Bankruptcy Affairs

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 88, 18 January 1890, Page 3

Bankruptcy Affairs

Following is the statement of assets and liabilities in the estate of C. G. Esam, solicitor, of Marton, bankrupt i — Liabilities.— Unsecured creditors — B. E. Beckett, L79 Is 7d ; Beckett and Dick, 772 12s 3d ; J. H, Bettany, L2 Os 6d; D. ■C. Bett, LI 17s ; S. Gibbons, L6,os 6d ; Hammond Bros, L2B 0a 4d ; E. Hentze, L 2 2s; E. H. Humphrey, L4lßs4d; A. Lyon, LlB 18s 3d; McEldowney, Ll4los lOd; McDonald and Son, L 2 2; E. McElwain, L 2; A. Mclndoe, Ll4; J, Moncreiff, L 4 19s 6d ; Miss Newman, L 4 7s; T. Prince, LI 11s 6d ; Dr Skhermari, L 4 8s ; G. and H. Signal, LI 3s ; W J. Smith, L4 3s 6d ; S. Smith, Ll3 15s lOd ; D. Thurston, L 8 6s; Eev Towgood, L73 Is 7d; M. H. Wikon, L 8 12s; T. W. Watt, L4 0s 6d ;' J. McChesney, L27 16s «d. Wanganui— P. Bell, L 5 10s 6d; Collier, and Co. L 2 2s ; S. H, Drew, 16s 6d ; W. Empson, L4B 14s Id ; Jones & Son, LI 18s, Palmerston North— J. Bett, L 10; J. H. Hankins, Lll 4s 4d. Bulls— C. W. Maclean, L 35. Wellington ■ — Kirkcaldie and Staines, E5 7s 6d ; Keswick and Co., 10s ; Brown, Dean and Co., LI 7s. Auckland— B. J. Esam, LSO ; Wilson and Hortqn, LI 13s. Total, L6lO 17s lOd. Secured creditors — Bangitikei Building Society, mortgage of L 235 Is lOd on section and residence in I": igh street, Marton, valued at L 450; R. M. Begg, mortgage of equity of redemption in same • property, L2OO. Assets— Furniture Ll5O, estimated to produce L 75 ; moiety of furniture belonging to late firm of Gash and Esam, at Marten, L 55 ; surplus from securities in hands of secured creditors, Ll4 18s 2d. Total, -L 144 18s 2d. Deficiency, L 485 19s"8d. Mr G.J.Scott, D.O.A-, has kindly supplied us with the following return. showing the transactions in bankruptcy in this district for the year ended December 31, 1889 :— Number of bankruptcies, 19; assets «xcluding amounts secured to credit- i ©rs, L 6126 16s 8d ; amounts secured f to creditors, L 3274 5s 10.1 ; liabilities, excluding amounts secured* to credit , ©re, Ll 1,423 7s 5d ; amounts of asses ( realised, 2755 3s 3d ; amount paid in • dividends,^ L 1.556 13s •7d ; amount jmid.ior preferential claims, L 335 9s 10d; amount paid for secured claims. L3B 10s; amount paid for Govern* ' ment commission, Li 32 1 1 s . 3d ; J amount paid for costs of actions, L 53 J Os 7d ; allowances to bankrupts and other charges, L 223 4s 3d. — Mana 1