AUCKLAND NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1757, 24 May 1906, Page 3

AUCKLAND NEWS.

A CLOTHIER BANKRUPT.

Per Press Association.)

Auckland, last night. Frederick Jabcz Bennett, clotbier, to* dny'filod a scbedulo in bankruptcy. His liabilities were given as LUJ3S 10a 91, all to unsecured creditors, and his assets b. tailed L 95, of which L7O was for stockin trade and L‘2o boik debts. The deficiency was thus L 1290 lOj 9J. In his statement beforo ibo cfEoial assignor, bankrupt tttted that for a constderabla lime bo hi.d oonanlereblo difficulty in meeting bis engagements, ottiog lo a genoral falling off in business. A great fa r t of his busin(6s was dono in tbo evening with a fairly extonsive shipping connection. The legislation providing for tbo early closing of shops proved disas» trous to him, and lost bis shipping connection altogether. Tbe oensus for Rodney county is 4196, an inoroaso of 518. ' The a.s. Rarawa was unable to oro‘B Manukau bar yesterday, owing to tha heavy sea. She will miss one trip. Ail southern mails sro to be forwarded via tbe East Coast by the e.s. Aparinas, sailing at 1 p.tn. In the Supreme Court seDtrnoes wore passed on Hare Pieni, for forgery, 18 months; Petor Wilson, bigamy, one year.