SUPREME COURT.

Dunstan Times, Issue 302, 7 February 1868, Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

Sitting under the Debtors and Creditors Act. Wednesday, Jany. 29th. Before His Honor, Mr. Justice Chapman. Third hearing.—Lewis Milles—Ad journed till February 10th ; the Judge remarked, that if discharge was then hoped for, the Insolvent must first satisfy the Inspector, whose present report was, that the 11 solvent had been dealing with assets, and applying the proceeds to las own use. Opposed Cases. W. G. Bohning.—This was a third hearing—Mr. Sinythies appeared for the insolvent, who, in reply to Mr. Howorth said—l am a miner, and have been in Otago nearly five years. I have been mining all that time, mostly in company with others. " Bohning and Party " has consisted of different members at different times. It ceased to exist more than seven months ago. The claim was a sluicing one, at St. Bathans. It was very profitable for a very short time, but never profitable afterwards. I ceased to be a member four months before the party broke up. I had only received £2 18s for leven months before that time, and I could not afford to hold on longer. I worked for wages after that, and so did another man, who had been a member. I was to have £3 a week, or £i if the claim turned out profita hie. Our claim never had a good natne, because of the quantity of tailings from other claims that came upen our ground, and from parties spreading bad reports respecting it. I did not sell my share—it was not considered worth anything. I gave to a man authority to transfer my shard because he was anxious to try it awhile :if nobody had wanted it, I should not have troubled as to a trans fer at all. No money passed. Samuel Turner had been my mate, but he was not so when I claimed protection of this Court. Turner bought my house &c. for «£B. I begged him to buy it, as I had nowhere to live if it was bought from me ; hesaidhe would be happy to do so, and to allow me time to pay the amount. I am still occupying the house. I did offer Mr. Pyle and other creditors to pay ss. or even 10s. in the pound—provided they allowed me to work it off. The creditors are constantly employing men, and I would have been content to work six months, getting only 20s 255. or 30s a-week, leaving the rest of my wages to go to the creditors generally. The debt to Hillery of £5, was through money he lent me when I was to go back up country, after first coming down here about my difficulties. I had known him long. Ho asked me afterwards to pay the money back, and I could not, for I had broken into the sum. He arrested me for it, and I went to prison ; and the same day, ho was brought into prison at the suit of another person—through your office, I think. The debt was not in any way concocted in order to my being Arrested. I paid Hillery the amount back as soon as I had an opportunity to earn enough, on getting up country. I may have got a small amount of goods from Mr. Pyle shortly before I called a meeting of creditors: but if I did, it was to avery small amount indeed, and for simple necessaries. 'i he Judge said that he saw no reason why a final discharge should not be granted. Mr. Howorth ahould communicate with the Inspector, if he thought there were any assets worth looking after.—Final discharge granted.