of said fourth branch and shall go or be assigned thereto for disposition according to law. All oth er business appertaining to the Court of First Instance of said district shall be equitably distributed among the judges of the four branches in such manner as shall be agreed upon by the judges themselves; but in proceeding to such distribution of the ord inary cases a smaller share shall be assigned to the fourth branch, due account being taken of the amount of land registration work which may be required of this branch. SaCIDT ARTICLE  VII Special Provisions Relative to Business in  Court of First Instance of Ninth District  [396-1; 2347-12.] SECTION  191 . Interchange of Judges . — The judges of the several branches of the Court of First Instance for the Ninth District may, for their own convenience or the more expeditious accomplishment of business, sit by interchange, by mutual agreement or by  order of the Secretary of Finance and Justice, in other branches than those to which they severally pertain; and except as regards land registration matters, any action or proceeding in one branch may be sent to another branch for trial or determination. 68 Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011