MISSING SOLICITOR

Hokitika Guardian, 5 December 1928, Page 6

MISSING SOLICITOR

AVAR RANT FOR. ARREST

(By Telegraph—Press Association)

AUCKLAND. December I. At a meeting of creditors of llectoi

Robert 'ALilcolm. solicitor, a committee was fornmd to go into Ids affairs. The Official Assignee said the trade leld.s were 6217. am! ilmre was a <lciieiency in trade funds of 67171. Those figures, however, were not complete. People had gone to him alleging defalcations. Inn had not returned to make furl her statements. It appeared Hiat all that was left in the trust account was 612. The kooks apparent l.\ bad baldly been kept at all since last Maivli, and it was very hard to determine just what the book debts were. The only asset; from which it was expected to get any considerable sum was an interest in a coal company in Taranaki, in which .ALilcolm held xha res.

The Assignee said lie would call an other meeting when the adjudication of Malcolm as a bankrupt went through. At present lie was merely a receiver. lie understood a creditor had issued a warrant for Malcolm's arrest, and that lie bad gone to Australia.