Aislabie’s Bankruptcy.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 26, 11 August 1887, Page 3

Aislabie’s Bankruptcy.

An adjourned meeting of the creditors in Aislabie’s estate was held yesterday afternoon at the offices of the Deputy Official Assignee, there being a good attendance. As nothing had been sett'ed about the bills of sale given to Mr McDonald, very little real business could be done. Mr Chrisp made some very severe remarks upon the absence of the debtor, but Mr Croft explained that he himself had granted Mr Aislabie permission to be absent, as he had to go to Nuhaka to arrange about some sheep for a Gisborne runholder. He (Mr Cfoft) did not like to refuse the permission, as the debtor had a chance of making some £5O by the journey, and he did not consider himself justified in depriving the man of making his livelihood, in addition to which he had fully expected the bill of sale question would have been settled. A long discussion took piaee, it being eventually decided to further adjourn the meeting until Monday, 22nd inst., when Messrs A. and J. McDonald would be summoned to attend. During the course of the meeting Mr Ward said that it had been hinted that Mr McDonald was desirous of not meeting the creditors. This was quite opposed to the truth, as Mr A. McDonald would, he felt sure, do everything in his power to prevent litigation and the consequent loss of money to the estate. It was also quite untrue that Mr Aislabie was electioneering for Mr McDonald at the Wairoa. Mr McDonald’s agent there was Mr Gammell, and Nuhaka, where Mr Aislabie was, was not in the East Coast Electoral district at all.