BUILDER'S BANKRUPTCY.
A SEEIES QF LOSSES. 1 A meeting of the creditors of William. Bishop | Black Hutchings,' builder, ■ Kilbirme, was bald yesterday mbrning, Mr. A-.' Simpson,; Official | A 'were:-pJ. W;: Easson,-.£239 10s.: 7d'• H T: Pitcher and Co.,' -SSI:- 12d. 3d.j'C. and A. Odlin and Co, 12a lOd , G Winder il9' Gs- J 6d.; Evans Bar. Timber Co., ■..•.MB 6 , 3(] • J3 A ■ Hansen and Co., ilOjßangatona Timber Co., .£35; total Bs. ■ sd. The assets were Estimated. at,..£183 - 4s. 6d„- the principal items being stock-in-trade;, J252, and furniture,. bankrupt," in his written statement, atttibutod his falluro to losses on several contracts, to. losing, his house, shop, and.stock by fire, and to i illne6S. 'In his evidence, bank-, rupt said that tho house which -was bprnt was; valued at ".£830.1 His- wife had been paying, for It by instalments, and X 512 was .still owing.. He had no offer to/ make, to hi? y„• The meeting :was tatil: next /Wed; iesday,, f at' , p.m.,: in .order,,to- «ve' ; bank-, rupt l .an opportunity of making, an creditors. ~ ■■
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 598, 28 August 1909, Page 14
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175BUILDER'S BANKRUPTCY. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 598, 28 August 1909, Page 14
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