MID-CANTERBURY

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20184, 12 March 1931, Page 5

MID-CANTERBURY

ASHBURTON. OFFICIAL PROTESTS. A counter-petition, to that forwarded. - tothe Minister for internal Affair# some time ago with the proposal that a large portion of Allenton be merged in the borough, has been circulated among » ratepayers in the affected area by a committee of residents objecting to ■ the change. The petition, which , contains about 180 names, together with the reasons why the proposal should .be nullified, has already been forwarded to the Min«" ister for Internal Affairs. Formal protests have also been forwarded by the Ashburton County Council and the Upper Ashburton Eoad Board, both of which are at present responsible for the affairs of Allenton. Farmer's Failure. >. ■ A meeting of creditors in the bankrupt eatate of Samuel Bichard Bryan, of Hinds, farmer, was held, before the Official Assignee (Mr A. J, Ching) at the Courthouse, Ashburton, this -morn-' ing. Bankrupt was represented by ' My L. A. Charles. • v •. There were: four creditors present. The financial statement disclosed a deficiency of £IOO9 Is 4d. Unsecured creditors totalled £347 Is 4d, and secured creditors £2OOO. The estimated valtte ,of the securities was £1305, and' the only asset was a ■thresher estimated to produce £33. The principal unsecured creditors were:—W. H. Hunt, £6 2s 6d; L. .J,'Watt, £9 16s; C. E. Bailey, £5 14s!3d; Transport Company, £24; County Council, £l2 lis 3d; Bos# and Glendining, £6 4s (all .©f Ashburton) j A. S. Paterson (Christchurch), £35 15a; Commissioner of " Crown Lands (Christchurch), £145 lis lid: B. G.: Thompson (Hinds), £7 5s 6d; E. Soal (Eiffelton), £2l 13s 4d; G. H. McKenzie (Coldstream), £25 4s Id; Canterbury 'Farmers' Co-operative Asso'ciation, Ltd.'(Timaru), £9; Coldstream Boad Board, £.7 10s lid. The secured creditors were,. State Advances Office, Wellington, £600; and Farmers' Cooperative Association/ Ltd!; Ashburton, £705. In his sworn statement, bankrupt reviewed his activities sincO,he commenced farming at; Hinds in % July, 1923. He ascribed hit bankruptcy to. the.fall in the price of stock and wool,. and to the present general depression. He. could make no offer to his creditors. He, was a married man, with a family of four, the eldest being 8* years old. In reply to the Assignee bankrupt said there was about eleven years of the Crown leaße to run. He had paid his own filing" fee; but his life assurance policy- had lapsed. His wife had bought the furniture with her own money' they were married, about ten years ago* , The Assignee said bankrupt would " have been la a sound position if sheep prices were on the 1928 basis. , Moving that the winding up of the estate' be left; in the hands of. the Assignee, Mr T. S. J. Doherty aaid it would ' be difficult to find. a harder-working couple than the Bryans had-been. His remarks were endorsed by Mr H. D. , Johnston, irho said he had seen Mrs Bryatf- or the;tractor while her hUB; ( band waft working the drill. Mr Johnyi ' "ton seconded the motion, which was cat* ! ■rfed^"* High School Cadets Barracks. " *'■» J ;The" Ashburton-High School Cadets, comprising- abjdat-130 boys, commenced -r- ? < jnittteiar tas* raeStf fertlie DBll Hall yesterday morning. The boys, who are in charge of ■ Lieutenants B.- M. McGregor, Wpod, ' P. Smith,. and Warrant-Officer W, JEdmond?, willrspend two days on:a phy- L . alcal and. tonsketry eotfrSej AtftTi the but 'day; oil the rifle? > ' Bogby Football x 1 % -svtrhe .annual meeting of the Tinwald' " was.,>eW on Tuesday evening!Glenie) presided. / t t wereadoptad.. ■ ■ The election of officer# resulted as •* -foaWsifVl-atron, W: 'Bryant; pre ; . S s%int,jMr K- Glentie; vfce-presldeiJltr, '' van, H. Beaven, E. Soal, J' Glenie, T. MMtttOi Uiid the secretary. '■, _ ■ "The'following were nominated a* offl-r - ce*s of/the Rugby ■- Union;— President,' Mr \ vice-preddentfc \k <Heßsflr>jft and Jr. C. 0, Mo-. *i I&shMdi 4 1 J Band tmokt: , ./• j j tkA baton - of' Banduutstor H, «L 4T* Os* s' concert the " BTawpsteftd Memorial Sail last evening, *' to 8i fairly ffood attendance of th® pub* ; *9* ti»e' .Cbunfy' chaMoiK r ihlp. tournament, conducted, by, the AwSnSrtbn ; ' Bub-Oefltre, i gretsn on-Baturday, ii-M follows: i \ 10 s T' h ' Doubles, start ,10 a.m.—Bakaia y. * a,, ' ltttoi Ashburton v. Methven., v „ , Allenton players are:—Singles: • W. ; Ifodjes. , Double's:' J. Bdbthroya . (#), 'B, M. Mathieson. Blnkst. J. Stevenson, ; o,l'Stevehiofl, e-1 vid '(s)«.' •!' \ '• • •' l ~ Pinals to be blayed'in thtf afternoon. • svMr W.OET. Woods is *h« jpcjsen'umpfre. ,' * Borough School Commlttfto. < t , i THe* Atoburtbn Borbogh School Cpm» , , last" t£e,t. 3.", E. ; Smfallbone preeudingr . ', ' The report stated that - "tEW toii -w&r, an -ati , ? tendanod: of 428.1 - daring/the. month... , ti Uk Baird/of Tima.nl, had joined the' ' as a substitute assfsiant/ ih" place of :*Mr HC Bichardsj 'whcr had been appointed to a position on„-the staff vt the Bbys'_ annual school pic&ic, which haf been postponed owing to wet weather, was later • atandofaed. ; ' , * .It was decided to resign from the , Cinterbory School Committees' Associa;at the eodof the;presenifinancial inifi / ' t, ,*t» t <J , ,] | i -,.''3les«ra;Ti "S.'-fy.Doherty M. „ were appointed a. visitiiig cont- ■ infi|tee^ for the ; aftauing, wpt\» /' * - 44 Xfoa^^tons., rf Tli& been. - ' offices - ot> president and vfee-president 1 of the Bugby, Union. - - I i Preriffent^^r y S. r fl. Snllxva«; .vica- \ sresldent:. Messrs 7. Pritchard, J* C. O. . Selachian, H t .Faraey,jy[). J^hast?^ B.!pW: Csatob««, . wl £ *8,31. Childsi Vi; 1 - - \ ; *;)k* ; \ :