IN BANKRUPTCY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 156, 2 July 1907, Page 3

IN BANKRUPTCY.

A sitting in banco was held at the Supreme Court this morning, before Mr. Justice Denniston, when the following cases were dealt with:—

On the motion of Mr. Glen McLean, an order for discharge was granted to Andrew Moros.

Mr. Skelton applied for an order for discharge for Peter Anich. The bankrupt, in reply to questions, said he had been a storekeeper at Waipa. His premises had been destroyed by fire, and he had lost his books, .tie had given all the particulars he could to the Official Assignee. He was now working as a, guindiggcr in Northern Wairoa. He started business again, and had another fire. His premises -were then insured for £200, but the insurance company only gave him £72.

His Honor said he was not prepared to grant the discharge without further particulars. He thought it was inadvisable to tempt the bankrupt into the hitherto unprofitable paths of commerce., and the case was ordered to stand over.

Mr. Basley appeared for Charles Kingsley Smith, and applied for an order for discharge, which -was granted.

On the application of Mr. E. Gerard (Official Assignee), motions for orders of release were granted in the following estates: —Richard Wright (supplementary), storekeeper, Opotiki; Joseph Graham Percy (supplementary), saddler, Auckland; Samuel Pascoe, storeman, Auckland; Johnson Hill, cabinetmaker, Auckland; Augustus .Ljpsey, gentleman, Auckland; Jannett juusgrove, grocer, Auckland; Rosetta. Retallack, boarding-house-keeper, Karangahake; Ebenezer Hadrill, produce merchant, Paeroa; James Thomson, gentleman, Mt. Roskill; Albert Read, bootmaker, Mercury Bay; Fredeirck Platt Blackmore, settler, Auckland; Arthur Ernest Stevens, storekeeper, Thames; George Walsh, boardinghousekeeper, Mangapehi; Henry George Walnisely. commission agent, Tauranga; Joseph Gardiner, commission agent, Ongarue; Robert Butler and wife, storekeepers, Opotiki; J. Cronin, storekeeper, Dargaville; James McGowan Loughlin, storekeeper, Thames; Edward Swarm, grocer, Raglan; John Thomas Nelson, bootmaker, Whangarei; James Hunter, labourer, Newmarket; i.vi Bakalich, storekeeper, Mangonui; Charles Grant, bootmaker, Ponsonby; Benjamin Harris, draper. Ponsonby; Daisy L. Pascoe, storey keeper, Auckland; Alexander McAulay, islaDd trader, Auckland; Percy Jackson, laundryman, Auckland; William A. Clarke, builder, Auckland; Richard Chilcott, jeweller, Hamilton; Herbert Subritzky, hotelkeeper, Awanui; William J. J. McCready, saddler, Opotiki; Herman Ruppa, storekeeper, Te Kopuru; Eniil Piltz, trader, Rarotonga; H. Fountain and Co.. storekeepers, Parnell; Henry Olson, storekeeper, Waihopo; James Sherley (deceased), > storekeeper, Putaruru; George Curson, tram conductor, Ponsonby; John Chaafe, senior, horse trainer, Onehunga; Thomas Burgess, butcher's assistant, Pukekohe; John Grant, hotelkeeper, Thames; Thomas Bennett, carpenter, Rotorua; Francis J. Lovegrove, painter, Rotorua; Ralf W. Weber, wheelwright, Kaeo; Henry Spitz, hawker, Ponsonby; John C. Legg, baker, Auckland; Robert E. Bell, storekeeper, Epsom; Thomas F. White, grocer, Ponsonby; Robert Salmon, butcher, Auckland; Sydney Laycock. hotelkeeper, Ellerslie; "Richard Rogers, picture frame maker, Grey Lynn: Joseph May and William Dibble, fanners, Te Aroha; John W. Comber, commercial traveller, Ponsonby. c The Bankruptcy Court was then adjourned to August 26th, at 10 a.m.